With 32 woodcut plates (mining techniques & machinery, also scenic views). Covers history, techniques and sites associated with gold and siver mining. Considered on of the "Bibles" of Western Mining. Comstock Lode, Sutro Tunnel, Outlaws. Contains a glossary of mining terms.

With 32 woodcut plates (mining techniques & machinery, also scenic views). Covers history, techniques and sites associated with gold and siver mining. Considered on of the "Bibles" of Western Mining. Comstock Lode, Sutro Tunnel, Outlaws. Contains a glossary of mining terms.

Travel guide book inspired by the gold prospecting origin of Colorado. Includes touring information on all the major towns founded as gold mining camps as well as summaries of each town's origin story. Includes reviews and recommendations on historic districts to visit, mines to tour, driving tours of ghost towns and places to gold pan. Includes information on 16 historic districts, 31 museums, 18 mines, 186 gold panning sites across the state of Colorado. Thoroughly researched to confirm public access to the panning sites (no private property or areas subject to mining claim has been included - unlike other books.)Written by a long-time Colorado resident and gold prospector. Based on years of research and field work.Get your share of the gold by prospecting for it in historic, urban, and remote locations across the gold districts of Colorado.

Hardcover reprint of the original 1880 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Ingham, G. Thomas (George Thomas) . Digging Gold Among The Rockies; Or, Exciting Adventures of Wild Camp Life In Leadville, Black Hills And The Gunnison Country. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Ingham, G. Thomas (George Thomas) . Digging Gold Among The Rockies; Or, Exciting Adventures of Wild Camp Life In Leadville, Black Hills And The Gunnison Country, . Philadelphia, Hubbard Bros.; Etc., 1880. Subject: Gold Mines And Mining United States