Sep 18, 2002 colorado mining stories is a collection of tales depicting the hazards, heroics and humor of hardrock mining in colorado. The legal battle grew so intense that silver production stagnated from 1885 to 1890. History of aspen aspen, which originally was named ute city, was erected as a mining town in the mid 1800s, and was renamed in 1880 after the abundance of aspen trees in the area. Four aspen ski resorts provide yearround things to do in this beautiful colorado town.
With the ebook option, youll have access to your publications anytime, anywhereon your pc, mobile phone or tabletonline or offline. Coloradomines colorado mines, colorado, aspen colorado. Hymans ultimate victory opened the eyes of such mining men as a. Jan 11, 2017 aspens ski history has more forgotten details than all the closets in town. Ask them to point out the cabin up on aspen mountain which is an access point into these mine. Aspen colorado, rare books, old maps, old photographs. Authentic early colorado gold mining stock certificates for the collector and old west history buff. Birth of ski industry wakes aspen from its post mining slumber. Gregory first discovered lode gold in the western part of kansas territory in 1859.
Abbreviations of occupations you found this great city directory of the hometown where your ancestors lived decades ago. It is one of a number of towns that grew up in gregorys gulch, the narrow ravine where georgia prospector john h. Mason writes with voice and imagination about the immigrant miners. The human history of colorado extends back more than 14,000 years. He came to denver in his twenties and worked his way up to becoming a police reporter for the denver post in the 1970s. The remaining ute indians except for southern utes, are moved out of colorado to utah. It is the oldest operating silver mine in the aspen mining district, and one of the few still operating from aspen s early boom years. Reeves, top man at the business from its start in 1957 until it shut down following a disastrous underground fire in 1991. Guides will not only show you the mine workings, but you will learn of the local history, and how the minerals were processed. Colorado mining history is a chronology of precious metal mining e. We found 46 books set in aspen and 7 others set nearby. Black hawk, the city of mills, is one of colorado s oldest cities.
Aspen, the county seat of pitkin county, is a resort and former mining town in the mountains of colorado. Hallam, as agents and copartners of david hyman of cincinnati arrive in ute city. Smuggler mine tour aspen 2020 all you need to know. Aspen had just 700 residents in 1935, when the first interest in building a ski. The aspen online bookstore is full of scientific and practical resources that will help you enhance your knowledge in clinical nutrition. All denver public library locations and book drops are temporarily closed until further notice. Aspen, founded as a mining camp, prospered during the colorado silver boom in the 1880s. The aspen historical society actively preserves and passionately presents our local history in an inspired and provocative manner that will continue to anchor our community and its evolving character.
Four ski areas in town open as early as november, with slopes suited for beginners or blackdiamond. Echoes of aspen s former glory as a silver mining boom town from the 1880s can still be felt in the grand architecture of many downtown buildings, but modernday aspen has proven an even. Aspen colorado, rare books, old maps, old photographs, historical. All those who delight in modern aspen as a ski resort and cultural center, as well as those who enjoy reading about all the old wild west, will be charmed by this book. This book was a promotional for many of the colorado mining districts producing gold or silver during the late 1880s and early 1890s. In 1894, office boy joseph hicks and driver kit burns cart through downtown aspen. Most people today know aspen, colorado only as a skiing mecca, but before the town blossomed into one of the countrys premier resort cities, it enjoyed a brief history as one of americas most important mining centers. We offer a compelling reason to live in and to visit aspen snowmass.
Dear friends were married here and the location was perfectly colorado. History of aspen colorado coldwell banker mason morse. A history of aspen utilizes a narrative style and 70 historic photos from the aspen archives to recount the saga of aspen and the role of its leading citizens as aspen rollercoasted from a thriving mining town and colorado s third largest city, through a period of quiet, to its current place in the sun as a famous resort town. Mining was far and away the most significant industry in nineteenth and early twentiethcentury colorado and has remained important since that time. These materials document the development of mining in the west.
The first inhabitants of aspen were a group of headstrong miners who, in 1879, ignored the pleas of frederick pitkin, then governor of colorado, to return across the. Aspen is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality. Publications by state colorado page 4 mining books. Mines, mining and miners denver public library history. Pitkin county, colorado mines western mining history.
Ouray pronounced yourray is in the heart of the san juan mountains, a mineralrich part of colorado s rocky mountain mining country. Silver was discovered at aspen in 1879 by prospectors from the leadville area. But while far in the past, aspens mining days continue to entertain parker. In its heyday as a mining town, aspen rivaled the camps of the california gold rush, virginia city in nevadas comstock lode, and leadville in colorado, and from 1887 to 1893 it was the riches silvermining center in america. The university press of colorado, including the utah state university press imprint, publishes forty to fortyfive new titles each year, with the goal of facilitating communication among scholars and providing the peoples of the state and region with a fair assessment of their histories, cultures, a. Aspens story begins in 1879 with seven prospectors camped in tents by the intersection of the roaring fork river and castle creek at the foot of aspen and smuggler. One of the aspen silver mining district greatest producers. History of aspen, colorado today, aspens riches come from the ski industry but they used to come from amy zimmer, january 29, 2019. Leadville, lake county, colorado a classic book of colorado mining during some of its most productive years.
Many of those travelling west to california would have had their first experiences in the mines of colorado. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document. The museum provided a rustic and charming backdrop, while the reception tent was in open space next to the museum. What began as a small mining camp during the colorado silver boom of the late nineteenth century has since become the preferred getaway of the world. Western mining history is your source for over 116,000 mines in the western states. Jul 15, 2012 author digs deep for coal basin mining history. Geology aspen mining district colorado silver camp book.
History photos us history american history cripple creek colorado aspen colorado old west saloon old west town historical pictures wild west saloon in aspen, colorado. The town was originally named ute city after the ute indians that used the valley as summer hunting grounds. Many aspen books come in print and digital ebook options. Join your grandchild in the colorado high country near aspen for a thrilling outdoor adventure. The book opens with a brief history of celebrity in aspen and a brief history of drugs in aspen, because theyre both sort of fundamental to the story.
Also, history of the first gold rush to the territory, mining and milling processes, development and conditions of the mines. List of books and articles about colorado history online. The pikes peak gold rush brought unprecedented numbers of people into the region and that in turn led to powerful social, economic, and political changes that brought about the creation of colorado territory in 1861, culminating in the. Years of the aspen music festival johnson books, 2001, isbn 1555663117. In 1958, william wardell wrote a delightful article in the colorado historical societys colorado magazine, sharing his memories of childhood in aspen before the silver crash. The smuggler mine is located on the slopes of smuggler mountain, on the north edge of aspen, colorado, united states. While we currently have 12,427 archival records, 1158 books in our specialty library, 7,642 3d objects, and 49,124 photographic records, we understand this may be too much for most researchers. Colorado artifactual where colorados past is presently. Aspen s ski history has more forgotten details than all the closets in town. He provides detailed specifics to location and quantities of minerals recovered.
The electronic pieces of our collection are available with thanks and support in part by awards from the pitkin county library, the aspen times, the colorado historical records advisory board, through funding from the national historical publications and records commission nhprc, national archives records. Aspen mine the aspen mine is a silver, zinc, and lead mine located in pitkin county, colorado at an elevation of 8,881 feet. Nevertheless, in this timeline of skirelated events and anecdotal tidbits from dipping floor boards in pig slop to fashion curved ski tips to the opening of the silver queen gondola we have come a long way. He also was an avid book collector, bookstore owner on east colfax. Within weeks, many of the aspen mines were closed and thousands of. Years of the aspen music festival johnson books, 2001, isbn 1 555663117. Mining never recovered in the area and one by one mines, railroads, and related businesses and industries began to fold.
By 1887 the town boasted a population of 15,000 and was considered one of the riches silver mining areas in the u. Aspen is known for being the rocky mountain playground of the rich and famous, but this authentic mountain town offers far more than just glitz and glam. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. An elected council of four members and the mayor supervise the citys operations, managed on a daytoday basis by the city manager, an appointed official who serves at their pleasure. Author digs deep for coal basin mining history the aspen times. Aspen is a home rule municipality under colorado law.
Aspen offers discounts off purchases of 4 or more copies of the same print book bought at the same time. Excellent detail on mining in the colorado territory, which specifics on mines and mining companies in gilpin, clear creek, boulder, park, lake, and summit counties. Out of stock bancrofts history of colorado mining book. The silver mines of aspen were very rich, and by 1891 were exceeding the production of leadville. For todays destination of the week, tpg contributor melanie wynne takes us to one of her favorite winter destinations in the us aspen, colorado.
Learn about geology and mining history as you don hardhats and explore with guides in an operating silver mine. Splash and slide on the hot springs waterslide at glenwood springs and on a white water rafting adventure. It was founded by miners in 1879 and originally named ute city, after the ute indians who inhabited the area. Hyman initiated an apex suit against the owners of the aspen claim, and soon the makings of one of the most important court battles in colorado mining history began.
Aspen was founded as a silver mining camp in 1879, and during the fourteen years that followed, it grew from a small camp into. Book has red leather corners and spine which goes 2 inches over the front and back. The tenth annual mining history association conference was held in ouray, colorado, june 36, 1999. While collecting the stories for her book, caroline arlen would hear the same type of contradictions.
A history of westcentral colorado blm cultural resource series colorado. Users can also add personal notes, bookmark a page and highlight text in ebooks they purchased. Mollie gibson consolidated mining company works, near aspen, colorado, circa 1900. Discover librarianselected research resources on colorado history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. For an engaging way to explore aspen history while we are closed. Ghosts of summit county mining camps history book w map. History colorados incomparable collectionsfrom books and manuscripts to artifacts and photographsencapsulate the rich history of this state and help us understand the present in the context of the past. The history of a silver mining town, 18791893 9780195040647 by rohrbough, malcolm j. The history of a silver mining town, 1879 1893 malcolm j. The history of a silver mining town 18791893 oxford university press, 1988, isbn 0195054288. In its heyday as a mining town, aspen rivaled the camps of the california gold rush, virginia city in nevadas comstock lode, and leadville in colorado, and from 1887 to 1893 it was the riches silver mining center in america.
Aspen s story begins in 1879 with seven prospectors camped in tents by the intersection of the roaring fork river and. The colorado silver boom was a dramatic expansionist period of silver mining activity in the. City of influence by brian levine, a quick history. Aspen was founded in 1879, during the glory days of colorado silver mining the same era when mining boomtowns like leadville and. Mining sources in the western history genealogy department include photographs, manuscripts, prospectuses, maps, magazines, and directories. By world war i, aspen was primarily surviving as a ranching and farming center. Lankton examines the workers world underground, but is equally concerned with the mining. The community prospered as a result of the sherman silver purchase act of 1890, which doubled the governments purchase of silver. This extensive list of novels help us understand colorado as a place and as an idea. John dunning is one of colorado s premier novelists. The history of a silver mining town, 18791893, which is available for checkout. Lode, and leadville in colorado, and from 1887 to 1893 it was the riches silvermining center in america. Jan 06, 2006 the legal battle grew so intense that silver production stagnated from 1885 to 1890. We enhance the lives of those with whom we work and live.
Jun 04, 2014 mining sources in the western history genealogy department include photographs, manuscripts, prospectuses, maps, magazines, and directories. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this page, paste this html in website. Colorado confirms 126 coronavirusrelated deaths as hospitalizations reach 875. A history of aspen utilizes a narrative style and 82 historic photos to recount the saga of aspen and the role of its leading citizens as aspen rollercoasted from a thriving mining town and colorados third largest city, through a period of quiet, to its. The colorado mountain town of aspen is anything but sleepy, especially during winter ski season. Lead me on, the lost recipe for happiness, almost eighteen, whiteout, illusions, up in the air, spaghetti wes. The region that is today the state of colorado was first inhabited by native american people. Book description concentrating on technology, economics, labor, and social history, cradle to grave documents the full life cycle of one of americas great mineral ranges from the 1840s to the 1960s. Aspen, colorado, where miners once covered the surrounding mountains. Colorado mining stock certificates old west history store. These attractive documents make unique gifts, and always look nice framed in the home or office.
Aspen colorado colorado springs leadville colorado molly brown louisiana. Aspen of course was a pretty scandalous mining town. This book is equally important because of burtons discussion of the ethnics attitudes about themselves and others along with the parts they played in americas. There was all kinds of stories about weird stuff that went on back then. Aspen was founded in 1879 as a mining camp during the colorado silver boom. Publications by state colorado page 1 mining books. Hollister presents an expansive history and summary of the area and those who came to mine it. The 1920 valley view leasing and mining company mill, commonly known as the matterhorn mill, is listed on the national register of historic places under criterion a in the area of industry at the local level of significance for its contribution to the 20thcentury silver mining in colorados san juan mountains where it related directly to mining within san bernardo mountain. The colorado gold rush, also known as the pikes peak gold rush, occurred in the late 1850s.
Three years later, the nation repealed the sherman silver act, which demonetized silver. The first inhabitants of aspen were a group of headstrong miners who, in 1879, ignored the pleas of frederick pitkin, then governor of colorado, to return across the continental divide due to an uprising of the ute indians. Proceedings of summer schools held at aspen, colorado, usa in 2004, 2005 and 2006. But while far in the past, aspen s mining days continue to entertain parker. The lindenmeier site in larimer county, colorado, is a folsom culture archaeological site with artifacts dating from approximately 8710 bce. Aspen, colorado share book recommendations with your. You can also read about aspen during the mining years in aspen. Aspen history silver mining town colorado geology book. Mining, colorado, rare books, western americana, antiquarian. The story of midcontinent, the mines of coal basin 1956 1991, is now available in a selfpublished book by john a. Using a city directory or census, you need to know the common abbreviations used to know what your ancestors occupation once was. Each historical mining stock certificate is accompanied by researched aspen history with details of significance, signatures, and references. Courtesy of aspen historical society before aspen was a resort town, it was a bustling silver mining town.
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