The Gold Fields Of Colorado. A Brief Description Of The Various Gold Districts Located On And Contiguous To The Line Of The Denver & Rio Grande R. R.

HOOPER, S. K. [COPYRIGHT BY]

Publication: Published Under The Auspices Of The Denver & Rio Grande R R, 1896, N P

First edition. 12mo. 7 5/8" x 5 3/4" stiff wrappers, titles embossed in gold gilt on the front cover, [2], 78 pp., illustrated, language of the miner, folding map showing the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad system, 13 full-page illustrations from photographs An overview of the history and present state of mining in Colorado ("the central storehouse of precious metals which is to extend its blessings throughout the world") is followed by individual sections in the mining districts of Cripple Creek, Leadville, Twin Lakes District, the San Juan Country, Silverton and San Juan County, Durango and La Planta, Ouray, Gunnison, Hinsdale County, Chafee County, along the Sangre de Cristo, Custer County, Aspen and Pitkin County, and Hahn's Peak. A brief section discusses adjacent mining operations in New Mexico, and the final pages include a glossary of mining terms and statistics on gold and silver yields in Colorado from 1859-1895. Wrappers lightly soiled else internally clean, and a very good tight copy.

Inventory Number: 51023