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Author | : Karen A. Vendl and Mark A. Vendl with the San Juan County Historical Society |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1467132861 |
Silverton is located in the heart of the San Juan Mountains, which have been described by H.H. Bancroft as "the wildest and most inaccessible region of Colorado, if not North America." The region has a long and colorful mining history, dating back to the Spanish exploration of the area in the 18th century. For the past 250 years, men have sought gold and silver in these mountains. However, full-scale mining did not begin until the 1870s, and for more than a century, mining was the lifeblood of Silverton and the surrounding area. The San Juan Mountains have been called one of the four great mining areas of Colorado, in a state known for its mining heritage. This is not only the story of the mines but also of the men and women who worked and lived in these rugged mountains.
Author | : Stony Pass Mining Co |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 18 |
Release | : 1902* |
Genre | : Mines and mineral resources |
ISBN | : |
Author | : David J. Varnes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 2015-06-25 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781614740216 |
7.Geology and Ore Deposits of the South Silverton Mining Area, San Juan County, Colorado - by David J. Varnes - Silverton Colorado was rich in Mineral Deposits and this area covers the southern portions of this mining district. Originally published as Professional Paper 378-A, we have put this back into print for historians, prospectors and miners because it has a lot of valuable information on this district in which there are still a lot of minerals in the ground.
Author | : North Star Mining and Smelting Company |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1879 |
Genre | : Silver mines and mining |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Duane A. Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 111 |
Release | : 2003-11-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781890437954 |
The historic mining town of Silverton, Colorado, founded in 1874, lies in Bakers Park and is ringed by 12,000 and 13,000-foot peaks of the San Juan Mountains. However, it was not the beautiful scenery but rather the highly mineralized veins that lay in the nearby mountains that attracted the early prospectors. The town really came into prominence with the arrival of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in July 1882. three other narrow gauge lines were eventually built ut of the city, which drew business to the San Juans for nearly a century. When the silver bust of 1893 occurred, Silverton was not greatly affected as vast amounts of gold had been discovered in the nearby mines. Mining continued to dominate the economy until the 1980s, but tourism is now the main economic factor for Silverton. Duane Smith had done a marvelous job of explaining the historic nature of the local mining, which can still be enjoyed in the form of mine and mill tours, trips to the local museums, or exploring ruins in the nearby high country.
Author | : Eric Twitty |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
"The story of one of Colorado's most famous mining districts, which lies within eyesight of Silverton, Colorado. It was the scene of the first mining rush to the San Juans, and included the first hardrock mines and ore treatment mill in the San Juans." -- book jacket.
Author | : Allan G Bird |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 137 |
Release | : 1987-12-12 |
Genre | : Gold mines and mining |
ISBN | : 9780999005422 |
Author | : Jonathan P. Thompson |
Publisher | : Torrey House Press |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2018-03-06 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1937226840 |
"A vivid historical account…Thompson shines in giving a sense of what it means to love a place that's been designated a 'sacrifice zone.'" —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Award–winning investigative environmental journalist Jonathan P. Thompson digs into the science, politics, and greed behind the 2015 Gold King Mine disaster, and unearths a litany of impacts wrought by a century and a half of mining, energy development, and fracking in southwestern Colorado. Amid these harsh realities, Thompson explores how a new generation is setting out to make amends. JONATHAN THOMPSON is a native Westerner with deep roots in southwestern Colorado. He has been an environmental journalist focusing on the American West since he signed on as reporter and photographer at the Silverton Standard & the Miner newspaper in 1996. He has worked and written for High Country News for over a decade, serving as editor–in–chief from 2007 to 2010. He was a Ted Scripps fellow in environmental journalism at the University of Colorado in Boulder, and in 2016 he was awarded the Society of Environmental Journalists' Outstanding Beat Reporting, Small Market. He currently lives in Bulgaria with his wife Wendy and daughters Lydia and Elena.
Author | : C. Lorimer Colburn |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 1934 |
Genre | : Highland Mary Group (Silverton, Colo.) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John Marshall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1996-01-01 |
Genre | : Mines and mineral resources |
ISBN | : 9780963202826 |