Archival Research: Mining Clear Creek County

ARCHIVAL RESEARCH: MINING CLEAR CREEK COUNTY

Colorado School of Mines

Computer Catalog [See reference librarian for assistance with advanced searches].

Mine File Website

Hills, James M. Bulletin 507: The Mining Districts of the Western U.S. U. S. Geological Survey, Government Printing Office, Washington DC., 1912. [Bibliographic reference; Geology Library]

Colorado Mining Yearbook 1933-1984 [Yearbook is a monthly Colorado mining serial]. [TN 24.c6 M5]

Browne, J. Ross & Taylor, James W. Reports upon the Mineral Resources of the United States Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1867. [Archives; T 28.6:867].

Raymond, Rossiter W. Statistics of Mines and Mining in the States and Territories West of the Rocky Mountains Government Printing Office, Washington, 1873.

General History

Aldrich, John K. Ghosts of Clear Creek County Centennial Graphics, Lakewood, CO., 1984. [Archives; F782.C6 A6 1984]

Clear Creek County front range report [Stacks 2M; HT393 .C6 C4 1980]

Dallas, Sandra Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1984 [1979]. [Stacks; F778 .D35 1985].

Dorset, Phyllis The new Eldorado : the story of Colorado’s gold and silver rushes [Stacks; F776 D67].

Ellis, Erl H. The saga of Upper Clear Creek : a detailed history of an old mining area : its past and present [Archives; F782.C59 E45 1983]

Fossett, Frank Colorado: Its Gold and Silver Mines, Farms and Stock Ranges, Health and Pleasure Resorts C.G. Crawford, New York, NY, 1880. [Archives]

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Gaffney, Hank Visiting Clear Creek County’s interesting past [Archives; F782.C6 G35 1987].

Hall, Frank History of Colorado Blakely Printing Co., Chicago, IL, 1895. [Archives].

History of Clear Creek and Boulder Valleys, Colorado O.L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, IL, 1880. [Archives F782 .C6 H6].

History of Clear Creek County : tailings, tracks, & tommyknockers [Archives; F782.C6 H67 1986]

Mines, mining, milling : Clear Creek County, Colorado [TN24.C6 C47]

Early History

Bliss, Edward A brief history of the new gold regions of Colorado territory : together with hints and suggestions to intending emigrants [Archives; F780 .B64].

Byers, William A hand book to the gold fields of Nebraska and Kansas [Archives; F782.P63 M8].

Guide to the Kansas gold mines at Pike’s Peak [Archives; F782.P63 M8].

The illustrated miners’ hand-book and guide to Pike’s Peak [Archives; F782.P63 M8].

Morgan, Mary Edith Historical souvenir of Clear Creek County [Archives; F782.C6 M6 1948].

Clear Creek county, Grass Valley mining district records, 1859-1862 [Archives; TN24.C6 C543 No.11].

Idaho Springs

Jensen, Jerry Phoenix Gold Mine : Clear Creek County gold mining history [Archives; TN423.C7 J36 1996].

Sowell, Merle Historical highlights of Idaho Springs

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[Archives; F784.I3 S68 1976].

Georgetown

Chandler, Polly This is Georgetown [Archives; F784.G34 C45 1972].

Draper, Benjamin Georgetown : high points in the story of the famous Colorado silver camp [Archives; F784.G34 D7].

Engineering and mining journal [Archives; TN24.C6 E5 1935]

Historic Georgetown [Archives; F784.G34 H57 1968].

Horner, John Wil Silver town [Archives; F784.G34 H6].

Leyendecker, Liston The Griffith family & the founding of Georgetown [Archives; F784.G34 L485 2001].

The Loop and Clear Creek Canon [Archives; F782.C6 L66 1890]

Riddle, Ellen Ray Louis Dupuy and his souvenir of France [Archives; NA7845.G46 R5 1985].

Silver Plume

Howe, M. Hazel The story of Silver Pl [Archives; F784.S5 H6 1960].

Summary : study of alternatives : Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District, Colorado [Gov Pub; I 29.2:G 29/3/draft/sum].

Mine Histories

Report of the Director of the Mint Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1881-1903. Report is an annual serial where activities in prominent mining districts are documented by state.

"Mining News" Engineering & Mining Journal New York, NY, 1875-1922.

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“Mining News” is a feature at the back of each journal issue where activities in prominent mining districts are documented by state.

"Mining News" Mining & Scientific Press San Francisco, CA, 1875-1920. “Mining News” is a feature at the back of each journal issue where activities in prominent mining districts are documented by state.

Mineral Resources of the United States U.S. Geological Survey, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1906-1931. [The publication is an annual series that summarizes activities by county for each state. In 1931, the series was issued under the title of Minerals Yearbook.]

Minerals Yearbook U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1932-1970. [The publication is an annual series that summarized activities by county for each state. Prior to 1931, the series was issued under the title of Mineral Resources of the United States.]

Weed, Walter H. The Mines Handbook: A Manual of the Mining Industry of North America Stevens Copper Handbook, New York, NY, 1912.

Weed, Walter H. The Mines Handbook: A Manual of the Mining Industry of North America Stevens Copper Handbook, New York, NY, 1916.

Weed, Walter H. The Mines Handbook: A Manual of the Mining Industry of North America Stevens Copper Handbook, New York, NY, 1918.

Weed, Walter H. The Mines Handbook: A Manual of the Mining Industry of North America Stevens Copper Handbook, New York, NY, 1922.

Weed, Walter H. The Mines Handbook: A Manual of the Mining Industry of North America Stevens Copper Handbook, New York, NY, 1925.

Weed, Walter H. The Mines Handbook: A Manual of the Mining Industry of North America Stevens Copper Handbook, New York, NY, 1926.

Weed, Walter H. The Mines Handbook (organized by active companies in each state, and issued ever few years from 1912 to 1928. You must first know the company name).

Extracts from prospectus filed by Humboldt Mining Co., Nov. 23rd, 1935 [Archives; TN23 .M55 no.113]

General report on the Gold Pit Placer Co. [Archives; TN23 .M55 no.143]

Report on Idaho Tunnel in Clear Creek County, Colorado [Archives; TN23 .M55 No.109].

Report on the Seaton-Hayden Mines Group, Clear Creek County, Colo [Archives; TN23 .M55 No.20].

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Report on the Stanley Mines Co [Archives; TN23 .M55 No.267].

Prospectus and report of the Denver Mining Company, Colorado [Archives; TN23 .M55 No.812].

Modernizing of a world famed mine the Colorado Central located on Leavenworth Mountain, Georgetown [Archives; TN24.C6 C5].

The Georgetown Deep Mining and Transportation Tunnel Company [Archives; TN23 .M55 no.855].

Report, Griffith Mine : Clear Creek County, Colorado [Archives; TN23 .M55 No.882].

Report of the committee of investigation of the Dives-Pelican and Seven-Thirty Mining Company [Archives; TN23 .M55 No.825].

The Silver Plume Mines & Tunnel Company [Archives; TN23 .M55 No.857].

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CU Norlin Library

General History

Aldrich, John K. Ghosts of Clear Creek County Centennial Graphics, Lakewood, CO., 1984.

The Clear Creek mining journal Dec. 26, 1941 - Dec. 25, 1942; Nov. 17, 1944 Newspaper

Cushman, Samuel The mines of Clear Creek County SPECOLL PLUME F782.C6 C87 1876 LIB USE ONLY

Dallas, Sandra Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1984 [1979]. NORLIN STACKS F778 .D35 1985

Ellis, Erl H The saga of Upper Clear Creek : a detailed history of an old mining area : its past and present [F782.C59 E45 1983]

Georgetown Courier Among the Silver Seams of Colorado Georgetown Courier, Georgetown, CO., 1886.

Hall, Frank History of Colorado Blakely Printing Co., Chicago, IL, 1895. [In Colorado history section].

Hills, James M. Bulletin 507: The Mining Districts of the Western U.S. U. S. Geological Survey, Government Printing Office, Washington DC., 1912. [Bibliographic reference; Geology Library]

History of Clear Creek and Boulder Valleys, Colorado O.L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, IL, 1880. F782.C6 H6 Norlin.

History of Clear Creek County : tailings, tracks, & tommyknockers NORLIN STACKS F782.C6 H63 1986 c.2

Raymond, Rossiter W. Statistics of Mines and Mining in the States and Territories West of the Rocky Mountains Government Printing Office, Washington, 1873.

Sander, Leanne "The men all died of miners' disease" : women and families in the industrial mining environment of upper Clear Creek, Colorado PASCAL OFFSITE T 1990 .Sa56

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Statistical history of Clear Creek County, Colorado from 1859 to 1881 [622.002 C58s Norlin]

Schulze, Susanne A Century of the Colorado Census University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, 1976. [At Government Publications desk].

United States. Bureau of Labor A report on labor disturbances in the state of Colorado from 1880 to 1904 GOVPUB OFFICE SERIAL SET 4765 LIB USE ONLY

Early History

Horner, William The gold regions of Kansas and Nebraska : being a complete history of the first year's mining SPECOLL STACKS TN423.C7 H8 1949x LIB USE ONLY

Georgetown

Draper, Benjamin Georgetown : high points in the story of the famous Colorado silver camp [Archives F784.G34 D7]

Griswold, P. R. Georgetown and the Loop [Archives TF25.G45 G75 1988]

Hotel de Paris and Louis Dupuy in Georgetown, Colorado : a fragment of Old France widely known everywhere in the West ARCHIVES WESTH 647.95788 H832 LIB USE ONLY

Leyendecker, Liston The Griffith family & the founding of Georgetown NORLIN STACKS F784.G34 L485 2001

Silver Plume

Leyendecker, Liston The Pelican-Dives feud [Norlin HED6.17/1/1985]

Mine Histories

Mineral Resources of the United States U.S. Geological Survey, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1906-1931.

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[The publication is an annual series that summarizes activities by county for each state. In 1931, the series was issued under the title of Minerals Yearbook.]

Minerals Yearbook U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1932-1970. [The publication is an annual series that summarizes activities by county for each state. Prior to 1931, the series was issued under the title of Mineral Resources of the United States.]

"Mining News" Engineering & Mining Journal New York, NY, 1875-1922. [Engineering & Mining Journal is a weekly periodical published from 1875 to 1922. “Mining News” is a feature at the back of each issue where activities in prominent mining districts are documented by state.] 622.05 En3a (Pascal)

"Mining News" Mining & Scientific Press San Francisco, CA, 1875-1920. [Mining & Scientific Press is a weekly periodical published from 1875 to 1920. “Mining News” is a feature at the back of each journal issue where activities in prominent mining districts are documented by state.] Years: 1904-1910; 622.05 M622 (Pascal)

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Denver Public Library

General History

Archive Files

Card Catalog (historic newspapers).

Aldrich, John Ghosts of Clear Creek County [Stacks, 3 floor; 917.8861 A365gh].

Cecil, Morton S Smelting industry in Goldon, Colorado, [manuscript] 1952 STX V 08/03/04 C MSS -M113 Rg4;Sec1;Sf2;Bx3

Cushman, Samuel The mines of Clear Creek county, Colorado STX V 04/19/96 C622.34 C955mi RP Reel 139 #1467

Cushman, Samuel The mines of Clear Creek county MIC 05/30/06 C978.008 W525 reel 139 no. 1467

Dallas, Sandra Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1984 [1979].

Ellis, Erl H The saga of Upper Clear Creek : a detailed history of an old mining area : its past and present [Stacks, 3 floor; 978.861 E47sag].

Gillette, Ethel Morrow Idaho Springs : Saratoga of the Rockies : a history of Idaho Springs 5THLEV 12/26/91 C978.861 G413id

History of Clear Creek County : tailings, tracks, & tommyknockers STX 2 01/12/89 C978.861 H629

History of Clear Creek and Boulder valleys, Colorado ILL Check out 06/15/06 978.8 H626 5THLEV 03/24/87 C978.8 H626

The mines of Clear Creek county, Colorado MIC 05/30/06 C978.008 W525 reel 139 no. 1467

"The men all died of miner's disease" MIC 06/10/91 C305.9622 S214me MICROFLM

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Morgan, Mary Historical souvenir of Clear Creek County 5THLEV 06/09/87 C978.84 C582mor REFERENCE

Notice! to union and non-union miners STX 2 06/04/01 C331.762234 N845

Pease, Janet Kathleen Clear Creek County cemetery records GEN 06/02/92 G929.3788 C58pea v.1

Randall, J. S Annals of Clear Creek County STX 2 10/18/89 C978.84 C582ra

Statistical history of Clear Creek County, Colorado, from 1859 to 1881 STX V 05/09/96 C622.9788 S797 RP Reel 511 #5120

Tailings Pollution of Clear Creek Report, [manuscript]. 1936 STX 6 08/10/07 C MSS WH1983 Rg4A;Sec12;Sf3;Bx1

Early History

Pioneer history, Clear Creek County, Colorado GEN 08/19/99 G978.861 P659

Clear Creek county, Grass Valley mining district records, 1859-1862 GEN 08/19/99 G929.378861 C585

Laws and regulations of Union District, Clear Creek County MIC 09/06/07 C978.008 W525 reel 548 no. 5492

Idaho Springs

Howe, M. Hazel The story of Silver Plume STX 2 05/10/89 C978.84 C582how

Idaho Springs, an ideal mountain resort, a prosperous mining district STX 2 12/21/91 C978.84 C582i

Idaho Springs; its mines and mineral waters STX 2 12/21/91 C978.84 C582

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Simmons, Beth A quick history of Idaho Springs 3RDLEV 02/09/08 978.861 Simmons 1STLEV 11/24/07 978.861 Simmons

Sowell, Merle L Historical highlights of Idaho Springs mining camp days STX 2 12/26/91 C978.861 S731hi

Dumont

Specht, A. R Papers, [manscript]. 1900-1942 Papers pertaining to Specht's company, Corporation of American Mines STX 6 08/29/03 C MSS WH1078 Rg15B;Sec4;Sf7;Bx1

Empire

Facts about Empire STX 2 10/10/89 C978.84 C582di

Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado STX 2 11/16/98 C917.8861 E55

Georgetown

The Griffith District Gold Company STX V 02/12/99 C338.762234 G875gr

The Pottsville and Colorado Gold & Silver Mining Company STX V 07/02/98 C338.762234 P859po

Brown Silver Mining Co STX V 07/02/98 C338.762234 B812br

Pioneers, [manuscript] [ca. 1895] STX V 07/07/86 C MSS -M285 V;Rg4;Sec1;Sf3;Bx6

Wohlgemuth, Ha Papers, 1893-1913 {Biography} STX 6 11/15/02 C MSS WH234 Rg9B;Sec8;Sf1;Bx1

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Morgan, Cecil C {Biography} STX V 01/21/89 C MSS -M543 V;Rg4;Sec1;Sf6;Bx11

Wells, Benjamin T {Biography} STX V 04/16/02 C MSS -M832 Rg4;Sec2;Sf3;Bx17

Foster, Ernest Le Neve Papers, 1870-1917 STX 6 08/20/02 C MSS WH139 Rg16A;Sec7;Sf7;Bx1

Georgetown, Colorado, cemetery records GEN 06/02/92 G929.3788 G295

Hotel de Paris and Louis Dupuy in Georgetown, Colorado STX 2 03/24/86 C978.84 C582co

A statement of facts : concerning the great Georgetown, Colorado STX 2 11/21/98 C338.762234 M971st

A statement of facts concerning the Georgetown Loop Mines STX 2 12/02/98 C338.762234 G295st

Silver Plume mines and scenery STX 2 12/21/91 C978.84 C582si

Chandler, Polly This is Georgetown 3RDLEV 10/17/06 917.8861C361th

Draper, Benjamin Georgetown : high points in the story 5THLEV 03/17/87 C978.84 C582dr

Draper, Benjamin Georgetown pictorial; an illustrated s 2NDLEV 11/30/06 978.861 D791ge

Draper, Benjamin Cultural life in Georgetown STX 2 06/24/87 C978.84 C582dc

Guide to the Georgetown Silver Plume historical district 3RDLEV 01/04/08 917.8861 G941

Kennedy, Mary The silver queen; a study of silver mining in Georgetown STX 2 04/28/92 C978.84 C582ke

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Jessen, Kenneth Georgetown : a quick his 3RDLEV 05/30/07 978.861 J495ge

Leyendecker, Liston The Pelican-Dives fe STX 2 07/11/92 C978.861 L594pe

Denver Republican Denver, CO.

Rocky Mountain News Denver, CO.

Mine Histories

Colorado Mining Directory, 1879 The Rocky Mountain News Printing Co., Denver, CO, 1879.

Colorado Mining Director, 1883 The Colorado Mining Directory Co., Denver, CO, 1883.

Colorado Mining Directory, 1896 Compiled by J.S. Bartow and P.A. Simmons, Colorado Mining Directory, Denver, CO, 1896.

Colorado Mining Directory, 1898 Western Mining Directory Company, Denver, CO, 1898.

Colorado Mining Directory, 1901 Wahlgreen Printing Co., Denver, CO, 1901.

"Latest Mining News" Rocky Mountain Mining Review Denver, CO, 1880-1887. [Rocky Mountain Mining Review is a weekly Colorado mining periodical published from 1880 to 1887, and it precedes Mining Industry. “Latest Mining News” is a feature at the back of each issue where activities in prominent mining districts are documented.]

"Mining News" Mining Industry Denver, CO, 1887-1890. [Mining Industry is a weekly Colorado mining periodical published from 1887 to 1890. It supersedes Rocky Mountain Mining Review and precedes Mining Industry and Tradesman. “Mining News” is a feature at the back of each issue where activities in prominent mining districts are documented.]

"General Mining News" Mining Industry and Tradesman Denver, CO, 1890-1897. [Mining Industry and Tradesman is a weekly Colorado mining periodical published from 1890 to 1897. It supersedes Mining Industry and precedes Mining and Industrial Reporter. “General Mining News” is a feature at the back of each issue where activities in prominent mining districts are documented.]

"Mining News" Mining and Industrial Reporter Denver, CO, 1897-1898. [Mining & Industrial Reporter is a weekly Colorado mining periodical published from 1897 to 1898. It supersedes Mining Industry and precedes Mining Reporter. “Mining News” is a feature at the back of each issue where activities in prominent mining districts are documented.]

"Mining News" Mining Reporter Denver, CO, 1898-1907. [Mining Reporter is a weekly Colorado mining periodical published from 1898 to 1907. It supersedes Mining & Industrial Reporter and precedes Mining Science. “Mining News” is a feature at the back of each issue where activities in prominent mining districts are documented.]

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"Current News" Mining Science Denver, CO, 1907-1913. [Mining Science is a weekly Colorado mining periodical published from 1907 to 1913, and it supersedes Mining Reporter. “Current News” is a feature at the back of each issue where activities in prominent mining districts are documented.]

Report of the Bay State Gold Mining Company STX V 07/02/98 C338.762234 B34re

The Bullion Mining Co STX V 07/02/98 C338.762234 B875bu

Prospectus of the Occidental Gold Mining Co STX V 07/02/98 C338.762234 O153

North Clear Creek Gold & Silver Mining Co STX V 06/26/87 C338.762234 N811no

Reports, etc., on the property of the Federal Union Mining STX V 11/12/98 C338.762234 B864re

The Boston and Chicago Gold Mining Company STX V 07/02/98 C338.762234 B657bo

Office of the North Clear Creek Gold and Silver Mining STX VQ 03/04/06 C338.762234 N811of 1866

Good news from reliable old Clear Creek County : more development! larger production! STX 2 10/22/99 C338.762234 H756go

The Crown Point and Virginia Gold Mining Co STX 2 12/09/98 C338.762234 C886cr

Prospectus of the Consolidated Seaton Mountain Mining Company STX 2 07/02/87 C338.762234 C7655pr

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The Seaton Mining and Milling Company : property on Seaton Mountain STX 2 11/17/98 C338.762234 S44

Prospectus : the Gold Belt Tunnel and Mining Company, Idaho Springs STX 2 04/14/05 C338.762234 G56255pr 1936

The story of Humboldt Consolidated Mining Company STX 2 10/22/99 C338.762234 H881st

The Georgetown Mining, Power and Tunnel Transportation Co STX 2 07/19/99 C622.260978 G2945ge

Tunnel lines and territory of the Big Five MAP 12/22/99 CG4313 .C4.H2 1901 .U5

Big Five mining companies records, 1892-1922 STX 6 05/08/03 C MSS WH246 Rg15A;Sec8;Sf7;Bx1 STX 6 05/08/03 C MSS WH246 Rg18B;Sec14;Sf3;OVBx1 STX 6 05/08/03 C MSS WH246 Rg18B;Sec14;Sf3;OVBx2 STX 6 05/08/03 C MSS WH246 Rg19A;Sec5;Sf2;Vol1 STX 6 09/21/05 C MSS WH246 FFC16;Sf7;OVFF1

The Linn Consolidated Mining Company : Georgetown STX 2 01/22/99 C338.762234 L649Li

The Georgetown Tunnel Transportation Company STX 2 12/10/98 C622.260978 G295ge

The Georgetown Gold Mining Company STX 2 12/08/98 C338.762234 G295ge

Treasures of the Rockies STX 2 11/05/99 C338.762234 M459tr

The Pay-Rock Milling and Mining Company STX VL 01/22/99 C338.762234 P29pay [broadside]

O.O. McReynolds Report on the Dives-Pelican and Seven-Thirty Mines located at Silver Plume, Clear Creeek County, Colorado STX 2O 05/26/94 C622.0978861 M246re

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The Pelican and Dives Mining Company STX 2 06/29/99 C338.762234 P363pe

The Bi-Metallic Tunnel and Mining Co. of Silver Plume STX 2 12/16/98 C338.762234 B51bi

Mill property of the Corporation of American Mines STX 2 03/26/99 C622.790978 M645

Maps

Map showing the gold lodes on Silver Mountain MAP 01/03/96 CG4313 .C4.H2 186? .H6

Map of Trail Creek District, MAP 05/09/01 CG4313 .C4.H2 1864 .T7

Map of Clear Creek County, Colorado STX V 05/24/97 CG4313.C4.H2 1866a.L6 sheet 1 drawer

[Area of Clear Creek County showing Empire and Upper Empire MAP 04/07/95 CG4313 .C4 1866 .L6

Map of Georgetown, Clear Creek County STX 6 08/08/96 CG4314 .G3 1876 .B7 [tube]

Colorado (Clear Creek County), Silver Plume special map 4THLEV 10/18/06 G4313 .C4 1906 .U5 1948

Mining districts of Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties 01/10/96 CG4313 .G5 1906 .C5 oversize Needs Staff Retrieval

Rank, S. A Map showing gold belt of lower Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties MAP 02/03/95 CG4313 .G5 .H2 1902 .R3

Theo. H. Lowe Map of the mining-districts surrounding the townsite of Idaho-Springs STX 6 09/08/94 CG4313 .C4H2 1881 .L6 [oversize]

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Colorado Historical Society

Archival Materials

U.S. Bureau of Mines Scrapbook: Manuscripts Box 640, Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO.

Colorado State Business Directory.

Photograph Collection

Division of Minerals and Geology

Colorado Mine Inspectors' Reports, Division of Minerals and Geology, Denver, CO (Pre-1915).

Colorado Mine Managers’ Reports, Division of Minerals and Geology, Denver, CO (Pre-1915).

Colorado State Archives

Colorado Mine Inspectors' Reports, Colorado State Archives, Denver, CO (Post 1910).

Colorado Mine Engineers’ Reports, Colorado State Archives, Denver, CO (Post 1910).

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Boulder Carnegie Library

General History

Ellis, Erl H. The saga of Upper Clear Creek: a detailed history of an old mining area: its past and present BCARN Reference 978.861 REFERENCE

Georgetown Courier Among the Silver Seams of Colorado Georgetown Courier, Georgetown, CO., 1886.

Historical and descriptive review of Colorado's enterprising cities BCARN Documents Room 998 b03 f07b

History of Clear Creek and Boulder Valleys, Colorado O.L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, IL, 1880. BCARN Rare Books 978.8 REFERE

Robert H. Gilson biographical sketch BCARN Documents Room 832 b1 f84

Idaho Springs

Colorado Prospector : historical highlights from early day newspapers BCARN Documents Room 778 b1 v03 n07

Gillette, Ethel Idaho Springs : Saratoga of the Roc BCARN Reference 978.861

Simmons, Beth A quick history of Idaho Springs BCARN Reference R 978.861 S

Empire

Colorado Prospector : historical highlights from early day newspapers, v. 11, n. 8, 1980 BCARN Documents Room 778 b2 v11 n08

Harrison, Louise Empire and the Berthoud Pass BMAIN Adult NonFiction 978.861

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Georgetown

Chandler, Polly This is Georgetown BCARN Reference 978.861 REFERENCE

Colorado Prospector : historical highlights from early day newspapers, v. 5, n. 9, 1974 BCARN Documents Room 778 b1 v05 n09

Colorado Prospector : historical highlights from early day newspapers, v. 13, n. 12, 1982 BCARN Documents Room 778 b2 v13 n12

Copeland, William One man's Georgetown: journey into yesterday BMAIN Reference 978.861 REFERENCE

Griswold, P. R. Georgetown and the loop BMAIN Adult NonFiction 385.520978861

Horner, John Silver town BMAIN Adult NonFiction 978.861

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Miscellaneous

Google

On-line newspaper collection

Bauer, William H., Ozment, James L., Willard, John H. Colorado Post Offices: 1859-1989 The Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO, 1990.

Brown, Ronald The Great Pikes Peak Gold Rush Caxton Printers, Caldwell, ID, 1985.

Brown, Ronald Colorado Ghost Towns Caxton Printers, Caldwell, ID, 1993.

Canfield, John G. Mines and Mining Men of Colorado John G. Canfield, Denver, CO, 1893.

Crofutt, George A. Crofutt’s Grip-Sack Guide to Colorado: A Complete Encyclopedia of the State Overland Publishing Company, Omaha, NE, 1885 [reprinted by Cubar Associates, Golden, CO, 1966].

Del Rio, S.M. Mineral Resources of Colorado: First Sequel State of Colorado Mineral Resources Board, Denver, CO, 1960.

Dunn, Lisa Colorado Mining Districts: A Reference Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 2003.

Eberhart, Perry Guide to the Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps Swallow Press, Athens, OH, 1987 [1959].

Fell, James E., Jr. Ores to Metals: The Rocky Mountain Smelting Industry University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 1979.

Fossett, Frank Colorado: Historical, Descriptive and Statistical Work on the Rocky Mountain Gold and Silver Mining Region Daily Tribune, Denver, CO, 1876.

Hauck, Cornelius W. Narrow Gauge to Central and Silver Plume Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO, 1979.

Henderson, Charles W. Professional Paper 138: Mining in Colorado: A History of Discovery, Development, and Production U.S. Geological Survey, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1926.

Hollister, Ovando J. The Mines of Colorado Samuel Bowles & Co., Springfield, MA, 1867 [Reprinted by Promontory Press, New York, NY, 1974].

King, Joseph A Mine to Make A Mine: Financing the Colorado Mining Industry, 1859-1902 Texas A&M University Press, 1977.

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Koschmann, A.H. and Bergendahl, M.H. Principal Gold-Producing Districts of Colorado U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. Leyendecker, Liston E.; Bradley, Christine A.; Smith, Duane A. The Rise of the Silver Queen: Georgetown, Colorado, 1859-1896 University Press of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 2005.

Saxon, Glenn O. Colorado and Its Mining Industry (1859-1959) Yale University, 1959.

Smith, Duane A. Rocky Mountain Mining Camps: the Urban Frontier University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE 1974 [1967].

Southworth, Dave Colorado Mining Camps Wild Horse Publishing, 1999 [1997].

Stone, Wilbur Fisk History of Colorado, Vol. 1-4 S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, 1918.

Vanderwilt, John W. Mineral Resources of Colorado: First Sequel State of Colorado Mineral Resources Board, Denver, CO, 1947.

Voynick, Stephen M. Colorado Gold: From the Pike's Peak Rush to the Present Mountain Press Publishing Co., Missoula, MT 1992.

Wolle, Muriel Sibell Stampede to Timberline: The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado Swallow Press, University of Ohio Press, 1995 [1949].

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Geology

Colorado Geological Society Reports [see reference librarian]

Braddock, William Geological Survey professional paper ; 616 Geology of the Empire quadrangle GOVPUB US CU Norlin I 19.16:616 CU Norlin

Cross, Whitman and Hillebrand, W.F. Bulletin 20: Contributions to the Mineralogy of the Rocky Mountains U.S. GeologicalSurvey, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1885.

Harrison, Jack US Geological Survey professional paper ; 319 Geology and ore deposits of the Chicago Creek area GOVPUB US CU Norlin I 19.16: 318-320

Moench, Robert H. And Drake, Avery Ala Economic Geology of the Idaho Springs District, Clear Creek and Gilpin County, Colorado United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1208, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1966.

Moench, Robert H. And Drake, Avery Ala Mines and Prospects, Idaho Springs District, Clear Creek and Gilpin County, Colorado United States Geological Survey open file report 1965, 1966.

Parker, Ben H. “Mining in Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties” Guidebook: Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, 1947.

Spurr, Josiah E.; Garrey, George H.; and Ball, Sydney H. Economic Geology of the Georgetown Quadrangle (Together with with the Empire District), Colorado United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 63, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1908.

Economic geology of the Georgetown quadrangle ] 4THLEV 01/25/07 I19.16:63 Not Checked Out (Denver Public Library)

Economic geology of the Georgetown quadrangle GOVPUB US CU Norlin I 19.16:63

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Photographs

Denver Public Library, Western History Collections, Photograph Archives.

Colorado Historical Society, Stephen S. Hart Library

U.S. Geological Survey website

Boulder Carnegie

Maps

Colorado School of Mines

Colorado, Idaho Springs special map G4313.C4 1906 .G43 1946

Colorado (Clear Creek County), Silver Plume special map G4314.S55 1904 .G4

Map of the mines near Idaho Springs, Clear Creek, Colorado G4313.C4H2 1902 .I3

Plat of Georgetown Tunnel Sites nos. 1 and 2 and vicinity G4313.C4H2 19-- .P3

[Idaho Springs mining district, Clear Creek County, Colorado] G4313.C4H2 1936 .I3

[Silver Plume - Georgetown District, Colorado] G4313.C4H2 19-- .S52

Map of the Union Ditch, pipe-line and water right, Clear Creek County, Colorado : Irrigation Division no. 1, Water District no. 7 G4313.C4P4 1908 .U5

Property of Stanley Mines G4313.C4H2 19-- .S8

Map of portions of lower Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties : showing mining claims in the vicinity of Idaho Springs, Colorado G4313.C4H2 1901 .U5

Jo Reynolds Hydro-Electric Power Line : Montana Mining District, Clear Creek Co., Colo G4313.C4P4 1926 .H3

Cascade Mining District, Clear Creek Co., Colo.

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G4313.C4H2 19-- .C36

Andrews, James Warren Mining districts of Gilpin & Clear Creek Counties, Colorad [G4313.G5H1 1997 .A6]

Reconnaissance of Clear Creek, Chicago Creek, Middle and North forks of Clear Creek, Colorado G4312.C4C2 1923 .J6

The townsite of map of Idaho-Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado G4314.I2G46 1899 .W4

Colorado, Georgetown quadrangle TOPO 62 CO Georgetown, CO 1905

[Silver Plume - Georgetown District, Colorado G4313.C4H2 19-- .S52

Colorado (Clear Creek County), Silver Plume special map G4314.S55 1904 .G4

Map of northern part of Georgetown quadrangle, Colorado G4314.G3 1905 .U5

Georgetown, silver queen of the Rockies G4314.G3 1984 .F6

Map of the mines near Idaho Springs G4313.C4H2 1902 .I3