Georgetown Mining Region, The
dc.contributor.author | McClure, C. L. | |
dc.date | 1940?-1960? | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2007-01-03T05:57:43Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-02-03T09:23:50Z | |
dc.date.available | 2007-01-03T05:57:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-02-03T09:23:50Z | |
dc.identifier | libimagesSC795 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11124/9980 | |
dc.description | The Georgetown Mining Region, Colorado. Taken from the top of Mt. McClellan, this view shows the town of Silver Plume in the foreground. Farther down the canyon, in the right-hand background is Georgetown. Mine dumps and trails can be seen on the hillsides. The cables for the Bucket Ride to the top of Mt. McClellan may be seen at the right of this picture. Between the two towns, the outlines of the Georgetown Loop are indicated.--Verso. | |
dc.description | The Georgetown mining region. | |
dc.description | Caption title. | |
dc.description | Date scanned: 2000-10-19. | |
dc.description | Unmounted; text on front and verso. | |
dc.description | Identifier: SC795. | |
dc.description | Related postcard and stereopairs: SC101, SC148, SC609. | |
dc.description | Held in the Russell L. and Lyn Wood Mining History Archive, Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines. | |
dc.description.abstract | Postcard showing the view from the top of Mt. McClellan of Silver Plume and Georgetown. The mining camp of Silver Plume in the foreground of the image was founded in the 1860s by prospectors looking for silver along Clear Creek. The area was actively mined through the 1870s and 1880s, producing millions of dollars in silver and gold. Between 1885 and 1905, about 2,000 people lived in the Silver Plume area. Georgetown further down Clear Creek canyon was established earlier, shortly after George Griffith discovered gold on Griffith Mountain in 1859. Prospectors were drawn to the area and located other gold lodes. George and his brother David laid out George's Town (Georgetown). Although these newly discovered lodes were originally worked for gold, many were later found to be rich in silver. Georgetown became a silver camp with this discovery in 1864. By 1868 the town had a population of 1,500 and became the Clear Creek County seat. Between 1860 and 1893, it is estimated that ... | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Sponsored by the Colorado State Library, the regional library systems of Colorado, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. | |
dc.publisher | Colorado School of Mines. Arthur Lakes Library | |
dc.rights | Rights management statement available at: http://library.mines.edu/digital/rights.html | |
dc.subject | Gold mines and mining | |
dc.subject | Mining towns | |
dc.subject | Silver mines and mining | |
dc.title | Georgetown Mining Region, The | |
dc.type | StillImage | |
dc.contributor.institution | Arthur Lakes Library | |
dc.contributor.institution | Colorado Digitization Project | |
dc.contributor.institution | Russell L. and Lyn Wood Mining History Archive | |
dc.contributor.institution | Jumbo Post-Card Company |