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41. Monarch Hotel
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In 1878, on the western edge of Chaffee County, prospector Nicholas Creede struck ore and named his mine ‘Monarch.’ Prospectors soon came from all over to try their luck, and the town of Chaffee City was born. To lessen confusion, the town was renamed Camp Monarch in 1879, and then just Monarch.
Monarch was located about a mile west of the town of Garfield and had mining camps all over. When the 1893 Silver Panic hit, the town took a hit. Today...
42. Chaffee County
47. A Retrospect
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Cowen's article A Retrospect: The First Settlers in the Monarch District - The Early Gold Excitement and Its Sudden Death - Fissure Veins Discovered by the Boone Brothers in 1867 but the First Mine Not Opened Until 1879 - How an Intended Boom Was Nipped in the Bud - 'Crazy Man's Camp' Excitement and Its Fizzle - A Careful Review of the Growth of the Most Extensive Mining District in the State.
This document is part of the Donna Nevens Collection....