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Three miners stand in a tunnel of a gold mine in the Eagle River Canyon. It's possible this is the California Mine, which was located in the Eagle River Canyon. Their only source of light appears to be the candles they are holding.
42. The Herald Lode
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Four miners stand and sit outside the entrance to the Herald lode. Located on Battle Mountain near Red Cliff, the Herald lode was discovered around 1880. The Herald lode was short lived, and by 1886, it was no longer producing ore.
According to an article published in the "Rocky Mountain News" on May 12, 1880, "The strike recently made in the Herald lode at Red Cliff, promises to be a veritable bonanza on development. An expert … proclaims it...
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Harold Stoner in Treasure Vault Valley, Holy Cross Mining District, late 1930s. Lots of individual prospectors continued to look for various minerals long after the hey-day of the Colorado mining rush.
Verso: "Harold Stoner & pack burros in Treasure Vault Valley BJS"
44. Frenchy's Cabin
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Cabin belonging to the Tetreault family of Red Cliff. This photo was taken on Oct. 26, 2010.
Frank "Frenchy" Tetrault was married to Agnes. They had a son, John, and a daughter, Sue.
"Both men were rather small, wiry guys and good workers. Frenchy worked for years as the haulage man for the town of Gilman; the company had a team of horses, a wagon and a sled and he hauled anything he was asked to. In later years, he lived at Bell's Camp and gouged...
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This is the written transcription, as spoken by Emma Nardin Oberto, in her oral history recording, on April 14, 1991. The date of this document is July 1990. Emma was age 86 at the time of the writing. Emma discusses her childhood in Telluride, Colorado, during the early 1900's--including: the miner's strike from 1901-1904, the San Juan Hotel (started by her parents: Paul & Dominica Nardin), the San Juan Hotel, dances at the Liberty Bell, Swede-Finn...
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A photograph of Gio Oberto, around 1900, at the Nellie Mine, near Bear Creek, in Telluride, Colorado. Gio spent $30,000 to acquire this mine and ultimately lost the money. Nellie Mine was a gold mine.
Gio has number 5, on his pant cuff, in the photograph.