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John Gabelman pans for gold in Nolan Creek behind Forrest Cave's cabin at Fulford, Colorado. Photograph is dated July of 1948.
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Remains of the mineral mill at the head of Cross Creek . The mill serviced the Treasure Vault Mine.
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The mineral mill [located at the head of Cross Creek] for the Treasure Vault Mine. The mill is adjacent to the mill pond, about 2 miles from the mine.
"The mill was at the pond...because a mill takes a lot of water. They hit one pocket of good ore, gold, and then it petered out."--Buster Beck
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Ethel Boies was born and rasied in Red Cliff, Colorado. In 1918, she married Howard G. Bayer, well-known in Minturn and Red Cliff through his involvement with many youth organizations. Ethel's typescript focuses on early days of Red Cliff and the surrounding areas of Eagle and Lake County (Leadville). Many mines, miners, mine benefactors, assay numbers, and mine locations are also mentioned.
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Norrie, Colorado is a ghost town located in Pitkin County just outside of Basalt, Colorado on the Upper Frying Pan River. Claims were first taken around 1890 to 1900. Eventually, the town became a lumber camp and had a post office, school, and dance hall. In 1913, some reports say that the population was around 200; today, the last census noted 7 people living in the area. Some buildings and foundations still stand and can be seen today.
6) Panning gold
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Man pans gold while two women look on. The trio is inside a corral on East Brush Creek. A pipe anchored to a log is directing a flow of water into the pan.
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Mary Cox talks about her education at the Bryant School and elsewhere in Grand Junction, about corsets and other aspects of school fashion, the history of the Riverside Neighborhood, attending community dances and Glenwood Springs’ Strawberry Days, and boys swimming in the Colorado River. She also discusses old downtown businesses, going to movies at the Majestic Theater, a brothel that advertised at the Mesa County Fairgrounds during a baseball...
