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A stock certificate held by Alfred Borah for one share in the Eagle Vanadium Mining and Milling Company. The certificate was signed on October 4, 1915, by the secretary (Alfred Borah) and president of the company. This particular certificate is from the State of South Dakota.
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A stock certificate held by Alfred Borah for 30,000 shares in the Eagle Vanadium Mining and Milling Company. The certificate was signed on January 10, 1917, by the secretary (Alfred Borah) and president of the company. This particular certificate is from the State of South Dakota.
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A stock certificate held by Alfred Borah for 32,600 shares in the Eagle Vanadium Mining and Milling Company. The certificate was signed on January 10, 1917, by the secretary (Alfred Borah) and president of the company. This particular certificate is from the State of South Dakota.
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A stock certificate held by Alfred Borah for one share in the Eagle Vanadium Mining and Milling Company. The certificate was signed on October 4, 1915, by the secretary (Alfred Borah) and president of the company. This particular certificate is from the State of South Dakota.
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Two miners push a cart of ore down a narrow section of a tunnel in the California Mine. Their only source of light appears to be the two candles they are holding. The California Mine was located in the Eagle River Canyon. The mine changed hands over the years. In 1904, it was owned by Mrs. N. J. Dunn. Frank Hughes of Gilman took over operation of the mine in November of 1904. By 1907, F. A. Yauger had become the new operator.
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546) Victor, Colorado
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A stereoscopic view of Victor from around 1907. A small mining town located in Teller County, Victor was famous for its gold mines. Due to a number of factors including the depletion of gold ore in the mines, the population quickly declined. At its peak, an estimated 18,000 people lived in Victor. As of the 2010 census, only about 397 people still live in Victor. This stereoscopic view was published and printed by B. W. Kilburn of Littleton, New Hampshire...
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Paper describing the history of silver mining and life around Crested Butted, Colorado. 33 pages. Written by Carol Oyster.
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Small pamphlet describing the history of mining in Hinsdale County, Colorado. 87 pages. Includes black and white photographs. Written by Milo Morse and Faye Biesler.
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An academic paper from Western State Colorado University by Connie Herrington 1983.
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Small pamphlet describing the history of mining in Victor, Colorado. 48 pages. Includes black and white photographs. Written by Leland Feitz.
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Pamphlet describing Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado. 49 pages. Written by Sarah J Pearce and Rosanne Elfin with color and black and white photos.
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Small pamphlet describing the history of the Gold and Gold Panning in the United States. 52 pages. Includes maps. Written by Tom Bishop.
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Small pamphlet describing the history around Cripple Creek, Colorado. 48 pages. Includes black and white photographs. Written by Leland Feitz.
554) Gold Diggers Atlas
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Small pamphlet describing the history of the Gold hunting in the West. 64 pages. Includes maps. Written by Robert Neil Johnson.
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Small book describing the history of the Kansas Gold Mine. 22 pages. Includes black and white map and clippings.
556) Chapter 6: Red Cliff
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Red Cliff, Colorado is one of the oldest towns in Eagle County beginning in 1879. The town was the original county seat until 1921, after the fourth and final election deciding to move to Eagle. Red Cliff was bolstered in its early days by a booming mining business, hotels, and travelers through the mountains. Red Cliff's immediate neighbor was the now-abandoned mining town of Gilman, which was shut down by the EPA in the 1980s and declared a Superfund...
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A tunnel house at Holy Cross City. It's possible that this is the Mollie Tunnel.
Holy Cross City was a short-lived mining camp located in what is today the Holy Cross Wilderness. A mining camp in the Holy Cross Mining District, Holy Cross City reached a population of 300 between 1881 and 1883. The town included a post office, two general stores, saloon, assay office and hotel, called the Timberline Hotel. There were reportedly two mills in operation...
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Small pamphlet describing some of the history of Leadville, Colorado. 52 pages. Includes black and white photographs. Written by Mrs. Helen Skala and Mrs. Dora Krocesky
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Paper describing the history of Gunnison Railroads, Mining Towns and Mines. 23 pages. Includes maps. Compiled by Herb Ringer.
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Small pamphlet describing the history of mining in the area of Boulder, Colorado. 106 pages. Includes black and white photographs and maps. Written by Lou Walther.
