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The Murder of Bailey as told by O.E. Shewalter. Also included are the stories of the killing of Radcliffe and how Tug Wilson rescued two children from a Ute war party.
This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.
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From the meeting of the Chaffee County Historical Society at McCray School from June 2, 1942. Notes on the Statements of Joe Cuenin and Arthur Hutchinson.
These statements are part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.
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Henry Weber's statement which includes descriptions of growing up near Cache Creek near Leadville and Granite, and life around the Monarch Mining District.
This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.
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Statement of Elizabeth Rule Harrington, the first white woman to arrive in Chaffee County.
This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.
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A typescript from the Chaffee County Times newspaper.
From the Donna Nevens Collection.
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Cowen's article about Maysville in 1880: An Exciting Encounter with a Footpad, and a Chapter on the Fraternitiy, Increased Activity in Mining Interests, The Usual Growl at the Census Enumeration, and Policies, Business, and General Interesting News.
This document is part of the Donna Nevens Coillection.
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Cowen's article Regarding Maysville: Transformed from a Mountain Ranch to a Thriving City of 500 Inhabitants in One Year - A Brave Woman Vanquishes Four Blasphemous Roughs - Blood Seekers on the War Path Meet the Wrong Men - A Reign of Bloodshed is Inaugurated with Fatal Results - Careful Resume of the Growth of the Camp and Its Business - Personal Points and Past of the Prominent People.
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Cowen's article The Fourth at the Metropolis of the Monarch District and An Interesting Budget of Mining News.
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Thomas Jefferson Hampson was a miner at the Monarch Mining District in Chaffee County, Colorado, during the 1880s. These are excerpts from some of the newspaper columns he sent from Garfield to the editor of the Salida Mail from 1885-1889.
This transcript is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
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Location certificate for the Pride of the West Tunnel. Mining claim of William L. Billin (Billings) in Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, State of Colorado.
This certificate is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
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Chaffee County Times newspaper typescript of information regarding the Monarch Mining District and the North Fork Consolidated Mining and Tunnel Company.
This typescript is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
32. Chaffee County
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This narrative is taken from In Colorado's Gold Fields: The World's Most Famous Gold Camps, ca. 1899 by W.C. Calhoun, Denver, Colorado. Pub. 1900, The Quarterly Sentinel, V. 4, No. 1, January 1900, p. 63-65.
This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.
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Cowen's article 'A Graphic Descripton of the New Mining District. Maysville and the Men Who Live There: The Mines, and Prospects of Future Developments.'
This document is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
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Cowen's article 'A Stage Trip Down the Valley, Ending at a Camp of the Most Brilliant Prospects.'
This document is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
35. 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....
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City directory includes general index and listings for city and county officials, schools, churches, organizations, and mining companies.
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This is the Kraus & Co. Pioneer Cash Grocers ledger from Whitehorn, Colorado. E.M. Kraus was a grocer from Whitehorn, Colorado.
38. Camp Hale Ledger
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Camp Hale ledger that was most likely used for keeping track of the soldiers tabs at the local commissary. It was the property of Lt. Olive Peppard, W.A.C.
Includes a letter from Camp Hale field director John Stowers addressed to the Vienna City Laundry in Leadville, Colorado.
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Ken Baker spoke at the Watershed Forum in Buena Vista, Colorado on April 7 & 8, 1994. This is a transcript of his speech.
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A History of Chaffee County Schools, 1860-1986, was researched and organized by the Chaffee County Extension Homemaker Council. The history includes schools in Lake County, which encompassed what is now Chaffee County, prior to 1880.
It includes the school districts of Granite, Centerville, Poncha Springs, Maysville, Adobe Park, Free Gold, Salida, Alpine, Buena Vista, Garfield, Riverside, St. Elmo, Nathrop, Pinion Grove, Vicksburg, Pine Creek, Hancock,...