Posted in History of the Old West, tagged Bob Womack, boomtowns, Chicken Bill Lovell, Colorado Gold Rush, Cripple Creek and Victor Mining District, gold, Gregory Gulch, Henri and Katrina Murat, Horace Tabor, John Gregory, Joseph "Buckskin Joe" Higganbottom, miners, mines, mining, Pikes Peak Gold Rush, Pikes Peak or Bust, placer gold, Spencer Penrose, Ute Bullet Pouch, William Green Russell, Winfield Scott Stratton on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
by Sean Brodrick
I was in Colorado recently, and all around me were reminders that I was in a state with a rich history of minerals — natural gas, silver, and especially gold.
The Colorado Gold Rush, better known as the “Pikes Peak Gold Rush,” is America’s most profitable afterthought. Miners who had rushed across the [...]
