Ghost Towns of Colorado : Your Guide to Colorado's Historic Mining Camps and Ghost Towns

by Varney, Philip

• ISBN13: 9780896584181
• ISBN10: 0896584186
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl

Summary

Pictorial Discovery Guides from Voyageur Press provide focused coverage of popular destinations, landmarks, and heritage sites. Pictorial Discovery Guides offer an appealing combination of expert yet down-to-earth text and memorable color photography. Engaging, anecdotal, yet historical guidebook.

Table of Contents

To the Reader	8	(2)
Introduction: ``Pikes Peak or Bust!''	10	(3)
Central City Ghosts	13	(16)
Central City and Black Hawk	14	(5)
Nevadaville	19	(1)
Russell Gulch	20	(1)
Idaho Springs	20	(3)
Apex	23	(1)
Wallstreet	24	(1)
Gold Hill	25	(1)
Ward	25	(1)
Eldora	26	(3)
Georgetown Ghosts	29	(12)
Georgetown	30	(5)
Silver Plume	35	(2)
Dumont, Lawson, and Empire	37	(1)
Alice	38	(3)
Breckenridge Ghosts	41	(16)
Breckenridge	42	(1)
Frisco	43	(1)
Lincoln	44	(2)
Alma, Buckskin Joe, Park City, and Alma Junction	46	(3)
Fairplay and South Park City	49	(2)
Como	51	(3)
Boreas	54	(1)
Jefferson	55	(2)
Leadville Ghosts	57	(12)
Leadville	58	(4)
Holy Cross City	62	(1)
Red Cliff	63	(1)
Gilman	64	(2)
Vicksburg and Winfield	66	(3)
Aspen Ghosts	69	(12)
Aspen	70	(3)
Ashcroft	73	(1)
Independence	74	(1)
Redstone	75	(1)
Marble	76	(3)
Crystal	79	(2)
Crested Butte Ghosts	81	(12)
Crested Butte	82	(3)
Gothic	85	(1)
Irwin	85	(1)
Baldwin	86	(1)
Tincup	87	(1)
Quartz	88	(2)
Pitkin	90	(1)
Ohio City	90	(3)
St. Elmo Ghosts	93	(12)
St. Elmo	94	(1)
Romley and Hancock	95	(1)
Iron City	96	(1)
Alpine	97	(1)
Turret	97	(2)
Bonanza	99	(1)
Moffat	100	(1)
Westcliffe, Silver Cliff, Querida, and Rosita	100	(5)
Cripple Creek Ghosts	105	(12)
Cripple Creek	106	(3)
Anaconda	109	(2)
Victor	111	(2)
Independence and Midway	113	(2)
Goldfield	115	(1)
Gillett	115	(1)
Westcreek	115	(2)
Lake City Ghosts	117	(12)
Lake City	118	(4)
Henson and Capitol City	122	(1)
Carson	122	(3)
Sherman	125	(1)
Creede	125	(2)
Summitville	127	(2)
Silverton Ghosts	129	(14)
Silverton	130	(3)
Howardsville and Eureka	133	(1)
Animas Forks	134	(2)
Red Mountain, Guston, and Ironton	136	(2)
Ouray	138	(1)
Camp Bird and Sneffels	139	(2)
Ridgway	141	(2)
Durango Ghosts	143	(11)
Durango	144	(1)
Mancos	144	(2)
Dolores	146	(1)
Rico	147	(1)
Ophir Loop and Ophir	148	(1)
Alta	149	(1)
Telluride, Pandora, and the Tomboy Mine	150	(4)
Glossary of Mining Terms	154	(1)
Bibliography	155	(1)
Acknowledgments	156	(1)
Index	157	(3)
About the Photographer and Author	160