[DOC] [TLE] Gold mining in the United States - Wikipedia [PAR] Gold mining in the United States has taken place continually since the discovery 
of gold at the .... Only one Colorado mine continues to produce gold, the Cripple 
Creek ... during the late 19th Century, at the site where Mike Roess Gold Head 
Branch State ... on the prolific Carlin Trend, one of the world's richest mining 
districts. [DOC] [TLE] Gold rush - Wikipedia [PAR] A gold rush is a new discovery of gold that brings an onrush of miners seeking 
their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, New 
Zealand, Brazil, Canada, South Africa, and the United States, while smaller gold 
rushes took .... If the ore is still sufficiently rich, it may be worth shipping to a 
distant smelter... [DOC] [TLE] Colorado: History - Infoplease [PAR] Colorado's earliest inhabitants were the Basket Makers, Native Americans who ... 
of the state's richest gold field at Cripple Creek, Colorado suffered a depression. 
... sheep and cattle interests also plagued the state at the turn of the century. [DOC] [TLE] Teller County | History Colorado [PAR] Cripple Creek. Florissant. Goldfield. Victor. Woodland Park ... The Cripple Creek 
mining district, originally pronounced worthless by mining experts, produced an 
.... public, fraternal and religious buildings of late 19th and early 20th century 
design. ... The area is one of the richest in gold deposits in the state, and it played 
a... [DOC] [TLE] mining-related properties in the colorado state ... - History Colorado [PAR] The Colorado State Register of Historic Properties is a program of the ... Creek 
gold rush, the Leadville silver boom, and the growth of Denver. ... many of the 
Society's statewide facilities offer excellent, history-rich settings for ..... Cripple 
Creek mining days, efforts of the U.S. .... turn of the 20th century. ..... By 1900, 
Goldfield. [DOC] [TLE] Colorado-Mines - Mining Artifacts [PAR] Though $500,000,000 worth of gold ore was dug from Cripple Creek, Womack ... 
Telluride's mines were rich in zinc, lead, copper, silver, and gold. .... William 
Greeneberry Russell, a miner from the gold fields of northern Georgia, had ..... It 
was the area most productive of uranium in the United States in the early 20th 
century. [DOC] [TLE] Teller County Government Ordinances [PAR] Gold was discovered in Cripple Creek, which is the Teller County seat, in 1890 ... 
area (approximately 3 square miles) and includes Victor, Cripple Creek, Goldfield
, ... all other gold mining operations ever conducted in the United States 
combined. ... the turn of the century and began processing the bulk of Cripple 
Creek ore. [DOC] [TLE] Today in History: August 5 - American Memory - Library of Congress [PAR] Feb 14, 2011 ... Touring Turn-of-the-Century America: Photographs from the Detroit Publishing ... 
vast area in the general range of the peak presumed to be rich in gold. In 1891, 
the year of the discovery of the great gold field at Cripple Creek, the Pikes ... As 
early as 1835, the United States sought to buy San Francisco Bay... [DOC] [TLE] Colorado College: Cripple Creek ledgers [PAR] Cripple Creek became a mining boom camp and later a town. ... highest town, 
11,000 feet -- named the highest town in America at the turn-of-the-century. ... 
land record system, mostly for the Victor area on the Southern and richest part of 
the district. ... CRIPPLE CREEK STATE BANK, Collection Register No.2 1909- 
1916. [DOC] [TLE] Victor, Colorado - City of Mines - Legends of America [PAR] The center of the Cripple Creek mining district, Victor is home to numerous ... 
camps including Victor , Goldfield, Elkton, Altman, Independence, Anaconda, ... a 
brisk business just north of Victor on Battle Mountain, called the "richest hill on 
earth. .... other gold mining operations ever conducted in the United States 
combined,... [DOC] [TLE] Ghosts of the Cripple Creek Mining District - Legends of America [PAR] Not only is the Cripple

Question: At the turn of the century, Cripple Creek in this state was the richest goldfield in America
Answer: Colorado