Title: Trail Of Gold And Silver Mining In Colorado 18592009
Description: Details Colorado's mining saga - a story that stretches from the beginning of the gold and silver mining rush in the mid-nineteenth century into the twenty-first century. Gold and silver mining laid the foundation for Colorado's economy, and 1859 marked the beginning of a fever for these precious metals. Mining changed the state and its people forever.
Subjects: Silver mines and mining, History, Gold mines and mining, Local History, Gold discoveries