Brown, Robert Leaman
The great Pikes Peak gold rush Robert L. Brown - Caldwell, Idaho Caxton Printers LTD 1985 - 124 p
Includes index.
The barrier land --
The earliest early birds --
The Cherokees --
Jackson and Gregory --
West to the Rockies --
Gold rush Denver and its contemporary rivals --
Approaches to the gold fields --
Supply towns and jumping off places --
Over the mountain wall --
Social and cultural aspects of the gold rush.
Describes the rush to gold experienced in Colorado beginning in 1859. As a result of the rush, many new towns were founded. Includes photographs and historical accounts of Golden Gate City, Golden, Morrison, Mount Vernon, and other eventual Jefferson County communities.
0870043110
9780870043116
Gold discoveries--Pikes Peak Region (Colo.)
Gold mines and mining--Pikes Peak Region, Colorado
History--Pikes Peak Region, Colorado--19th century
978.856 Bro 48
The great Pikes Peak gold rush Robert L. Brown - Caldwell, Idaho Caxton Printers LTD 1985 - 124 p
Includes index.
The barrier land --
The earliest early birds --
The Cherokees --
Jackson and Gregory --
West to the Rockies --
Gold rush Denver and its contemporary rivals --
Approaches to the gold fields --
Supply towns and jumping off places --
Over the mountain wall --
Social and cultural aspects of the gold rush.
Describes the rush to gold experienced in Colorado beginning in 1859. As a result of the rush, many new towns were founded. Includes photographs and historical accounts of Golden Gate City, Golden, Morrison, Mount Vernon, and other eventual Jefferson County communities.
0870043110
9780870043116
Gold discoveries--Pikes Peak Region (Colo.)
Gold mines and mining--Pikes Peak Region, Colorado
History--Pikes Peak Region, Colorado--19th century
978.856 Bro 48