Stampede to Timberline: The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado

Animas Forks Aspen became began boom buildings built burro cabins called canyon Central City church claims climbed Colorado Creede Crested Butte Cripple Creek crossed Denver discovered district drive drove dumps Fairplay feet fire Georgetown ghost town gold grade gulch Gunnison Hall Valley highway hill Hillerton horses hundred Idaho Springs Irwin Lake City later Leadville located lode looked meadow miles mill Mineral Point miners mining camps morning night once opened Opera House Ouray packed Park Pass peaks population post office prospectors railroad ranch reached Red Mountain River road rock rocky Rosita saloons San Juan shaft houses side Silver Cliff Silver Plume Silverton sketch slopes smelter snow spring started steep stood stream summer timber Tin Cup told toll road town townsite trail trees trip tunnel valley vein wagon winter