A Mine to Make a Mine: Financing the Colorado Mining Industry, 1859-1902Entranced by visions of instant wealth, the fabled prospector and his trusty burro combed the hills of the Rocky Mountain West for that one huge deposit of pay ore. Close behind the prospector--and drawn by the same vision--came the speculator. Capital, a scarce though essential commodity on the frontier, was supplied by the speculators and made possible the development of a hardrock mining industry that helped shape the early history of the region. Between the Civil War and the turn of the century, the gold and silver mines of Colorado were a gaudy, unsavory, but important element in the American financial scene and in the economic history of the West. Joseph E. King, drawing upon contemporary sources, provides the first comprehensive and scholarly examination of eastern investors in Colorado and challenges the popular notion that eastern investors did little more than exploit the mines of Colorado. Not surprisingly, the prospector and the lusty boom towns he visited have often captivated the imagination of historians at the expense of the later stages in the development of a mineral industry. Professor King stresses the contributions of promoters, businessmen, and mining engineers in the development of the "Wild West." |
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... Leadville under the control of the Colorado militia , which soon broke the back of the strike.35 To some informed observers it was no mere coincidence that the strike began at the Chrysolite or that its management took a belliger- ent ...
... Leadville under the control of the Colorado militia , which soon broke the back of the strike.35 To some informed observers it was no mere coincidence that the strike began at the Chrysolite or that its management took a belliger- ent ...
Page 114
... Leadville , one which carried Colorado into the forefront of mineral - producing states in the nation . According to one source , between 1879 and 1883 Leadville produced over $ 70 million in bullion , or seven times what the area had ...
... Leadville , one which carried Colorado into the forefront of mineral - producing states in the nation . According to one source , between 1879 and 1883 Leadville produced over $ 70 million in bullion , or seven times what the area had ...
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... Leadville strike of 1896 , it produced $ 1,370,000 in silver ore . Mudd and Estey reinvested their earnings from the Union Company in other mine leases around Leadville and acquired additional leasing interests in the state . Eventually ...
... Leadville strike of 1896 , it produced $ 1,370,000 in silver ore . Mudd and Estey reinvested their earnings from the Union Company in other mine leases around Leadville and acquired additional leasing interests in the state . Eventually ...
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A Mine to Make a Mine: Financing the Colorado Mining Industry, 1859-1902 Joseph E. King No preview available - 1977 |
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