Three Gilpin Tramway Company locomotives and gondola cars loaded with frozen ore park on railroad tracks outside the steam shed used to thaw the ore before sent to processing mill in winter. Two men stand on side of locomotive Quartz Hill 3 and a...
Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Gilpin Tramway Company.
Horse drawn wagons are lined up on a platform next to the ore cars of the Colorado Midland Railway Company; they prepare to load ore into the railroad cars in Leadville, Colorado. A logo on one of the railroad cars reads: "Pikes Peak Route".
View of a train of ore cars near Frances (Camp Francis, Dew Drop, Boulder County), Colorado. Lettering on the ore cars reads: "The Big Five, Frances, Colo." and "McFarlane and Co. Denver, Colo." A log retaining wall is near the ore cars. Snow...
Big Five Mine (Frances, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Frances (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine railroads.; Mining.; Snow.
View of two ore teams (cart and horses) with men sitting in the cart, on Miner Street in downtown Idaho Springs, Colorado; features horses with blinders and wearing bells around their necks and "Two Bros. Tunnel" legible on the leading ore cart;...
Five Native Americans crush and carry ore as an armed cowboy stands by and smokes a cigarette; the people that crush ore use only small hammers, those that carry the ore have full baskets. A cannon is pointed at the workers from across an enclosed...
Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Mining--1870-1880.
Dilapidated buildings from the Alie Bell mine are on either side of a dirt road near Hancock (Chaffee County), Colorado. The wooden ore storage building has clerestory windows, tin roofs and ore chutes. Across the road is a collapsed log building...
Alie Bell Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Chimneys--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Mine...
A group of ore sorters sits in a circle inside a shafthouse on Caribou Hill near Caribou in Boulder County, Colorado. Piles of ore stand near the group. One miner stands by himself in the background. Wood rafters support the roof of the shafthouse.
Mine buildings--Colorado--Caribou--1880-1890.; Ore-dressing--Colorado--Caribou--1880-1890.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Caribou (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Caribou--1880-1890.
A group of men sit on and stand near sacks filled with raw ore from the Anaconda Tunnel Mine in the Cripple Creek Mining District (Teller County), Colorado. Some of the men wear work clothes, others appear to be business men and are dressed in...
Anaconda Tunnel Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
Panoramic view of a Homestake Mining Company brick smokestack, ore car tracks, the Black Hills, and Lead (Lawrence County), South Dakota. A covered structure is on the track. Shows an ore pile and ore car on a hillside. Frame houses and dirt roads...
Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Lead (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mine railroads--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Railroad...
View of an aerial mining ore tramway and towers in (San Juan County) Colorado; also shows mountains and snow.
San Juan County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sunnyside Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--San Juan County--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1910-1930.
Colorado and Southern Railway (C&S) ore cars are stopped at an ore chute at the Gorham Mine near Gorham (Boulder County), Colorado. A miner inspects part of the ore loader.
Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1920.; Tipples--Colorado--Gorham--1910-1920.; Gorham (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gorham Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gorham--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Gorham--1910-1920.; Railroad...
View of the lower edge of Altman with the Isabella Mine below, Teller County, Colorado, includes a slope covered with small log cabins, wood frame residences, outhouses, sheds, smelters, mines, and tailing dumps. The narrow gauge Golden Circle...
mortars and amalgamated with the gold in the ore. The stamps were periodically stopped and the amalgam was retrieved and then sold to banks or the mint.; The interior of a stamp mill, possibly the Iron City Stamp Mill in Blackhawk, Colorado, shows...
Ore-dressing plants--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1910.; Ore-dressing--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1910.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1910.
A cluster of houses is in the right midground in this view of Eldora looking west from the Mogul Tunnel in Boulder County, Colorado. (The Mogul Tunnel was planned by John A. (Jack) Gilfillan in 1897 and was financed by Pennsylvania and New York...
Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Tunnels--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
1897. The project was financed by Pennsylvania and New York capitalists. The large portal was near the base of Spencer Mountain and contained two sets of tracks to haul loaded ore cars from mining points to bins near the portal, where the ore could...
Mining engineers--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cats--Colorado--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Gilfillan, John A.
Men pose with a pack train outside of the George R. Porter general store and post office in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. The burros and mules haul ore bags and pull freight wagons. The snow covered San Juan Mountain Range is in the distance.
A view of the Florence and Cripple Creek Railway probably near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows ore processing buildings, railroad freight cars and houses. Mines dot the hill sides. A sign on the roof of a building reads: "C C...
Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.
A miner locates ore in a tunnel of the Gold Hub Mine near Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. He wears a hard hat and a miner's light.
Gold Hub Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Silverton (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Silverton--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Silverton--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1930-1940.; Tunnels--Colorado--Silverton--1930-1940.
View of an ore storage building at the Alie Bel Mine, near Hancock (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows a dilapidated wooden building with clerestory windows, tin roofs, and wooden ore chutes. The building is on a steep incline.
Alie Bell Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Chaffee County--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Chaffee County--1950-1960.; Ore industry--Colorado--Chaffee County--1950-1960.; Wooden...
View of Golden Cycle Mill, Colorado City, El Paso County, Colorado; shows ore bins, leaching building, and roaster building; ore processing mill used for extraction of gold.
Colorado City (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Gold mining equipment--Colorado--Colorado City--1900-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Colorado City--1900-1940.; Interiors.; Golden Cycle Corporation.
A miner, possibly named Trombles, shovels ore off of a wagon and into bins at the Clear Creek Mine and mill, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
Mine buildings--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek...
View of an ore conveyor that runs beneath the roasters at the Golden Cycle Mill in El Paso County, Colorado. A hoeing machine moves the ore onto the conveyor.
Golden Cycle Corporation--1930-1940.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Conveying systems--Colorado--El Paso County--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--El Paso County--1930-1940.; Mills--Colorado--El Paso County--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--El...
Miners pose near an ore chute in a mine tunnel, Clear Creek County, Colorado. They are at the Equinox stope owned by Clear Creek Consolidated. A stope refers to a method of excavation whereby a vein of ore is removed by cutting a series of steps.
Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1950.
A view of a Gilpin Tramway freight train on the Quartz Hill branch as it hauls coal in Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows locomotive numbers 2 and 3 with coal in ore cars. Men sit atop the ore cars as the train travels by mine buildings.
A view of a Gilpin Tramway ore train at Chase Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. A locomotive with ore cars in tow travels downgrade. Rock formations and a stone retaining wall are near the tracks.
Chase Gulch (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1910.; Retaining walls--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1910.
A line of horse-drawn wagons loaded with ore from a mine in the background travels on a dirt road in the midground. Tall mounds of mine tailings stand behind the group, possibly in Leavenworth Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. Another mine is on...
View of an ore dressing (processing) laboratory at Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. The room has a work bench against one wall, a blackboard, and ore pulverizing machinery operated by pulleys and belts mounted on...
Colorado School of Mines--Facilities--1910-1920.; Ore-dressing--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Laboratories--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.;...
View of the ore loading station for the Alley Belle Mine near Hancock (Chaffee County), Colorado. The building has slipped and is tipped precariously over the dirt road. The station is a log building with truncated corrugated tin hip roofs. The...
Alley Belle Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hancock (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Hancock--1970-1980.; Building collapse--Colorado--Hancock--1970-1980.; Log buildings--Colorado--Hancock--1970-1980.; Mine...
View of the ore loading station for the Alley Belle Mine near Romley (Chaffee County), Colorado. The building has slipped and is tipped precariously over the dirt road. The station is a log building with truncated corrugated tin hip roofs. The...
Alley Belle Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Romley (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Abandoned buildings.; Mine buildings.; Building collapse.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Romley--Pictorial works.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Romley--Pictorial...
View of the Joe Junior Mill and ore processing buildings (Standard Chemical Company) in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado; mill buildings and canvas tents are by a pipe flume.
Men pose by the Lady Belle mine entrance south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; one man shovels ore into a canvas bag.
Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lady Belle Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
View of an ore tipple in (probably) Colorado; railroad ore cars are by corrugated metal sheds and elevators.
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tipples--Colorado--1920-1930.
View of an ore tipple in (probably) Colorado; Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad ore cars are by corrugated metal sheds and elevators. Signs read: "Oliver Coal Company - Red Glow Coal."
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tipples--Colorado--1920-1930.
A man on an ore train emerges from a tunnel near the Argentine Mill in Rico (Dolores County), Colorado. Shows tracks, pipe sections and a crate. An ore car reads: "Rico Argentine Mining Co."
Men load rubble onto ore cars in a tunnel at the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project in Grand County, Colorado. The men wear work overalls, hard hats, and electric mine lamps....
Colorado-Big Thompson Project (U.S.)--People--1930-1950.; Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Hydraulic facilities--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Mine...
View of the multi-level, Eagle Sampler shaft house and adjacent ore processing facilities, Goldfield (Teller County), Colorado. Shows tracks, possibly those of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway or Colorado Midland Railway,...
Eagle Sampler Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Goldfield (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Goldfield--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Goldfield--1900-1910.