Gold discoveriass Colorado Two rich ore strikes reported in old San Juan County min Post Oct. 24, 1937 p 1 sec.l Road hand turns miner as shovel opens gold vein near Silver Plume. Post May 27, 1938 p.1 Gold first found in Rocky Mountain at Idaho Springs. Post Dec. 31, 1940 p.9 Gold is mined in 35 Colorado counties. Post Dec. 31, 1940 p.9 See Colorado Mag. v.27 #2 p.103 1940-50 Nebraska point of viewt Olson, James C.-J. Sterling Morton 1942 p.91-92