From William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
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136pp., including numerous advertisements. Pages 121-128 repeated. Original printed wrappers. Wrappers lightly soiled, some chipping along the spine. Clean internally. Near fine. A rare, locally produced account of Colorado gold mining, including a brief history of the gold discoveries in Gilpin County, descriptions of specific lodes, etc., with many interesting advertisements for Colorado mining companies, drill dealers, banks, and all manner of professionals and merchants. It is the first history and descriptive account of Gilpin County, which was the source of most of the gold mined in Colorado in the 1860s and early 1870s. "A scarce locally printed history and description of the Russell and Gregory diggings, with much on the later strikes and development of the mining camps and interior towns" - Eberstadt. Not in Graff. HOWES C978, "aa." McMURTRIE & ALLEN (COLORADO) 305. WYNAR 3525. EBERSTADT 135:252. Seller Inventory # WRCAM55631
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE GOLD MINES OF GILPIN COUNTY, COLORADO. ...
Publisher: Register Steam Printing House, Central City
Publication Date: 1876
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