Smith, Duane A., authorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032009http://hdl.handle.net/10217/87606Includes bibliographical references and index.Details Colorado's mining saga - a story that stretches from the beginning of the gold and silver mining rush in the mid-nineteenth century into the twenty-first century. Gold and silver mining laid the foundation for Colorado's economy, and 1859 marked the beginning of a fever for these precious metals. Mining changed the state and its people forever.1. Pike's Peak or bust -- 2. 1859: The year dreams became reality -- 3. 1860-1864: To everything there is a season -- 4. 1864-1869: Good times a-comin, someday -- 5. 1870-1874: Bonanza! Three cheers and a tiger -- 6. 1875-1880: All roads lead to Leadville -- 7. The silver eighties: the best of times, the worst of times -- 8. There'll be a hot time -- 9. The everlasting love of the game -- Photographic essay: Nineteenth-century Colorado mining -- 10. 1900-1929: Looking forward into yesterday -- 11. Mucking through Depression, war, and new ideas -- 12. Mining on the docket of public opinion: the environmental age -- Photographic essay: Colorado mining in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries -- Epilogue: A tale well told.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Gold mines and mining -- Colorado -- HistorySilver mines and mining -- Colorado -- HistoryColorado -- Gold discoveriesColorado -- History, LocalTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.