P. David Smith
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The Red Mountain Mining District in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado was the scene of a "silver rush" a little over a century ago. In a period of less than twenty-five years, more than thirty million dollars in silver, lead, zinc, copper, and gold were taken from the rich deposits in the mines. Here is the stories of the communities, railroads, and the men and women who lived, worked and died in the mines.
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The revised, expanded, and updated version of Mountain Mysteries, the number one guide to the magnificent San Juan Mountains. New chapters on Telluride, Silverton, Ouray, and Lake City, as well as details on many existing and long abandoned small communities, have been added. Whether it's hiking, jeeping, auto touring or just armchair reading, David Smith takes the reader on a grand tour of the resplendent San Juans. Filled with rare photographs,...
6) Images of the San Juans: historic selections from the Ruth and Marvin Gregory photograph collection
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1997
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Images of the San Juans is a rare treat--a collection of over 250 photos, many never before published, of the life and times of the people of the San Juan region of southwestern Colorado. These photographs were taken from the extensive collection of Ruth and Marvin Gregory, a couple whose love for the San Juan Mountains is evident. Their friend, Ouray historian, P. David Smith, has supplied the captions as only he can--with great care, with, and wonder....
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Pub. Date
c2009
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The Road that Silver Built, runs north and south directly through the San Juan Mountains of Southwestern Colorado - some of the most beautiful and rugged country in all of North America, if not the world. However, there would be no road today if it were not for the treasure chest of minerals that early-day prospectors found, for all the gold and silver that was discovered was worth nothing if it could not be economically transported out of the mountains....
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