Cripple Creek, Colorado

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Gold King Mine - Cripple Creek, Colorado 1892

Gold King Mine - Cripple Creek, Colorado 1892 (colorized)

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This iconic western mining scene has been colorized by Western Mining History. Depicted is the Gold King Mine near Cripple Creek. Colorado in 1892. Of the two men standing behind the wheelbarrow, the man on the right is believed to be Bob Womack, the man credited with the initial discovery of gold in the district.

Hill Side Mine - Cripple Creek, Colorado ca. 1893

Placer mines at Cripple Creek, Colorado ca. 1892

Deerhorn and Summit mines on Globe Hill - Cripple Creek District

Nightingale Mine at Bull Hill (Cripple Creek)

Garfield Grouse Mine 1890s - Cripple Creek District

A Big Producer in the Cripple Creek District 1890s

Sangamon mine at Poverty Gulch - Cripple Creek District ca. 1890s

Poverty Gulch near Cripple Creek

Poverty Gulch near Cripple Creek (colorized)

Mines at Cripple Creek, Colorado

Moon Anchor Mine at Cripple Creek, Colorado ca. 1898

Moon Anchor Mine at Cripple Creek, Colorado (colorized)

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This iconic western mining scene has been colorized by Western Mining History. Depicted in this view is the stamp mill of the Moon-Anchor Mining Company, overlooking Cripple Creek ca. 1898.

Cripple Creek and Mt. Pisgah from the Anchoria-Leland Mine

Cripple Creek Claims Map 1896