Silver Mining Above Georgetown, Colorado: Leavenworth Mountain and the Colorado Central Mine

Silver Mining Above Georgetown, Colorado: Leavenworth Mountain and the Colorado Central Mine is a meticulously researched foray into a formative moment of Colorado and the American West. Historian and retired archivist from the Western Historical Collections at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Harvey N. Gardiner weaves together how the nearly insurmountable challenges of mining the complex fissure veins of Leavenworth Mountain were surmounted. The book focuses on the speculative Marshall Tunnel, its Tunnel Lode No.5, the rich Colorado Central Mine, and the creation of an ore market in Georgetown. More than just an amazing regional history relating to Colorado, Silver Mining Above Georgetown, Colorado presents accurate details depicting how a region was shaped by men, technology, politics, markets, litigation, and nature in the post-Civil War era.