Yankee girl mine, red mountain, co ouray, colorado. The trail connects with highway 550 about in the middle, so can be divided into two sections. Yankee girl mine red mountain, colorado the trek planner. Red mountain mining district, colorado legends of america. Yankee girl headframe and covered railroad turntable. In the beginning, only lowgrade discoveries were made in the first few years of mining activity. The yankee girl mine in the red mountain mining district.
Visit yankee girl mine on your trip to ouray or united states. Otto mears rainbow route passing by yankee girl mine. Take a tour of the yankee girl mine, united states to visit historic site in ouray. Red mountain mining district, ghost town, colorado, san. Yankee girl mine jigsaw puzzle in great sightings puzzles. One of the coolest, most impressive and most photographed mines in colorado is the yankee girl. One of only three verticalshaft mines in the area, the yankee girl ore was so rich. He is an author of 18 books and more than 1,300 articles. Reish seriously considered buying the mine near ouray to save it, but she. The old town and its mines are located about 11 miles south of ouray.
On thursday, july 12, 2012, i explored the history of ouray and telluride. The remains of the yankee girl mine is one of the most photographed sites in colorado. Yankee girl mine puzzle in great sightings jigsaw puzzles on. The trail to yankee girl mine was fun with a jeep and there are quite a few buildings. Ninah hunter is at yankee girl mine, red mountain, co. One of only three verticalshaft mines in the area, the yankee girl ore was so rich that it was shipped directly to the smelter, bypassing preliminary processing. Yankee girl mine, red mountain, co telluride colorado. The couple returned to colorado, settling in pueblo, where they were prominent citizens. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. One of the richest discoveries in the area was made in 1882 by a prospector named john robinson, and that claim was developed into the yankee girl mine. My antonia book ii, chapters 18 summary and analysis. The yankee girl mine is now owned by mark and mary young of montrose, co. Play full screen, enjoy puzzle of the day and thousands more. They have granted a permanent conservation easement to the trust for land restoration, ridgway, co in order to assure that this historic structure will be saved for future generations to enjoy.
Photography products, hyperfocal products, books, workshops, classes and photography tours. The yankee girl shaft house above the mine has a bull wheel and wire for getting out ore. Location maps yankee girl mine, poughkeepsie gulch, red. The elements unearthed our discovery and usage of the chemical elements. Otto and jake go to work in it after leaving the burdens. Yankee girl mine, poughkeepsie gulch, red mountain mining district, san juan co. Red mountain mining district, ghost town, colorado, san juan. View of idarado gold mine site across the highway from yankee girl. However, valuable columns of silver ore called pipes were discovered in and mining quickly began. But the only thing i was interested in was the yankee girl. The northern section is viewable from the red mountain mining history viewpoint on highway 550. All traces of the town of guston are gone today, but the headframe of the yankee girl mine and a few remains of the gustonrobinson mine still stand. Mt garfield and the bookcliffs grand junction, colorado meeker colorado.
Entertainment arcade games arts books calendar comics movies. The french novelist marcel proust once said, the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. One of the most visited is the yankee girl headframe shown to the right. Colorado an autumn adventure by doug sturgess blurb. Yankee girl mine, poughkeepsie gulch, red mountain mining. The head frame for the yankee girl mine is one of the most recognizable in colorado. Ouray colorado in 1876, soon after silver was discovered in the area. Location maps yankee girl mine, poughkeepsie gulch, red mountain mining district, san juan co. One of the coolest, most impressive and most photographed mines in colorado is the yankee girl mine, which appear bow you on the left as you wind around the mountain. This was the start of the red mountain mining boom. Yankee girl claim made red mountains name loveland reporter. When john robinson discovered the fabulously rich yankee girl mine in 1882, the rush was on to colorado s newest mining district.
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