Marker is located at the Wilkerson Pass Visitor Center. Marker is near Lake George, Colorado, in Park County. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce The abandoned Snowstorm Dredge lies east of Highway 9. Right: The South Platte Dredge, shown above, left tailings that can be seen southeast of Fairplay. Top left: The town of Buckskin Joe didn't last.Ĭenter left: Arrastras crushed ore with heavy stones, so miners could recover the gold. In the end, 115,000 ounces of gold was extracted - enough to fill about 8 grocery bags. The amount of soil and rock removed from South Park equaled about 3.3 million dump trucks filled with gravel. Only a few mines operate in South Park today. By the 1950s, the high cost of mining in a harsh landscape forced most operations to close. The dredges produced huge tailings, or piles of discarded gravel. In the 1920s, dredge boats began mining for gold on the South Platte River. This first boom receded by 1864, but the discovery of silver in 1870 spurred another mining rush.Ĭoal found near Como supported the operation of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railway, which hauled ore, gold, silver, coal, and passengers between Denver and Leadville over Boreas Pass. Towns named Tarryall, Fairplay, and Buckskin sprang up. It is Near Lake George in Park County Colorado In 1859-60, thousands of people drawn by the promise of gold crossed over the passes into South Park. This historical marker was erected by U.S. , Bottom right: The South Platte Dredge, shown above, left tailings that can be seen southeast of Fairplay. , Center left: Arrastras crushed ore with heavy stones, so miners could recover the gold. In the end, 115,000 ounces of gold was extracted - enough to fill about 8 grocery bags., Captions, Top left: The town of Buckskin Joe didn't last. Only a few mines operate in South Park today., The amount of soil and rock removed from South Park equaled about 3.3 million dump trucks filled with gravel. This first boom receded by 1864, but the discovery of silver in 1870 spurred another mining rush., Coal found near Como supported the operation of the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railway, which hauled ore, gold, silver, coal, and passengers between Denver and Leadville over Boreas Pass., In the 1920s, dredge boats began mining for gold on the South Platte River. In 1859-60, thousands of people drawn by the promise of gold crossed over the passes into South Park., Towns named Tarryall, Fairplay, and Buckskin sprang up.
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