The St. Aloysius Academy, a Catholic boarding school, stands on Gunnell Hill in Central City, Colorado. Dirt roads lead back to a mine shafthouse on the hill in the right midground. Additional mine shafthouses dot the hills surrounding the city....
The election was held August 19, 1861. Data was taken from Poll Books Volumes 1, 2 and 3. These books area also on microfilm at the Colorado State Archives, 1313 Sherman St. Room 120, Denver, Colorado 80203.