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- Cleaning up ripple [sic] box, Cottonwood Placer Co.
- Miners for the Cottonwood Placer Company pose in and near a riffle box (sluice) in Montrose County, Colorado. Two men have shovels.
- Cottonwood Placer Company--People--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.;...
- 1897 July 18
- Cleaning up ripple [sic] box, Cottonwood Placer Co.
- Miners for the Cottonwood Placer Company watch a man clean a riffle box (sluice) in Montrose County, Colorado.
- Cottonwood Placer Company--People--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.;...
- 1897 July 18
- Cleaning up ripple [sic] box, Cottonwood Placer Co.
- Miners from the Cottonwood Placer Company watch a man clean a riffle box (sluice) with a shovel, Montrose County, Colorado.
- Cottonwood Placer Company--People--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.;...
- 1897 July 18
- Giant at work, Cottonwood Placer Co.
- Miners use a monitor nozzle at a Cottonwood Placer Company mining operation in Montrose County, Colorado.
- Cottonwood Placer Company--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 16
- Giant at work, Cottonwood Placer Co.
- Miners from the Cottonwood Placer Company use a monitor nozzle to hydraulically mine ore in Montrose County, Colorado. The San Miguel River is in the distance.
- Cottonwood Placer Company--People--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.;...
- 1897 July 21
- John Huff's ranch, Paradox Valley
- View of John Huff and his family and dogs in front of their cabin in Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado.
- Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Paradox Valley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Huff, John, rancher.
- 1897 July 21
- John Huff's ranch, Paradox Valley
- Men on foot and horseback pose in front of a log structure in a corral on John Huff's ranch, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado. One man holds a rifle, another holds a lariat. A dog sits on a blanket.
- Huff, John, rancher--Homes & haunts.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Paradox Valley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Corrals--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Log...
- 1897 July 20
- Uncompahgre Valley along Paradox road
- View of the Uncompahgre Valley in Colorado; shows a valley, mountains, and cabins.
- Uncompahgre Valley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897 Sep. 10
- Uncompahgre Valley along Paradox road
- View of the Uncompahgre Valley in Colorado; shows a mesa, mountains, and cabins.
- Uncompahgre Valley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897 Sep. 10
- Park along Paradox road, Uncompahgre Plateau
- View of a meadow on the Uncompahgre Plateau in Colorado. Shows aspen and pine trees.
- Uncompahgre Plateau (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Meadows--Colorado--1890-1900.; Trees--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897 Sep. 10
- Burros (Advance guard of civilization)
- View of burros in possibly Colorado. Horses graze in the distance.
- Donkeys--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 24
- Patterson and Anderson, La Sal fishermen
- Two fishermen, identified as Patterson and Anderson, pose with handmade fishing poles and fish in front of a log cabin in the La Sal Mountains, Utah.
- La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; Fishing--Utah--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Utah--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 26
- Klondykers, Cottonwood Placers, Pinion [sic] Colo.
- Cottonwood Placer Company men stand and sit on a riffle box (sluice) in front of a cabin in Pinon (Montrose County), Colorado, with picks, a shovel, and a gold washing pan. Sign reads: "Klondykers."
- Cottonwood Placer Company--People--1890-1900.; Pinon (Montrose County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.;...
- 1897 Sep. 8
- Geyser Valley looking east from Mt's
- View of a valley identified as Geyser Valley in possibly San Juan County, Utah.
- Valleys--Utah--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 24
- Camp by small mill, La Sal Mt's, Utah. First camp in Utah
- Two men sit by wagons in the La Sal mountains of Utah. Signs on the wagons read: "20 miles to the new La Sal mines," "Meals at all hours," "La Sal stage." Shows buckets, a crate, and a pitcher.
- La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; Camping--Utah--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Utah--1890-1900.; Men--Utah--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 22
- Geyser cabin, La Sal Mt's, Utah
- View of two men, one on horseback, by a log cabin in the La Sal Mountains, probably in San Juan County, Utah. Signs read, "La Sal and Geyser Express Office," "Geyser Cabin," and "Stage Office".
- La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Utah)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Men--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 24
- Mt. Peal [sic] from Geyser cabin
- View of Mt. Peale, a field, and bushes in the La Sal Mountains, San Juan County, Utah.
- Peale, Mount (Utah)--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Utah)--1890-1900.; Meadows--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 25
- Geyser cabin, La Sal Mt's, Utah
- Two men on horseback and a third man stand in front of Geyser cabin in the La Sal Mountains, probably San Juan County, Utah. Signs read, "Geyser cabin," "La Sal and Geyser Express Office," and "Stage Office." Shows a tent beside the cabin and a...
- La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Utah)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Men--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 24
- View of mountains from Geyser cabin
- View of mountains and a meadow in the La Sal Mountains, possibly San Juan County, Utah. Shows a wagon and wagon ruts in the field.
- La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Utah--1890-1900.; Meadows--Utah--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 22
- Sheepherders and herd, La Sal Mt's
- View of sheepherders, one on horseback; their dog; and a herd of sheep in the La Sal Mountains of Utah.
- La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Utah--1890-1900.; Ranchers--Utah--1890-1900.; Sheep--Utah--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 24
- Tom Ray's ranch, Paradox Valley
- Three women and six children sit on a porch in front of Tom Ray's house in Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado. Shows a dog.
- Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Paradox Valley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children & adults--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Porches--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.;...
- 1897 July 21
- Sheep herd, La Sal Mt's
- View of a large herd of sheep in a La Sal mountain pasture, Utah.
- La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; Farms--Utah--1890-1900.; Sheep--Utah--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 24
- Montrose, Uncompahgre Valley Colo.
- View of a road through the Uncompahgre Valley leading to the town of Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows houses in the distance.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Uncompahgre Valley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1900.; Roads--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1900.
- 1897 Sep. 10
- Juliet and twin calves
- View of a man and a woman with a cow named Juliet and its twin calves in Colorado or Utah.
- Cattle--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Forest Mine near Rico, Colo.
- Four men stand outside the shafthouse of probably the Forest-Payroll Tunnel Mine near the city of Rico (Dolores County), Colorado. Shows railroad tracks leading into the mine.
- Dolores County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Forest-Payroll Tunnel Mine (Dolores County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Dolores County--1890-1900.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Dolores County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Dolores...
- 1897 Sep. 17
- La Sal Mt's. from Cottonwood road
- View of the La Sal Mountains in Utah and a valley in Utah or Colorado. Shows hills and clouds.
- La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; Clouds--1890-1900.; Valleys--1890-1900.
- 1897 Sep. 9
- Barn and alfalfa stacks on A. E. Buddecke's ranch, Montrose, Colo.
- Horses feed on alfalfa on A.E. Buddecke's ranch near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows two men and a boy by a barn.
- Buddecke, A. E.--Homes & haunts.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Alfalfa--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Barns--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Haystacks--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Montrose...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Alfalfa field on A.E. Buddecke's ranch, Montrose, Colo.
- View of an alfalfa field on A.E. Buddecke's ranch near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. A boy sits on a haystack.
- Buddecke, A. E.--Homes & haunts.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Alfalfa--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Croplands--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Haystacks--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Orchard on A.E Buddecke's ranch, Montrose Colo.
- View of possibly an apple or peach orchard located on A.E. Buddecke's ranch near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado.
- Buddecke, A. E.--Homes & haunts.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Orchards--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Washing with a hose
- View of a placer mining operation on a river probably in Montrose County, Colorado. Men use a monitor nozzle to wash the riverbank.
- Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 16
- Carrying a hose
- Men carry a hose and nozzle on their shoulders in probably Montrose County, Colorado.
- Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hoses--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 17
- Cottonwood Placer tunnel and ditch
- Three men stand and sit by the Cottonwood Placer Company tunnel and ditch in Montrose County, Colorado.
- Cottonwood Placer Company--People--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 17
- Main Street Pinion [sic] Colo.
- A man walks in the street while others sit by wooden buildings on Main Street in Pinon (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows a wagon with a rifle and equipment.
- Pinon (Montrose County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 18
- Giant at work Cottonwood Placer Co.
- View of men from the Cottonwood Placer Company with a monitor nozzle aimed at a riverbank in Montrose County, Colorado .
- Cottonwood Placer Company--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 16
- Main Street Pinion [sic] Colo.
- View of the town of Pinon (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows a tent, a covered wagon, wood frame houses, and men and a woman in the distance.
- Pinon (Montrose County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 16
- Bridge crossing San Miguel River at Pinion [sic] Colo.
- View of a bridge over the San Miguel River in Pinon (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows people by the river, scattered wood frame houses, a wagon, and cows near a corral.
- Pinon (Montrose County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Pinon (Montrose County)--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 16
- Pressure box and pipeline Cottonwood Placer Co.
- View of a pipeline, mine, and pressure box worked by the Cottonwood Placer Company miners in Montrose County, Colorado.
- Cottonwood Placer Company--Facilities--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.;...
- 1897 July 16
- Garden truck patch Cottonwood Placer Co. Pinion [sic] Colo.
- View of cultivated land possibly owned by the Cottonwood Placer Company in Pinon (Montrose County), Colorado.
- Pinon (Montrose County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Croplands--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 16
- Ocean Grove on San Miguel River, Cottonwood Placer Co.
- Six men sit and stand outside a cave with attached shed identified as Ocean Grove near the San Miguel River in Montrose County, Colorado. Shows bottles on a table; a bed inside the cave beneath a rock overhang; and signs which read: "Ocean Grove,"...
- Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Caves--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Sheds--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 17
- Placer miners, Cottonwood Placer Co., Pinion [sic] Co.
- Ten miners from the Cottonwood Placer Company sit and stand in front of a wood frame building in Pinon (Montrose County), Colorado. One man holds a horse, and a dog lies on the ground.
- Cottonwood Placer Company--People--1890-1900.; Pinon (Montrose County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 18
- Hauling lumber over the Chipmunk Trail
- A horse-drawn wagon with men at rest from hauling lumber are on a rugged trial identified as Chipmunk Trail, possibly in Montrose County, Colorado.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Lumber--Colorado--1890-1900.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 17
- A Question of right of way, Buckeye Cabin
- Two boys hold rifles by a model railroad creation identified as "A Question of Right of Way" in the La Sal Mountains, Utah. A sign reads, "Colorado Rail Road Magnets." Shows magnets, a pickaxe, a pick, and an ax.
- Railroads--Right of way--Utah--1890-1900.; La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; Boys--Utah--1890-1900.; Model railroads--Utah--1890-1900.; Rifles--Utah--1890-1900.
- 1897 Sep. 3
- Two lumps of mischief, Buckeye Cabin
- Two boys, one barefoot, hold rifles in front of Buckeye Cabin in the La Sal Mountains, Utah. A broom leans against the log cabin.
- La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; Boys--Utah--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Utah--1890-1900.; Rifles--Utah--1890-1900.
- 1897 Sep. 2
- Buckeye Cabin, La Sal Mt's. Utah
- A boy sits in front of Buckeye Cabin in the La Sal Mountains, Utah. A sign reads, "Assay Office Buckeye Cabin." On a table are reagent bottles, a box of assay weights, a beaker, test tubes, glass-stoppered acid bottles, evaporating dishes, and a...
- Assaying apparatus--Utah--1890-1900.; La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; Boys--Utah--1890-1900.; Equipment--Utah--1890-1900.; Log Cabins--Utah--1890-1900.
- 1897 Aug. 24
- Assay outfit, Buckeye Cabin
- A boy and a dog sit beside Buckeye Cabin in the La Sal Mountains, Utah. A sign reads, "Assay Office Buckeye Cabin." On a table are reagent bottles which read, "Acid Nitric HNO₃," "Ammonium Hydroxide NH₄OH," and "Acid Hydrochloric HCL." Also on...
- Assaying apparatus--Utah--1890-1900.; La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; Boys--Utah--1890-1900.; Equipment--Utah--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Utah--1890-1900.
- 1897 Aug. 24
- Group of miners and hunters, Miners Basin
- Three men stand as one holds the reins of a horse nearby, another has a rifle over his shoulder, another has a pick ax on his shoulder; and, two men and one woman sit in the grass by blankets and a saddle in Miners Basin in the La Sal Mountains,...
- Grand County (Utah)--1890-1900.; Miners Basin (Grand County, Utah : Valley)--1890-1900.; Hunters--Utah--Grand County--1890-1900.; Horses--Utah--Grand County--1890-1900.; Meadows--Utah--Grand County--1890-1900.; Miners--Utah--Grand...
- 1897 Aug.17
- Lot's cabin, Miners Basin
- Two men stand; a man, a boy, and two dogs sit; and a fourth man leans against a cabin identified as Lot's cabin in Miners Basin, Grand County, Utah. Shows smoke from the chimney, a pickaxe, a kettle, and a trail.
- Grand County (Utah)--1890-1900.; Miners Basin (Grand County, Utah : Valley)--1890-1900.; Boys--Utah--Grand County--1890-1900.; Dogs--Utah--Grand County--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Utah--Grand County--1890-1900.; Men--Utah--Grand County--1890-1900.;...
- 1897 Aug. 12
- John Brown's ranch, Pine Flat, La Sal Mt's
- Two girls hold onto horses as a boy, two men, and a woman stand in front of a log cabin on John Brown's ranch in Pine Flat, La Sal Mountains, San Juan County, Utah. Shows a saddle and a rope on the ground.
- Brown, John, rancher--Homes & haunts.; Pine Flat (San Juan County, Utah)--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Utah)--1890-1900.; Children--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Horses--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Utah--San Juan...
- 1897 Sep. 4
- Hunter skinning deer
- A man holds a knife and a rifle (possibly a Sharp's carbine or cartridge sporting rifle) next to a skinned deer in front of the log Buckeye Cabin in the La Sal Mountains, Utah. The man wears a waist belt with bullets.
- La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; Dead animals--Utah--1890-1900.; Deer hunting--Utah--1890-1900.; Deer--Utah--1890-1900.; Men--Utah--1890-1900.
- 1897 Sep. 2
- Professor Valley from summit of Mineral Mountain
- View of a mountain and Professor Valley, Grand County, Utah. Shows a lake in the distance.
- Grand County (Utah)--1890-1900.; Professor Valley (Utah)--1890-1900.; Valleys--Utah--Grand County--1890-1900.
- 1897 Aug. 13