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Call Number
X-61402
Title
Argo
smelter
,
tub
room
silver
refinery
Creator(s)
Hanington, C. H.
Summary
Boston
&
Colorado
Smelting
Company's
Argo
Smelting
Works
refinery
in
Denver
,
Colorado
shows
:
row
of
round
,
wood
tanks
and
rectangular
containers
.
Date
1892
Notes
Accompanying
historical
note
reads
: "These
photographs
taken
by
C
.
H
.
Hanington
pertain
to the
Argo
Smelting
Works
of the
Boston
and
Colorado
Smelting
Co
. This
enterprise
was
conceived
and
carried
out
by
Senator
N
.
P
.
Hill
. The
first
plant
was
built
in
Black
Hawk
in
1869
and
solved
the
problem
of
treating
the
sulphide
ores
of
Gilpin
County
and
other
districts
as the
character
of the
free
milling
ores
changed
as the
mines
became
deeper
.
History
of this
enterprise
should be
preserved
as
it
played
an
important
part
in the
development
of
Denver
and the
state
as a
whole
.
When
the
eminent
metallurgist
,
Richard
Pearce
from
Cornwall
,
joined
the
company
in
1873
, a
small
refinery
was
constructed
. The
silver
bricks
,
used
as
stepping
stones
by
General
Grant
on the
occasion
of his
first
visit
to
Central
City
, were
produced
in this
refinery
.
Mr
.
Pearce
continued
as
manager
until
about
1902
.
Meanwhile
the
Argo
Plant
near
Denver
was
being
constructed
in
1878
.
Operations
at
Black
Hawk
were
discontinued
after
the
Argo
Plant
was
started
,
early
in
1879
.
Memorandum
by
R
.
W
.
Hanington
,
May
1950.
";
Hand-written
on
back
of
print
: "
Argo
Smelting
Works
(Boston
and
Colorado
Smelting
Co.)
";
Title
hand-written
on
front
of
print.
;
R7100614020
Physical Description
1 photoprint ; 13 x 20 cm. (5 x 8 in.)
Subject
Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.)
Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.
Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.
Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
Source
Source
:
R
.
W
.
Hanington
.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material
Photographic
prints.
;
Imaged.
;
Image
Format-Medium
Photograph
Filename
10061402.TIF
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