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Call Number	L-50
Title	North Clear Creek. Hidden Treasure Mill
Creator(s)	Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952.
Summary	across the creek from the tracks. A building stands in the background at the base of a rocky hill. The tracks of the Gilpin Tramway run around the hillside in midground.; The Hidden Treasure Mill in Gilpin County, Colorado, stands in the center of this view of north Clear Creek. The mill was powered either by water or by steam when water power was insufficient. The large box-like structure on the right end of the mill houses a 40-foot waterwheel. A flume carries water from Clear Creek to the wheel. A railroad track forks in front of the mill and runs into the foreground. A wagon drawn by two teams of horses travels on the dirt road
Date	[1899?]
Notes	Emulsion is peeling from edges of glass plate.; Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library.; Words "Looking west, up North Clear Creek - Hidden Treasure Mill, lower right center. Mill was powered by a forty-foot water wheel house and flume show behind the mill. Ore shed of Gilpin Tramway, lower right center. Gilpin Tramway track on hillside across stream from mill. H.H. Lake photo 1899" penciled on back of print.; R7001200506
Physical Description	1 copy photonegative ; 7 x 9 cm. (2 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.); 1 photonegative : glass ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 20 x 25 cm. (7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Subject	Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1900. Mills--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.
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	Film negatives.; Glass negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	00120050.tif

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