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Call Number	K-422
Title	Eldora, Colorado water supply
Creator(s)	Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975.
Summary	Court, four of the nine men were released for lack of evidence. The remaining men were found not guilty. The Bailey Mill was never operated for any extended periods of time after Bailey's death. Several different owners tried varying ore treatment methods, but none were successful. In 1916, the mill was sold for salvage and torn down.; down several months later due to financial troubles. In desperation, Bailey turned to his family for financial backing. His family agreed to help, but Bailey's financial woes were far from over. The ore treatment process employed at the mill proved to be inefficient and Bailey's funds dwindled quickly. Employees at the mill started to be concerned about not getting paid for their work. On November 18, 1899, after rumors spread through the region that Bailey was planning ; Photographer Donald C. Kemp's father John H. Kemp stands in the right midground on the edge of the Bailey Mill Dam about one mile west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Water flows rapidly over the ledge near him. Water to turn the Pelton turbine that activated the Bailey Mill was drawn from the log-cribbing dam and carried from there to the penstock above the mill. Started by Neil B. Bailey, the mill began operating in the summer of 1899 but was forced to close ; to skip town, a group of mill workers went to Bailey's house to demand their pay. Someone reportedly set the house on fire and as Bailey worked to extinguish the flames, his house was riddled with bullets and rocks. Bailey was shot in the arm during the ordeal. Law officials managed to disband the angry crowd, but Bailey's wound proved fatal. Nine people, including John F. Rowell, were arrested and charged with murder. After a preliminary hearing in Boulder Justice
Date	[between 1935 and 1950?]
Notes	of Eldora was platted and built on part of the Placer Company's holdings. Mr. Kemp is shown standing on the apron of the dam. After the mill was torn down in the spring of 1916, the dam was of no further use, and rapidly fell to ruin." typed on paper stuck to back of print; image is copy of an earlier photograph taken by an unknown photographer; image also identified as "F11087."; See also "K-331."; Title from back of print owned by Western History Department, Denver Public Library; words "Eldora, Colorado. The dam built to convey water power to the Bailey Mill (Eldora Mining & Milling Co.). The dam was built on Middle Boulder Creek about half a mile west of the Mill - a 75-ton chlorination plant erected in the early summer of 1899, during the Eldora mining boom. The dam was built by John H. Kemp, one of the locators of the Happy Valley Placer Mines; and the town ; R7001254220
Physical Description	1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Subject	Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900. Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900. Dams--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900. Kemp, John H.
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	00125422.tif

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