A man dressed in a suit coat and hat, and wearing pants tucked into tall, laced boots, stands on the dirt road outside the Wellington Mine and Mill operations in French Gulch, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Behind him is a large stack of lumber and finished mine timbers. Smoke fills the view in the background. Circa June 1913.
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A man wearing a bowler (derby) hat stands on the dirt road outside the Wellington Mine and Mill operations in French Gulch, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Behind him is a massive mine waste dump. In the background on the hillside are the Oro Shaft buildings. Circa June 1913.
UnidentifiedQuoted from handwritten text on the item: "Remains of Wellington Mine". Shows a mine car used to transport ore at the Wellington Mine site near Breckenridge, Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Cased image (ambrotype) of a mining camp, probably Lincoln City, in French Gulch, in what was then the Colorado Territory. View of the Tenmile Range in the background. Quoted from handwritten text on the back of the casing: “French Gulch, Aug. 23, 1862.”
UnidentifiedAbandoned buildings at the Extenuate Mine (also known as X10U8) and mine dump. The Extenuate was part of the extensive Wellington Mine and Mill properties in French Gulch east of Breckenridge, Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Gold Run Flume frozen with icicles caused by an ice dam, during the "Big Snow" winter of 1898-1899. The wooden flume carried water over French Gulch for placer mining operations, connecting to the Gold Run Ditch at both ends. It was located in French Gulch between the towns of Breckenridge and Lincoln City. A woman stands below the flume and another woman sits on a log next to a young boy.
UnidentifiedLog cabins at Lincoln City in 1862. The mining camp was located in French Gulch, east of Breckenridge, in what was then the Colorado Territory. The Tenmile Range can be seen in the background.
Montana Historical SocietyMen stand on the engine and processing house or behind the bucket line of the Reliance dredge after renovations. Circa 1909. At French Gulch east of Breckenridge, Colorado. The Reliance, built under Ben Stanley Revett and the Reliance Gold Dredging Company, started operations in 1905. By 1906 it was working between the Wellington and Country Boy Mines in French Gulch. It changed over from steam to electric power in 1908.
Westerman, OttoMen stand on the engine and processing house, or sit on the platform below, of the Reliance dredge after renovations. Circa 1909 at French Gulch east of Breckenridge, Colorado. The Reliance, built under Ben Stanley Revett and the Reliance Gold Dredging Company, started operations in 1905. By 1906 it was working between the Wellington and Country Boy Mines in French Gulch. It changed over from steam to electric power in 1908.
Westerman, OttoMen (and one dog) stand side-by-side outside the Minnie Mine and Mill mill building on Mineral Hill in French Gulch, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. The wood frame, metal-roofed mill was constructed in 1892 and included several crushers, crushing rolls, screens and jigs. Smoke rises from one of the chimneys. Peeled, cut logs are stacked near the mill's entrance. The Minnie Mine and Mill was owned by the Blue Hill Mining Company from 1890-1904.
UnidentifiedA man empties an ore car on the side of a mine dump at the Wire Patch Mine on Farncomb Hill in French Gulch, southeast of Breckenridge, Colorado.
Sayre, Robert H.Mine waste dumps or mine tailings at the Wellington Mine in French Gulch east of Breckenridge, Colorado. In the background is a view of the snow-covered peaks of the Tenmile Range.
UnidentifiedView of Mount Guyot at the head of French Gulch, southeast of Breckenridge, Colorado. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "Mount Gyot [sic] at the head of French gulch."
Westerman, OttoRemains of the ore bin and log cribbing at the Wellington-Oro Mine site, located in French Gulch east of Breckenridge, Colorado. The ore bin sits on the huge mine dump of the Extenuate (X10U8) and Brown tunnels.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Title quoted from handwritten text on the item: "Oro Ore Chute, Wellington Mine Remains at Breckenridge". Shows the Wellington-Oro ore bin on the Extenuate (also known as X10U8) mine dump. In French Gulch, near Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1967.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Gold Run Flume frozen with icicles caused by an ice dam, during the "Big Snow" winter of 1898-1899. The wooden flume carried water over French Gulch for placer mining operations, connecting to the Gold Run Ditch at both ends. It was located in French Gulch between the towns of Breckenridge and Lincoln City. A woman holds a large icicle while perched on a ladder leaned against the flume. Another woman and a young boy stand nearby, also holding icicles.
UnidentifiedThe Reliance dredge at French Gulch east of Breckenridge, Colorado in 1906. In the foreground is a floating wood platform used to ferry workers, equipment and supplies between the dredge and the shoreline. The Reliance, built under Ben Stanley Revett and the Reliance Gold Dredging Company, started operations in 1905. By 1906 it was working between the Wellington and Country Boy Mines in French Gulch. Rock tailings in the background, and a view of the Tenmile Range.
Westerman, OttoRemains of the ore bin at the Sallie Barber Mine site located in French Gulch on Barney Ford Hill, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Scattered among the site are logs, rusted sheet metal and abandoned mining equipment.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Sallie Barber Mine site located on Barney Ford Hill in French Gulch, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Rusted pieces of large sheet metal pipe are scattered about the site.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.