Title quoted from handwritten text on the item: "X10U8 [Extenuate] Buildings On Mine Dump, Remains of Wellington-Oro Mine". Mine site near Breckenridge, Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Hydraulic mining operations at the Kingsbury Placer (later called Banner Placer) in Iowa Gulch near Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1909. A man, probably the manager or a member of the pit crew, looks at the wooden sluices carrying water through the gravel banks below while a horse and buggy wait on the high bank above.
UnidentifiedTitle quoted from handwritten text on the item: "Wellington-Oro X10U8 Mine Dump and Buildings". In French Gulch, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1970.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Title quoted from handwritten text on the item: "Wellington Ore Bin". Shows the Wellington ore bin on the Extenuate (X10U8) mine dump. In French Gulch, near Breckenridge, Colorado. Undated, probably circa 1966-1972.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Title quoted from handwritten text on the item: "Wellington Mine X10U8 Ore Chute Remains 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.Title quoted from handwritten text on the item: "Wellington Mine Remains at Breckenridge". Shows the Wellington ore bin on the Extenuate (also known as X10U8) mine dump. In French Gulch, near Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1967.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Title quoted from handwritten text on the item: "Wellington Mine Remains at Breckenridge". Shows the Wellington ore bin on the Extenuate (also known as X10U8) mine dump. In French Gulch, near Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1967.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Title quoted from handwritten text on the item: "Wellington Mine - Remains of Breckenridge Mines". Shows Extenuate (X10U8) Mine buildings and mine dump. In the foreground are the collapsed ruins of a wooden structure. Near Breckenridge, Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Title quoted from handwritten text on the item: "Wellington Mine - Remains of Breckenridge Mines". Abandoned ore bin at the Wellington-Oro Mine in French Gulch, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. The ore bin sits on the huge mine dump of the Extenuate (X10U8) and Brown tunnels. Circa 1966.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Kingsbury (later called Banner) Placer hydraulic mining operations in Iowa Gulch near Breckenridge, Colorado in 1909. Called "booming", the headgate is opened to allow water from the reservoir above to pour over the deep gravel banks, washing gold bearing gravel. Below, a man operates a "Giant" (a hydraulic pipe with high pressure nozzle) to further erode the hillside.
UnidentifiedWater diversion headgate for placer mining operations run by the Gold Pan Mining Company, south of Breckenridge, Colorado. The nearly four mile long Gold Pan Ditch and connecting pipeline brought water from Indiana Gulch, Pennsylvania Gulch, and the Blue River, to operate the Evans hydraulic elevator system. Circa 1900s.
UnidentifiedWapiti Mining Company's mining operations in American Gulch below Farncomb Hill, near Breckenridge, Colorado. An hydraulic pipe with high pressure nozzle (called a "Giant") drives gravel from the tree-cleared hillside. The Victoria Gold Mining Company's mill, built in 1888, is in view on the left. Circa 1895.
Westerman, OttoThe Wapiti Mining Company's automatic dam, circa 1895. The dam controlled the flow of water in the South Swan River, north of Breckenridge, Colorado.
Westerman, OttoThe Great Flume going around the hill opposite Mount Guyot (in background), northeast of Breckenridge, Colorado in autumn of 1895. In the snow, a man stands next to the waist-high wooden flume while a dog sits on top. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "View on Farncom [sic] hill."
Westerman, OttoA view of the stacker of a gold dredge boat, probably near Breckenridge, Colorado. Excavated boulder and rock piles line one side of the dredging route. In the background are buildings and tree-covered mountains.
UnidentifiedBreckenridge looking northwest with Shock Hill (left) and Gibson Hill (right) in the background. Snow covers the large piles of excavated rock left behind from gold dredging operations on the Blue River. In view are the houses and buildings on the southwest side of Main Street.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.View of Breckenridge and the extensive dredge piles left behind by gold dredging operations. Looking west from Boreas Pass, with the Tenmile Range in the background. Also visible are the ski runs on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Two men stand near the water diversion headgate for placer mining operations run by the Gold Pan Mining Company, south of Breckenridge, Colorado. The nearly four mile long Gold Pan Ditch and connecting pipeline brought water from Indiana Gulch, Pennsylvania Gulch, and the Blue River, to operate the Evans hydraulic elevator system. A stand of dead trees in the background, with Barney Ford Hill in view. Circa 1900s.
UnidentifiedTwo men dressed in suits lean against the railing of a bridge crossing Blue River, west of Main Street, Breckenridge, Colorado. In the background (right) are mill and/or smelter buildings. Probably looking southwest from the Watson Avenue bridge. Circa 1900s.
Westerman, OttoTwo well-dressed men and a burro stand outside a rough hewn log cabin by the Blue River, west of Main Street, Breckenridge, Colorado. Wagons are parked nearby. Looking southwest with Colorado and Southern (C&S) railway boxcars and mill and/or smelter buildings in the background. Circa early 1900s.
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