The first discovery of gold in the Pikes Peak region was made in 1874 when a man named T.H Lowe picked up some rich ore in a meadow near the present site of Cripple Creek. Excited, he quickly organized a prospecting party to search the nearby gulches. Though they found a little gold, there was not enough to warrant mining and they soon they departed.
Friday, October 28, 2022
Cripple Creek, Colorado
“Today the fame of The Cripple Creek Gold Camp ranks with London, Paris and other money centers of the world, for, while the great money centers may handle and control more of the world’s assets, Cripple Creek actually adds more new money to the treasury of the world than any other place. Nearly $2,000,000 are added every month to the world’s wealth by the product from the hills within The District of Cripple Creek.” — Cripple Creek Times, 1904
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The Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mine runs to this day.
ReplyDeleteI have lived in Cripple Creek for over 25yrs. It's a great place to live.
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DeleteUp On Cripple Creek from the Band popped right into my head
ReplyDeleteI was listening to that in my truck yesterday on my way into town. The Band's Greatest Hits CD rocks.
DeleteA drunkard's dream.
DeleteMy wife and I took Gold Camp Road from Colorado Springs at the Boadmoor to Cripple Creek. What a drive! It was at the same time Cripple Creek was starting to build Casinos (circa 1992).
DeleteGambling hell for retired folks now.
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