The
Colorado Directory of Mines, Containing A Description of the Mines and
Mills, and the Mining and Milling Corporations of Colorado, Arranged
Alphabetically By Counties, And A History of Colorado From Its Early
Settlement to the Present Time. Corbett, Thomas B. First Edition. Rocky Mountain News Printing Company, Denver. 1879. This text covers several counties in Colorado, but the highlights included in this site are for Summit County. Pages 405 - 423.
Each location listed in the Summit County section of the text is followed by any individual names provided.
Alexander Placer: Adin Alexander
Argenta: James M. Forshey
Argentine Co.: Chas. Holland, Jeremiah Laming, Henry M. Payne, James G. Diven, Abraham V. Hartwell
Badger: John W. Jacque
Badger Gold Mining and Fluming Co.: M.L. Rood, W.C. Rippey, Robert S. Wilson, Henry C. Clark
Ballou Placer: Ballou & Pollock
Bartlett Mountain Mining Co.: John Potter, Henry McAllister, Jr.
Belle East: Edward C. and Frederick A. Guibow
Bell West: Edward C. Guibor
Bilk: James M. Forshey, Frank and Perry Brandon
Black Warrior: E. Lowe & Co.
Blue River Mining Co.: George D. Hall, John C. Orrick, John A. Willoughby
Boston Mining Co.: John R. Brewer, T. H. Perkins, Francis Bartlett, Henry L. Hallett, William L. Candler
Boston and Colorado Gold Placer: J.A. Willoughby, James B. Potter, Levi Nowcomb
Carbonate
Mining Co.: Newton B. Lord, Leonard S. Ballou, John M. Thorn, David A.
Gage, Samuel H. Herrick, Alexander M. Lay, Edward Schenck
Cashier: D.L. Southworth
Centennial: I.W. and F. M. Hibbard
Centennial: William L. and Clarence G. Sampson
Champion: Edwin S. Platt, John M. Dumont & Co.
Champion: James M. Forshey, Horace and Albert McNeil
Chautauqua: Montezuma Silver Mining Co.
Chenango Tunnel: Silver Gate Mining Co.
Clark Placer: C.P. Clark
Clark and Cobb Placer: C.P. Clark, J.J. Cobb
Clinton and Ten Mile Placer: D.R. Emmett, Edward Lowe
Coaley Extension: Edward C. Guibor & Co.
Colorado
Springs Prospecting and Mining Co.: John G. Wilson, Edward Hunt, A.C.
Knox, F.P. Lombard, J.M. Stanley, John Z. Potter, R.C. Lyon, O.C. Knox,
E.J. Eaton, L.S. Humiston
Comstock, C.G.: William L. and Clarence G. Sampson
Croesus Gold and Silver Mining Co.: John Dixon, Calvin P. Clark, William F. Callaway, Calvin P. Clark
Dexter: F.E. Webster
Dora: Thomas B. Corbett, William F. Kendrick
Dublin No. 2: Albert R. Doyle
Eclipse: Willard Teller
El Paso Mining Co., of Colorado: J.H. Kerr, W.S. Weed, Charles Ayers
Erie: Montezuma Silver Mining Co.
Excelsior: James M. Forshey
Fletcher: James M. Forshey, Albert McNeil
Fletcher Mountain Tunnel: Jas. M. Forshey
Flushing Mining Co.'s Placer: George M. Clark
Fredonia: J.L. Fuller, F. Cromes
Fuller and Greenleaf Mining and Ditch Co.: T.H. Fuller, A.M. Greenleaf, J.A. Willoughby
Fuller and Crome Placer Claim: J.L. Fuller, F. Crome
Fuller Placer Mining Co.: Jas. M. Forshey, Thomas H. Fuller, Mason B. Carpenter, Gilbert L. Havens, M.J. Cole
G. B. R. Robinson & Co.
Gilpin: James McNassar, John Moon
Glacier
Mountain Silver Mining, Co.: James B. Craig, John O. Bradford, Edward
T. Bradford, Hugh J. Begley, George K. Clark, William H. Rand, Robert
L. Martin
Gold Run Gold Washing Co.: Lelon Peabody, Henry D. Steele, Oliver A. Whittemore, D.G. Blass, N.W. Riker
Gold Run Gravel Washing Co.: Benjamin G. Blass, Nathan W. Riker, Edward E. Hartwell
Golden Eagle: John W. Jacque
Golden Bill: John W. Jacque
Golden Cord: Frank Probasco
Golden Gate: John Fitzgerald
Great Republic: F.E. Webster, J.A. Conwell, J.J. McKinney
Gray's Peak Mining and Milling, Co.: Harvy Quicksell, Marcus A. Root, T. Norval Jeffries, E.J. Mathews
Griffin Gold and Silver Mining, Co.: Adam L. and John Shock, Ziba Surles
Herman: Edward C. Guibor, Herman Silver
Hoosier: John W. Jacque
Hoosier Gulch Placer: Henry M. Bostwick, William Bemrose
Humbug Gulch Placer: Henry Schuster, Henry Stahl
Ingleside: Colorado Springs Prospecting and Mining Co.
Ingleside Mining Property: Colorado Springs Prospecting and Mining Co.
Invincible Mining Co.'s Placer: Joseph P. Stell, T.P. Goodman, William S. Cooper
Justice: John W. Jacque
La Plata: O.C. Knox
Legal Tender: Colorado Springs Prospecting and Mining Co.
Little Annie: Griffith G. Jones
Little Frank: John W. Jacque
Little Giant: Robinson & Co.
Louise: Joseph B. Steel & Co.
Lucky: E. Lowe & Co.
Malabar
Manitou: Colorado Springs Prospecting and Mining Co.
Marxon: William L. and Clarence G. Sampson
May Bell: Frank and Perry Brandon
McNulty Gulch Placer: James McNassar, Frank and Perry BRandon
Metal Milling and Mining Co.: John A. Leslie, Edgar Harriott, Robert L. Martin, Ebenezer Rich, N. H. Davis
Minnie: Samuel F. Cary
Modoc: Bressler & Co.
Monte
Rosa Mining Co.: W.H. Slack, J.H. Mathers, R.C. Bristol, H.E. Freeman,
George L. King, J.D. Crane, J.W. Leighton, D.L. Welch
Montezuma Mining and Smelting, Co. George L. and J.D. Scott, William Andrews
Montezuma
Silver Mining Co.: James B. Craig, J.O. Bradford, Edwin T. Bradford,
Hugh J. Begly, J.H. McChesney, Edwin S. Folwer, Robert L. Martin,
Ebenezer Rich
Mount Ruby Tunnel: Couara Mining Co.
Mount Ruby Tunnel Co.: A.B. Robbins, Avery Gallup, Samuel Watson, Henry A. Bagley, B.R. Ragland, Herman J. Bagley
Mountain Pride: F.E. Webster
Mountain Stake: James M. Forshey
Napoleon: St. Lawrence Silver Mining Co.
National Treasury:
No. 1: Couara Silver Mining Co.
No. 2: Couara Silver Mining Co.
No. 4: Silver Gate Mining Co.
No. 5: Boston Mining Co.
No. 5: Silver Gate Mining Co.
No. 7: Boston Mining Co.
Norse: Couara Silver Mining Co.
North Star: D.W. Willey & Co.
North Star: John Fitzgerald & Co.
Occidental: Colorado Springs Prospecting and Mining Co.
Olsen Placer: Henry Shuster, M.J. Cole
Ondawa Mining Co.: Henry K. Steele, Harvey P. Platt, Edwin T. Platt, Charles B. Phillips, John Fitch
Orion: Colorado Springs Prospecting and Mining Co.
Oro-fino: J.H. Follett & Co.
Pacific: J.H. Follett & Co.
Pacific: William Bemrose
P.G.: F.E. Webster
Pilgrims Folly: Grigg & Co.
Potosi: Edward C. Guibor & Co.
Pride of the West: James M. Forshey
Radical and Radical Jr.: Montezuma Silver Mining Co.
Ready Pay: D.L. Southworth & Co.
Register: Willard Teller
Resumption: S.C. Emory & Co.
Rising Sun: Recen, Allison, "and others"
Rustler: William L. and Clarence G. Sampson
Ryan Gulch Placer: Roby & Silverthorne
Sampson: William L. and Clarence G. Sampson
Seventy-Six: Frank and Perry Brandon
Seventy-Eight: Robinson & Co.
Silver Blossom: Frank Probasco and Calvin Blossom
Silver Lake: William Bemrose
Silver Queen: John W. Jacque
Silver Spike: Colorado Springs Prospecting and Mining Co.
Silver Wing: St. Lawrence Silver Mining Co.
Sisler Placer: John Sisler
Speckled Quail: Joseph P. Steel
Springfield Mining, Ditching and Fluming Co.: John A. Willoughby, A.M. Greenleaf, T.H. Fuller
Star of the West: Frank Bunholzer, F. Aicher, J. Harvat
St. Cloud: D.W. Willey, T.E. Clery
Stillson Patch Placer: John Sisler
St. Louis: John W. Jacque
Sukey: William W. Webster
Swan River Placer Mining Co.: Otto Eckhardt, Frederick Wendt, Israel B. Ward, George Ebert, Frederick Nieninger
Teller: Montezuma Silver Mining Co.
Thirty per Cent: Colorado Springs Prospecting and Mining Co.
Tiger: D.W. Willey, T.E. Clery, "and others"
Tiger Extension: D.W. Willey & Co.
Troy Bar Diggings: B.F. and J.H. Follett
Tunnel Lode No. 1: Couara Silver Mining Co.
Vandemoer: Middleton W. and W.K. Smith, Jasper Ward
