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Cripple Creek Mining & Bus. Directory, 1894 [182531]

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Cripple Creek Mining & Bus. Directory, 1894 [182531]
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Rare and important early Colorado mining directory, "History and Description of the Cripple Creek Mining District, Mining and Business Directory, City of Cripple Creek and Adjacent Towns," Cripple Creek Hazeltine & Co., May 1, 1984, First Edition, 161 pp., including pastedown, numerous advertisements. The first directory and history of Cripple Creek. In a preface, the publisher notes the difficulties encountered in compiling the book, "...during the turmoil and excitement caused by fabulously rich discoveries of gold occurring so frequently, with every owner of mine or promising prospect lost to all thoughts save that of g'od and unwilling to divulge the full extent and value of the ore bodies unearthed...," and of the importance of the directory, "...we believe that it will be a great benefit in giving the world at large an idea of what boundless treasure is locked within these rocky vaults and what favorable opportunities there are offered within the Cripple Creek Gold Fields..." History and description of Cripple Creek, sketches of towns within the Cripple Creek mining district, "Pillars and Pioneers," "Mines, Mills and Prospects,"a classified business directory and directory of almost 200 mines in the Cripple Creek Mining District are all included. Small bookplate inside cover of well-known collector John J. Ford. 6" x 9". Cover wear, hinges reinforced, otherwise internally near fine. [ Colorado