Gold Mine Above Ouray, Colorado, Box Canyon
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Legend has it that there are literally hundreds of mine shafts all over Ouray, Silverton, Telluride.
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We live about 1 1/2 hours away from Ouray. We just LOVE that town!!!
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@lampmanone Thanks for the name. Now I will know! Very cool! I had no idea it was a working mine up until the 60s!
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it was 1962 my mistake it was not 72.
The original name was, campbird, the King family leased it for 99 years, it was called (The King Lease.)
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@lampmanone That's so cool! What is the name of that mine? I always wondered. And how did you access it? That mine was functioning all the way up until 1972?
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Yes, I worked in the mine, also at the Beaumont hotel. I was 17 years old, traveling to the United States.
Love is so much stayed 6 months.
I have been back several times, also worked in the mine in 1972.
Dan
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@lampmanone Do you mean you worked in that mine, or just Ouray in general?
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I worked there when I was 17, 1951. I revisit Ouray quite often.
is building still there?
davemoore52266 1 year ago
@davemoore52266 Yes, been there over a 100 years...there are tons of old structures like this just clinging to the canyon walls...really amazing stuff. One of them you have to hike 13 miles to get to...
JeepsterGal 1 year ago