Donna Nevens Collection
This collection has various history of Salida and the surrounding area, specifically the mining areas of Monarch.
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- 1882 Bird's Eye View Map of Salida
- Bird's eye view of Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, 1882. Population 1500 and 7,456 feet above sea level. Published by J.J. Stoner, Madison, Wisconsin, 1882. Lithographers Beck & Pauli. Includes notes by Thomas Nevens. This map is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
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- A Graphic Description of the New Mining District
- Cowen's article 'A Graphic Descripton of the New Mining District. Maysville and the Men Who Live There: The Mines, and Prospects of Future Developments.' This document is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
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- A Retrospect
- Cowen's article A Retrospect: The First Settlers in the Monarch District - The Early Gold Excitement and Its Sudden Death - Fissure Veins Discovered by the Boone Brothers in 1867 but the First Mine Not Opened Until 1879 - How an Intended Boom Was Nipped in the Bud - 'Crazy Man's Camp' Excitement and Its Fizzle - A Careful Review of the Growth of the Most Extensive Mining District in the State. This document is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
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- A Sketch of the Monarch District, Including Towns Along the South Arkansas
- A typescript from the Chaffee County Times newspaper. From the Donna Nevens Collection.
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- A Sketch of the North Fork Consolidated Mining and Tunnel Company
- Chaffee County Times newspaper typescript of information regarding the Monarch Mining District and the North Fork Consolidated Mining and Tunnel Company. This typescript is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
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- A Stage Trip Down the Valley
- Cowen's article 'A Stage Trip Down the Valley, Ending at a Camp of the Most Brilliant Prospects.' This document is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
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- Account of Mary Nash Mear
- Mary Nash Mear's account of growing up in the upper Arkansas Valley, and her family's experiences with the local Utes. This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.
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- An Exciting Encounter with a Footpad & Other Maysville Happenings
- Cowen's article about Maysville in 1880: An Exciting Encounter with a Footpad, and a Chapter on the Fraternitiy, Increased Activity in Mining Interests, The Usual Growl at the Census Enumeration, and Policies, Business, and General Interesting News. This document is part of the Donna Nevens Coillection.
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- An Indian Chronicle & A Sketch on the Life of Shavano
- Una Hogue's biographical sketches of the Ute tribe, and Ouray, Chipeta, and Shavano, in particular. This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.
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- Anonymous Statement
- A reminiscence of the Hortense Hot Springs near Mt. Princeton and the Chalk Cliffs in Chaffee County, Colorado. This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.
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- Arrival of the Mail at Monarch
- In 1878, on the western edge of Chaffee County, prospector Nicholas Creede struck ore and named his mine ‘Monarch.’ Prospectors soon came from all over to try their luck, and the town of Chaffee City was born. To lessen confusion, the town was renamed Camp Monarch in 1879, and then just Monarch. Monarch was located about a mile west of the town of Garfield and had mining camps all over. When the 1893 Silver Panic hit, the town took a hit. Today the Madonna Mine is the last vestige of Monarch. This image of the Monarch Hotel is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
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- Arthur Hutchinson's 1938 Statement
- John Arthur Hutchinson was one of the four sons of Major Joseph and Anabel Hutchinson, one of the first families of Chaffee County. This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.