Donna Nevens Collection

This collection has various history of Salida and the surrounding area, specifically the mining areas of Monarch.

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: Statement of Henry Weber; Henry Weber's statement which includes descriptions of growing up near Cache Creek near Leadville and Granite, and life around the Monarch Mining District. This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.

: Statement of Knight Wamsley; Knight Wamsley's pioneer statement. This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.

: Statement of M.N. Jordan of Saguache, Colorado; The statement of M.N. Jordan and his reminiscences of living in Saguache, Colorado. This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.

: Statement of Mrs. O.E. Harrington; Statement of Elizabeth Rule Harrington, the first white woman to arrive in Chaffee County. This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.

: Statement of Thomas Penrose; Thomas Penrose emigrated to America from Cornwall, England in 1858. His statement is a reminiscence of his work at the Pride of the West Mine in Chaffee County, Colorado. This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.

: Stationery Store & Bakery in Maysville; A photograph of downtown Maysville in the 1880s. Visible business fronts: Stationery & Post Office, and the Bakery. This photo is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.

: Supplemental Statement of Hugh Boon; A biographical sketch of Hugh Clark Boon, one of the pioneers of Salida, Colorado. This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.

: Supplemental Statement of Hugh Boon; A biographical sketch of Hugh Clark Boon, one of the pioneers of Salida, Colorado. This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.

: T.J. Hampson Transcripts; Thomas Jefferson Hampson was a miner at the Monarch Mining District in Chaffee County, Colorado, during the 1880s. These are excerpts from some of the newspaper columns he sent from Garfield to the editor of the Salida Mail from 1885-1889. This transcript is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.

: The 4th of July at the Metropolis of Monarch District; Cowen's article The Fourth at the Metropolis of the Monarch District and An Interesting Budget of Mining News. This document is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.

: The Murder of Bailey in 1879; The Murder of Bailey as told by O.E. Shewalter. Also included are the stories of the killing of Radcliffe and how Tug Wilson rescued two children from a Ute war party. This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.

: The Shavano Band; Shavano Band. Thomas Penrose is 4th from the left. This photograph was taken near the Billings Tunnel ca. 1880s. This image is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.

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