Cripple Creek, village, Teller co., central Colo.; 38°45'N 105°10'W. Elev. 9,494 ft/2,894 m. Primarily a summer resort, it was once a great gold-mining town. N terminus of narrow-gauge RR to Victor. The discovery of gold (1891) on a cattle ranch created one of the richest camps of a major gold-producing area. In 1901 the dist. had an est. pop. of 50,000. Gold production declined after that year; yet the opening of a drainage tunnel in 1941 reactivated formerly flooded mines and led to the discovery of new veins. Violence marked miners’ strikes in 1893 and 1904. The old mines are tourist attractions. Casino gambling. Pikes Peak and Pike Natl. Forest to E; Mueller State Park to N; Florissant Fossil Beds Natl. Monument to N. Inc. 1892.
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Teller co., central Colo.; 38°45'N 105°10'W. Elev. 9,494 ft/2,894 m. Primarily a summer resort, it was once a great gold-mining town. N terminus of narrow-gauge RR to Victor. The discovery of gold (1891) on a cattle ranch created one of the richest camps of a major gold-producing area. In 1901 the dist. had an est. pop. of 50,000. Gold production declined after that year; yet the opening of a drainage tunnel in 1941 reactivated formerly flooded mines and led to the discovery of new veins. Violence marked miners’ strikes in 1893 and 1904. The old mines are tourist attractions. Casino gambling. Pikes Peak and Pike Natl. Forest to E; Mueller State Park to N; Florissant Fossil Beds Natl. Monument to N. Inc. 1892.
