Last of Colorado's Gold Booms
by
Jan MacKell, Cripple Creek District Museum
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2003
The Cripple Creek District, on the back of Pikes Peak in central Colorado, first found fame through Bob Womack, the cowboy who publicized his knowledge of gold in the high country and drew thousands to the area. Gold fever allowed the region to flourish, while strikes, fires, and economic hardships threatened...