Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Preface viii
Introduction xi
Getting Started xiii
How to Pan for Gold xvi
Map Legend xxviii
Part I Southwest Colorado 1
1 Colorado River 2
2 Rattlesnake Gulch 5
3 Lower Dolores River 8
4 Uravan 11
5 La Sal Creek 14
6 Piñon Bridge 16
7 Norwood Hill 19
8 Sawpit 22
9 Telluride 25
10 Rico 29
11 Mancos River 33
12 La Plata 36
13 Duxango 40
14 Baker's Bridge 43
15 Silverton 45
16 Mayflower Gold Mill Tour 48
17 Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour 50
18 Animas Forks 52
19 Placer Gulch 55
20 Cement Creek 58
21 South Mineral Creek 61
22 Million Dollar Highway 64
23 Upper Uncompahgre River 67
24 Camp Bird 70
25 Bachelor-Syracuse Mine Tour 73
Honorable Mentions 75
Part II Central Colorado 77
26 Lake City 78
27 Hard Tack Mine Tour 83
28 Creede Underground Mining Museum 86
29 Willow Creek 90
30 Rio Grande 93
31 Summitville 95
32 Bonanza 98
33 Pitkin 102
34 Washington Gulch 105
35 Taylor River 108
36 Texas Creek 112
37 Pieplant Creek 114
38 Union Park 116
39 Tincup 118
40 Chalk Creek 121
41 Buena Vista 125
42 Clear Creek 129
43 Cache Creek Public Area 134
44 Lake Creek 138
45 Independence 143
46 Halfhioon Creek 147
47 National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum 151
48 Route of the Silver Kings 155
49 Matchless Mine Tour 159
50 Point Bar Public Area 162
51 Lower Arkansas 166
52 Breckenridge 169
53 Country Boy Mine Tour 173
54 Washington Gold and Silver Mine Tour 176
55 Lomax Placer Gulch Tour 179
56 Montezuma 182
57 Alma 186
58 Fairplay Beach Public Area 191
59 Tarryall Creek 194
60 Cripple Creek 198
61 Victor Gold Mine Tour 202
62 Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine Tour 205
Part III Northeast Colorado 209
63 Georgetown Loop Tour 210
64 Phoenix Mine Tour 213
65 West Chicago Creek 216
66 Argo Mill and Tunnel Tour 218
67 Hidee Mine Tour 221
68 Black Hawk 225
69 Clear Creek Public Area 227
70 Gold Strike Park Public Area 231
71 Cherry Creek Public Area 234
72 Arapahoe Bar Public Area 237
73 Big Bend 240
74 Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum 244
75 Denver Museum of Nature & Science 247
Honorable Mentions 252
Appendix A Modern Tools 254
Appendix B Reference List and Further Reading 262
Appendix C Websites 268
Appendix D Clubs and Organizations 274
About the Author 276
