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DUBUQUE AND BRECKENRIDGE MINING COMPANY. Formed in 1882, the company owned land two miles from Breckenridge, Colorado. The vein of ore (unidentified in the article) was eighteen inches thick and assayed at $90 per ton. Most of the stock in the mine was owned by residents of Dubuque. | DUBUQUE AND BRECKENRIDGE MINING COMPANY. Formed in 1882, the company owned land two miles from Breckenridge, Colorado. The vein of ore (unidentified in the article) was eighteen inches thick and assayed at $90 per ton. Most of the stock in the mine was owned by residents of Dubuque. (1) | ||
The '''Colorado Mine Directory''' of 1879-1910 indicated activity for a Dubuque mine and the Dubuque Mining Company. | The '''Colorado Mine Directory''' of 1879-1910 indicated activity for a Dubuque mine and the Dubuque Mining Company. | ||
Individual Mine Mining Company | Individual Mine Mining Company County Year | ||
S.S. Benne Dubuque Clear Creek 1879 | |||
John C. Easley Clear Creek 1879 | |||
W. W. Kirby Dubuque Mining & Tunnel Company Clear Creek 1910 | |||
W. G. Wakefield Dubuque Clear Creek 1879 | |||
J. A. Wright Dubuque Mining & Tunnel Company Clear Creek 1910 | |||
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1. "Dubuque Latest Enterprise," ''The Daily Herald'', July 22, 1882, p. 4 | 1. "Dubuque Latest Enterprise," ''The Daily Herald'', July 22, 1882, p. 4 | ||
2. Colorado Mine Directory, Online:https://history.denverlibrary.org/sites/history/files/CO1879-1910mineDirect.pdf | |||
[[Category: Mining Company]] | [[Category: Mining Company]] | ||
Revision as of 17:04, 25 August 2025
DUBUQUE AND BRECKENRIDGE MINING COMPANY. Formed in 1882, the company owned land two miles from Breckenridge, Colorado. The vein of ore (unidentified in the article) was eighteen inches thick and assayed at $90 per ton. Most of the stock in the mine was owned by residents of Dubuque. (1)
The Colorado Mine Directory of 1879-1910 indicated activity for a Dubuque mine and the Dubuque Mining Company.
Individual Mine Mining Company County Year S.S. Benne Dubuque Clear Creek 1879
John C. Easley Clear Creek 1879
W. W. Kirby Dubuque Mining & Tunnel Company Clear Creek 1910
W. G. Wakefield Dubuque Clear Creek 1879
J. A. Wright Dubuque Mining & Tunnel Company Clear Creek 1910
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Source:
1. "Dubuque Latest Enterprise," The Daily Herald, July 22, 1882, p. 4
2. Colorado Mine Directory, Online:https://history.denverlibrary.org/sites/history/files/CO1879-1910mineDirect.pdf