Victor, Colorado Drivelapse: Around Town, Up To Mine Overlook
This video takes you around the near-ghost town mining community of Victor, Colorado, then up to the American Eagles Mine overlook. It ends at the start of Gold Camp Road, the dirt road to Colorado Springs.
Cripple Creek & Victor Mining District
I headed out to the Cripple Creek, Colorado area today with the quadcopter. If you're ever in the area, you owe it to yourself to visit this special place. The Mollie Kathleen Mine is WELL worth the visit; a great way to experience mining in a realistic way (and I know, I have a degree in Mining Engineering and worked underground hardrock mines for part of my career.) If you're a gambler, you'll have fun here as well, but if you want to see some well preserved mining structures, head on over to Victor and hike the American Eagles Overlook trail. Thanks to my dad for the still photos. See more of his photos from around the world at russ-lewis.com.
Abandoned Gold Mines Near Victor, Colorado
Some drone shots of some gold mines and other abandoned buildings near Victor, Colorado. The buildings combined with the mountains makes for some awesome shots! Filmed with DGI Spark.
Music:
Scott Buckley - Snowfall
Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company
Little pickup next to the rock hauler; American Eagle Overlook
Cripple Creek to Victor, Colorado, USA, Time-lapse
Cripple Creek to Victor
Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine
Open Cut Gold MIne near Cripple Creek Colorado
The Ultimate Colorado Ghost Town Adventure
I got to take a group of Nebraskans on a tour over the Old Stage Road and to Victor, Colorado. Victor was once known as the City Of Mines in the late 1800s Colorado gold rush. Come join us as we see a bull elk in velvet, mule deer, stunning Rocky Mountain views...and explore this old gold boom town. We even take a ride on the oldest birdcage elevator west of the Mississippi River!
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American Eagles Overlook & Vindicator Valley Trail
a spring hike near Victor, Colorado
A Ghost Town with a Freemason Temple - Victor, CO
Victor is a ghost city in Teller County, Colorado, United States. Gold was discovered in Victor in the late 19th century, an omen of the future of the town. With Cripple Creek, the mining district became the second largest gold mining district in the country and realized approximately $10 billion of mined gold in 2018 dollars. It reached its peak around the turn of the century when there were about 18,000 residents in the town (The population was 397 at the 2010 census.). Depleted ore in mines, labor strife and the exodus of miners during World War I caused a steep decline in the city's economy, from which it has never recovered.
Although the population of Victor may be low, the towns-people spirits are very high. The people I spoke to were very welcoming and knowledgeable about their hometown. So much so that I am returning this spring to have a tour by some of the people I met. I strongly suggest that you pay Victor a visit. In fact, they have several attractions, outside of the breathtaking views and well-preserved architecture. Some of my favorites include the Lowell Thomas Mining Museum, the cities walking tour, and the Vindicator Valley Trail.
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Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mine
Around 10,000' in elevation looking down into the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold open pit mine 8/9/13
WELCOME TO VICTOR COLORADO 2007
VICTOR HAS CHANGED A LITTLE SINCE I MADE THIS 2007 VIDEO BUT IT IS STILL A GREAT LITTLE MINING TOWN, AT THE END OF THE ROAD. Hope you enjoy the nostalgia from 2007. If you go there you must visit the AMERICAN EAGLE MINE. I call it TOP OF THE WORLD Visit and you will see why.
Victor Gold Rush Days 2016
Victor Gold Rush Days Victor, Colorado
The SpiritChasers In Victor, Colorado ( Part One )
No evidence, just atmosphere...James and Christopher are invited to speak at a paranormal convention in the old gold mining town of Victor Colorado. Their stay at the historical Victor Hotel made for a very unforgettable weekend.
Colorado Motorcycle Trip: Victor and Cripple Creek
Part 13 of our 36 day Western America Motorcycle Tour. Ride with us through the historic Gold Mining towns of Victor and Cripple Creek.
Music: Groove to the Wind, Southern Bluesman, Raw Rivalry by Jewelbeat
Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mine 10-6-13
Watching work at the mine today.
Cripple Creek (2), Colorado, United States.
Cripple Creek, Colorado 2005
For many years Cripple Creek's high valley, at an elevation of 9,494 feet (2,894 m), was considered no more important than a cattle pasture. Many prospectors avoided the area after the Mount Pisgah hoax, a mini gold rush caused by salting (adding gold to worthless rock).
On the 20th of October, 1890, Robert Miller Bob Womack discovered a rich ore and the last great Colorado gold rush began. Thousands of prospectors flocked to the region, and before long Winfield Scott Stratton located the famous Independence lode, one of the largest gold strikes in history. In three years, the population increased from five hundred to ten thousand by 1893. Although $500 million worth of gold ore was dug from Cripple Creek, Womack died penniless on 10 August 1909.
In 1896 Cripple Creek suffered two disastrous fires. The first occurred on April 25 destroying half of the city including much of the business district. Four days later another fire destroyed much of the remaining half. The city was rebuilt in a period of a few months, most historic buildings today date back to 1896.
By 1900, Cripple Creek and its sister city, Victor, were substantial mining communities.
During the 1890s, many of the miners in the Cripple Creek area joined a miners' union, the Western Federation of Miners (WFM). A significant strike took place in 1894, marking one of the few times in history that a sitting governor called out the national guard to protect miners from anti-union violence by forces under the control of the mine owners. By 1903, the allegiance of the state government had shifted and Governor James Peabody sent the Colorado National Guard into Cripple Creek with the goal of destroying union power in the gold camps.[citation needed] The WFM strike of 1903 and the governor's response precipitated the Colorado Labor Wars, a struggle that took many lives.
Through 2005, the Cripple Creek district produced about 23.5 million troy ounces (979 1/6 troy tons; 731 metric tons) of gold. The underground mines are mostly idle, except for a few small operations. There are significant underground deposits remaining which may become feasible to mine in the future. Large scale open pit mining and cyanide heap leach extraction of near-surface ore material, left behind by the old time miners as low grade, has taken place since 1994 east of Cripple Creek, near its sister city of Victor, Colorado.
The current mining operation is conducted by Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Company (CC&V). The mine operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Mine operations, maintenance, and processing departments work a rotating day/night schedule in 12-hour shifts.
With many empty storefronts and picturesque homes, Cripple Creek once drew interest as a ghost town. At one point the population dropped to a few hundred, although Cripple Creek was never entirely deserted. In the 1970s and 1980s travelers on photo safari might find themselves in a beautiful decaying historic town. A few restaurants and bars catered to tourists who could pass weathered empty homes with lace curtains hanging in broken windows.
Colorado voters allowed Cripple Creek to establish legalized gambling in 1991. Cripple Creek is currently more of a gambling and tourist town than a ghost town. Casinos now occupy many historic buildings. Casino gambling has been successful in bringing revenue and vitality back into the area. It also provides funding for the State Historical Fund, administered by the Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. In 2012, Colorado casinos produced over $104 million in tax revenue for these programs
Cripple Creek Colorado 2005
Driving in Victor Colorado
April 16, 2016 Goldfield, Colorado (near Cripple Creek)
Third Street in Victor, Colorado (1 of 3)
Shelf Road, from Canon City to Victor, Colorado
This drive begins in Canon City, driving on Central Ave., then Field Ave.. Leaving Canon City, the video heads up County Road 9, Shelf Road, and ends in Victor, Colorado.