Gold Rush Expeditions, Inc.® presents: The Roosevelt© Mine and Mill, Gunnison County, Colorado
The mine is cut on series of small fissure veins said to contain bits of free gold along with copper and some galena. A key element of the mine, beyond the various veins with various material that are encountered in the underground workings, is the undefined workings and potential.
The Roosevelt tunnel, while started as a small gold mine, was acquired and funded as a portal to intercept a series of vertical vein said to be at least 800’ in length containing appreciable amounts of native gold.
The mine was cut for dual purpose. The first being to de-water the Camp Bird Mine to the east of the Roosevelt. The second was to provide access to the veins and provide a simple method for shipping. There is a large dual battery (10 stamps) mill at the property which has processed a substantial amount of material. The tailings from the crusher are estimated at 10,000 tons.
Waste dump from the portal is difficult to measure as much is dumped into the river and heavy flood seasons have no doubt washed away a lot of material. With that in mind, there are an estimated 55,000 tons of waste dump on the property.
Gunnison KOA camptrip
Camping at the Gunnison KOA on a trip to bike at Hartman Rocks.
The Dive | Restaurant Gunnison, Colorado
Recollections of Tin Cup, Colorado (1920s and 30s)
My father, Neal Kyser McNaughten, was born in Pueblo, Colorado in 1911. As a teen in the 1920s he and his friend Dave Packard had a business together installing radio antennas in people's homes. Dave later went on to co-found Hewlett-Packard with Bill Hewlett and my father worked for the State Department, FCC, RCA, and Ampex where he was VP for Professional Products and oversaw the production of the VR1000, the first commercial videotape recorder (for television broadcast).
As teens, Dave's father regularly took them fishing in the Taylor Park area along the Gunnison River. At that time there were many active mines and Tin Cup , though not what it once was during the mining heyday, was still an active mining town. My father's recollections of those days as conveyed in this video should be of interest to historians of the area. He mentions a number of individuals that he knew and met in those early days.
My dad, Dave Packard and his father drove his Dave's father's Model T up to Taylor Park and Tin Cup on dirt roads. My father described to me once how there were so many porcupines that sometimes he and Dave sat on the fender with sticks to nudge the out of the road so they didn't get run over and puncture the balloon tires. He also told about an in entrepreneuring individual who hauled some gasoline up into Tin Cup which he then sold to desperate travelers for $1/gallon which was about a 1000% markup.
My dad and the Packards fished for trout all over the area and he tells about how they used an old native American trick that someone had taught them. The would clean the fish, fill them with the grass that grew along the banks of the streams, then wrap a number of them in more grass and finally a piece of burlap. They would then take this package down to Gunnison and mail it back to Pueblo. It took about three days and he said they never had a bad batch. My father's father, Jess Neal McNaughten, managed the Post Office in Pueblo and kept an eye out for these packages.
Americana Podunk: US Pro Challenge 2012: Cottonwood Pass, CO, Peloton #1
While on my journey I stumbled across the US Pro Bicycle Challenge which I found out about in Gunnison, CO after I came down Cottonwood Pass. I knew exactly where I would head back for the 15 seconds of race.
Taking the Xterras up Tin Cup Pass in Colorado
We took these 2 new Xterras over Tin Cup pass. This trail goes from a semi-ghost town called St Elmo, Co over a high mountain pass to another semi-ghost town called Tin Cup.
I met this guy on TheNewX.org that has the exact same Pro4X Xterra as me. Between the 2 of us our vehicles have about 4000 miles. This was a nice trip to break them in a bit more.
Gunnison - CO - Patinando
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Tincup Pass Tincup, Colorado Part 4
This is my final video for Tincup Pass. This one has food, shopping, traveling and even waterfalls! Yes, it has it all. I hope you enjoy the entire series and please, comment, like and subscribe. Thanks.
Waunita Pass just up from Pitkin Colorado
Photo tour of our property in Pitkin Colorado 8-25-13
Mirror Lake, Tin Cup, Colorado
A look at Mirror Lake
Summer in Gunnison-Crested Butte, Colorado
Summertime in Gunnison-Crested Butte is the perfect Colorado vacation destination for everyone. Colorado's Western Heritage is all around you in Gunnison, a true ranching town. Home to Western State College of Colorado, visitors will find the young, old timers and families welcoming them with their own brand of western hospitality. Hiking, biking and picnic areas abound at Hartman Rocks Recreation Area and Curecanti National Recreation Area as well as in Crested Butte, Mt. Crested Butte and the beautiful Crystal River Valley around the old mining town of Marble, not to mention the beautiful Gunnison National Forest. World-class fishing and boating are defined on Blue Mesa Reservoir, Colorado's largest lake and on the many rivers in Gunnison County including the Gunnison River, East River, Taylor River and Crystal River and on Taylor Reservoir, the centerpiece of endless vistas at Taylor Park near the wicked little town of Tin Cup as legend tells it! Or, visit Marble and take a side trip to the Crystal Mill, one of Colorado's most photographed historic mill sites (a high clearance 4-wheel drive vehicle is highly recommended to go to the mill).
If soft adventure is your goal, no worries...shopping, museums, art centers and galleries and a variety of dining options along with health, wellness and spa services abound. And, on weekends visit the Gunnison Valley Observatory, Colorado's largest public access research quality telescope and take in our clear and classified stable skies for a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Summer weekends also bring farmer's markets touting delectable eats and treats... Saturday in Gunnison at the corner of Virginia and Main Street, and on Sunday in Crested Butte on Elk Avenue between 1st and 2nd Streets.
A Ghost Town Walk Canon ELPH350. St. Elmo, CO
Music, Photos and Video of St. Elmo,CO. Fall 2018.
Riding over Engineer pass in Colorado - Episode 30
Riding our Polaris RzR from Silverton, CO across Engineer Pass to Lake City, CO & back. It was rainy & cold on top of the mountain that day, but still lots of fun.
Road to Cottonwood Pass, Colorado and Tin Cup Ghost Town
This drive takes you up the west side of Cottonwood Pass (the dirt road side), then back down the same way. Back at Taylor Park Reservoir, the drive turns and heads out to Tincup Ghost Town and Cemetery.
Hartman Rocks Fall 2010 Gunnison, Co.
Tour of the rocks on the Fall equinox and harvest moon. Fishing spot outside Gunnison, White Buffalo Ranch.
Campsite @ Taylor River, Gunnison Forest, Colorado
West Elk Loop: Crested Butte, CO 135, Almont, CR742 to Taylor Park Reservoir
This drive begins in Crested Butte, Colorado, and drives south down Colorado 135, part of the West Elk Loop Scenic Byway. At Almont, the video turns northeast onto County Road 742, to the Taylor Park Dam and Reservoir. This is part 1 of 2, Part 2 continues on to Cottonwood Pass, then Tincup Ghost Town.
The Light at the End of the (Twin Lakes) Tunnel
H2O Radio returned with Glenn and Kim Schryver, the caretakers of Grizzly Reservoir, back through the Twin Lakes Tunnel toward Twin Lakes, Colorado. Going east you can see the light at the other end, which makes it easier on jittery travelers! Full story:
Alpine Tunnel Pitkin Colorado
Music by The Alpine tunnel was a part of the narrow gauge rail system between Denver and Gunnison Colorado. Construction on the tunnel began in 1880 and started service in 1882. The tunnel was then abandoned in 1910 due to tunnel cave-ins. This was the first tunnel to be constructed through the Continental Divide. The tunnel sits at an elevation of 11,523 feet and has a length of 772 feet. At one time this was the highest tunnel n the world.
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A ride to Taylor Park Reservoir, CO.
This is the ride before going up Cottonwood Pass.