Aspen, CO
January 15th 2012 In 1879 the first prospectors arrived in what would soon become Aspen and determined the area contained large deposits of silver ore. For the next 14 years Aspen’s fortunes rose as it eventually produced 1/6th of the nation’s and 1/16th of the world’s silver.
1879
Hayden Geological Survey reports are published indicating promising geologic formations in the Roaring Fork Valley for the pres
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