Brush Creek, Colorado
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"Yeoman Camp at Salt Creek" (part of the Brush Creek drainage). Multiple log buildings, corrals and fencing are seen. Several miles further up East Brush Creek Rd. is the old mining town of Fulford. This photo was taken prior to the CCC camp built in the 1930s at Yeoman Park. The site has been a favored camping and fishing place since the settlement of Eagle.
" At an elevation of 9,000 ft, Yeoman Park campground is located on the edge of a wetland...
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One entrance to the Lady Belle Mine on Horse Mountain. The distinctive cedars on the hillside are markers found in other photographs of the area.
The Lady Belle Mine, "discovered in 1912, was a relatively limited pocket of ore that kept miners busy for only a short time. The mine operated until 1918, and although it never lived up to expectation of the local community, historical sources report the Lady Belle produced anywhere from $450,000 to $1...
