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The town of Elkhorn, Colorado, south of Eagle, Colorado.
In 1912, George Guenon found some rock samples around Horse Mountain that promised silver and showed them to Ocar Kempf. Kempf staked the area behind Guenon's back and a rush to prospect was started. "Rows of cabins, houses, a saloon, and a boarding and rooming house were built on land belonging to Charles Zartman. A mine, named for Mrs. Kempf --the "Lady Bell"--became the main scene of...
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Red Cliff, Colorado, showing the portion of Horn Silver Mountain where Greiner and DaLee made their first silver strike. The old dump is marked with an X.