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1. Pete Mann with burro string

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Pete Mann using burros to pack ore out of the Glengarry Mine [standardized spelling from GNIS]. The Glengarry Mine (Holy Cross Mining District) is .76 mile from Holy Cross City and at an elevation of 11,414 ft. The mining season was short at this elevation. Verso: "Pete Mann with Burro string packing ore from Glengary mine, Summer 1940, Missouri Pass Summit"

2. Pack burros at Gold Park

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Gold Park and cabin with burros tethered under the trees. The burros were used to pack ore out of the Glengarry Mine. Verso: "Gold Park and burros 1939, packing ore from Glengary"

3. At the Copper King Mine

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"At the Copper King mine in 1910: Fred Norquist, John LaForce, Emmett Quinlan, Warren Gibson and Frank Groh. For some unknown reason, the various individuals and companies who had operated the mine up to 1950 never bothered to have it patented." -- McCoy Memoirs p. 12 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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