Description
PAYMASTER MINE, IRON SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO, Circa 1883
Paymaster Mine was owned by the Paymaster Gold and Silver Mining Company Mining property was located on Wilson Creek, 1-1/2 miles from Trout Lake. Company also had mining property on Sheep Mountain, 3 miles from Trout Lake.
[Ref. 1883 Colorado Mining Directory]
Miller & Chase, photographers
Condition: very good to very good plus; image is a shade light, yet detail is still very good; original mount shows some light wear.
Image dimensions: 7-3/4 inches by 4-1/2 inches
Mount dimensions: 10 inches by 7-1/4 inches
In this time, San Miguel (or Uncompahgre) County was split from Ouray County, so that the mining districts around Telluride (Columbia) could be more easily regulated by local
populations.
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