Black Hawk History - Mining

Black Hawk History - Mining. . , Historically, miners worked six hours at a time in four core shifts: forenoon core, 6 am to noon; afternoon core, noon to 6 pm; night core, 6 pm to midnight, last core, midnight to 6 am., Mining Scars , “Two miles of rapid descent, and we suddenly emerged upon the canyon of North Clear Creek. Here commenced, at once, the indications of mining. The precipitous sides of the canyon were freckled with the holes and dirt piles of experimental shafts; the swift waters of the stream had the hue of tailings; and presently the smoke from the smelting works of the Lyons Company began to cloud the pure mountain air.” , Bayard Taylor, A Summer Trip, 1867 , “We pass the toll gate, and we are in Black Hawk! But, Hark! What thundering sound is that? That is the exhilarating thunder of one hundred heavy stamps as they crush the quartz with their ponderous blows. They awaken the echoes of the mountains by their deep-toned sound. The annihilators are at work day and night; and their resonance makes the blood course faster.” , Journalist Sir Henry Morton Stanley, 1867 , Gold Rush Mines , - Petticoat Slide , - Dead Broke , - You Bet , - Flea Valley , - Forlorn Hope , - Git-up-and-git , - Salt Pork Ridge , - Tin Cup Diggins , - Mad Mule Gulch , - Rough and Ready , - You-be-damned , - Poodletown , Will Meyerricks, Drills and Mills, University of Nebraska Press