R. C. Darling discovered the mine property in March 1878, within the Pioneer Mining District near the confluence of Silver Creek and the Dolores River. Two years later R. C. Darling returned from Santa Fe, New Mexico and filed the Atlantic Cable . . . — — Map (db m282997) HM
An official project commemorating Colorado's 100th year of Statehood and the United States' 200th Year of Independence. Endorsed by the Colorado Centennial-Bicentennial Commission Joe M. Lacy, Chairman Richard D. Lamm, Governor — — Map (db m282996) HM
The Rico area was originally inhabited by natives including the Utes. In the 1700’s Spanish explorers were in the area. In 1833, trappers like W. Walton of the St. Louis Fur Co., came and reported remains of Spanish smelters. Mining began about . . . — — Map (db m118655) HM
The need for a cemetery in Rico came about with the murder of Julius “Frenchy” Burgen on August 31, 1879, by George “The Kid” McGoldric. Rico’s earliest recorded mine fatality was on February 3, 1881, when Fred Herman was overcome by bad air in . . . — — Map (db m282998) HM
