Call NumberL-50CreatorLake, Harry H., 1860-1952Datecirca 1899SummaryView of the Hidden Treasure Mill, just north of Blackhawk (Gilpin County), Colorado, along North Clear Creek. Railroad tracks fork in front of the mill; a wagon drawn by two teams of horses is on the dirt road. Tracks of the Gilpin Tramway are on the hillside across the stream from the mill.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 7 x 9 cm (2 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.); 1 photonegative : glass ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 20 x 25 cm (7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectGilpin County (Colo.)Mills--Colorado--Gilpin CountyStreams--ColoradoClear Creek (Gilpin County, Colo.)Mining--Colorado--Gilpin CountyGeographic AreaGilpin County (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR700120050Type of MaterialFilm negativesGlass negativesPhotographic printsNotesEmulsion is peeling from edges of glass plate. Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library. Words "Looking west, up North Clear Creek - Hidden Treasure Mill, lower right center. Mill was powered by a forty-foot water wheel house and flume show behind the mill. Ore shed of Gilpin Tramway, lower right center. Gilpin Tramway track on hillside across stream from mill. H.H. Lake photo 1899" penciled on back of print. R7001200506
Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952, North Clear Creek. Hidden Treasure Mill (circa 1899). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 16/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1116649
