Call NumberWH961-2017-3CreatorWiley, Walter H., 1862-1931Date1903SummaryJuly, 1903; Relief shown by spot heights.; Title from map.; Surveys and addtional updates conducted between May 1898 - July 1903.; Map is part of: W. H. Wiley papers (WH961).; Old Town Mine was located on the south side of the upper Russell Gulch. Opened in the late 1800's, little work was done until the discovery of rich gold ore in the adjacent Wautauga mine at the junction of the Wautauga and Old Town veins. In 1963, it was reported that between 1902 and 1954, the mine produced ore valued at approximately $4,620,000.Physical Description1 map : color ; 78 x 161 cmBorn-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectOld Town Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--MapsMining claims--Colorado--Gilpin County--MapsMines and mineral resources--Colorado--Gilpin County--MapsGeographic AreaGilpin County (Colo.)CollectionMapsType of MaterialGeological surveysMiningLanguageeng
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Wiley, Walter H., 1862-1931, Old Town Mine plat with map (1903). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 20/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1138986
