Colorado
Telluride, CO
San Miguel River box-canyon gold camp
Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Old bottlesAlso reported: 1890s to 1900s saloon, dance-hall.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1890s+ Sanborn-mapped town on San Miguel River
A confined box-canyon town with Sanborn coverage concentrates refuse against the river, making finds shallow and well located.
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