THE FORTUNES OF A DECADE,
ILLUSTRATED:
A Graphic Recital of the Struggles of the
Early Days of Cripple Creek,
The Greatest Gold Camp on Earth;
With Stories of It's Mines, Biographies of the Men
Who Made Them, With Many New and Hitherto
Unpublished Anecdotes and Incidents of
Their Lives
COLORADO SPRINGS:
The Homes of the Mining Millionaires
Written, Compiled and Published, under
the Direction of
SARGENT & RORHABACHER
for
THE EVENING STAR
Colorado Springs, Colorado
October 1900
Condition: very good; complete with original front cover, however, back wrap is in facsimile; interior pages complete, including folding panorama of Cripple Creek and Victor, pages lightly toned, yet still strong, clean, and highly detailed; spine reinforced
with burgundy-colored cloth; last pages has been repaired
with conservation mending.
Please note: only the back wrap is in facsimile --
the rest of this publication is ORIGINAL as
printed.
Publication dimensions: 9 inches by 12-1/4 inches
132 pages, plus expanding foldout panoramic
page
Illustrated significantly with photographs of
personalities, mines, buildings and homes in
the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District, Colorado
Springs, and Denver, Colorado
{PLEASE NOTE:
Cripple Creek telluride gold ore specimen from the Orpha May Mine is not par of this offering; it was used as careful and appropriate weight
to keep this wondrous and detailed publication
propped open for photographing}
COLORADO ARTIFACTUAL