The headwaters of the Arkansas River flows through some of Colorado’s richest mineral deposits. This makes the river a source for major metal ores such as gold, silver, and copper among others. The most popular for the casual prospector to hunt for is gold. Early Gold Mining on the Arkansas River Gold was […]
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Pegleg’s Lost Gold Mine in Colorado
There are many who dismiss this story of this mine as the figment of a boozy old miner’s imagination – a fellow who would tell his story to anybody who was willing to pay for his drinks. But still, just like all lost gold legends, the “what if it’s real” factor keeps a lot of […]