COLORADO: A HISTORICAL, DESCRIPTIVE AND STATISTICAL WORK ON THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOLD AND SILVER MINING REGION
Fossett, Frank. COLORADO: A HISTORICAL, DESCRIPTIVE AND STATISTICAL WORK ON THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOLD AND SILVER MINING REGION (with a CDV of the author Frank Fossett). Denver, Daily Tribune Steam Printing Houses. 1St, 1876. 470 (ix) (7) pgs. Frontis., illus., tables.
There is a Carte de Visite of the author, Frank Fossett accompanying the book. It is an early guide and promotional work that contains information for the prospective settler, with informatin on mining, stock growing, agriculture resources, recreation opportunities. The book was written less than twenty years after the discovery of gold at Cherry Creek. Eberstadt 107:96 (1st ed. Is rare.); Adams, Herd (Rare) Howes H281. Wilcox Colorado p. 45.
The Colorado Miner of March 3, 1877 wrote “Frank Fossett, the author of ‘Colorado’ the best and most reliable volume ever published upon the varied resources of our state, is in town this week delivering the work to subscribers. It is a book that should be in the hands of every miner, merchant, professional man, and farmer, and we trust Mr. Forssett will be amply repaid for his labor he has expended upon this work.”
Both CDV and book are in vg cond.
