1871 Rocky Mountain Directory & Colorado Gazetteer

Some of the Stamp-Mills

in

Gilpin County, Colorado

 Submitted by Cathy Danielson

 

Surnames listed below:

Borham, Buffington, Congdon, Dickenson, Field, Garrott, Hardesty, Harper, Hays, Hurd, Kimber, Lake, Lewis, Mead, Mellor, Nolly, Parmelee, Potter, Rough, Salsbury, Schellenger, Scudder, Smith, Sullivan, Walker, Waterman, Wells, Wheeler & Whitcomb.

 

 

(Name of Stamp Mill, Gilpin County location, owners, proprietors, agents, information.)

 


 

Bob Tail Mill—Black Hawk, Formerly owned by J. F. Field; H. W. Lake, proprietor.

 

Black Hawk Mill.—In Black Hawk,

Black Hawk Gold Mining Co., proprietor; George E. Congdon, agent.

 

Camp Grove Mill.—Nevada, B. C. Waterman, owner.

 

Dickenson Mill.—Black Hawk, W. N. Dickenson & Co., proprietors.

 

Enterprise Mill.—Black Hawk, J. B. Borham, Samuel and John Mellor, proprietors.

 

Enterprise Mill.—Nevada, Owned by Messrs. Potter & Nolly.

 

Eureka Mill.—Eureka district, Owned by B. C. Waterman.

 

Excelsior Mill.—Located two miles below Black Hawk, No proprietors listed.

 

Hardesty Mill.—East Nevada, Owned by Hardesty Bros.

 

Holbrook Mill.—Black Hawk, R. W. Mead & Co., proprietors.

 

Hurd Mill.—Black Hawk, Cyrus Hurd, Jr., proprietor.

 

Keith Mill.—Black Hawk, E. L. Salsbury, proprietor.

 

Lexington Mill.—Central, Sullivan & Wheeler, proprietors; John Scudder, agent.

 

Mead Mill.—Black Hawk, R. W. Mead & Co., proprietors.

 

Montana Mill.—Central, Owned by Mountain Gold Mining Co.; J. L. Schellenger, agent.

 

New York Mills.—Black Hawk, M. B. Hays, Central, proprietor.

 

Pease's Mill.—Vermillion district, No proprietor listed.

 

Polar Star Mill.—Black Hawk, Owned by Garrott, Buffington & Kimber; built in 1867;

 

Quartz Hill Co.'s Mill.—Nevada, No proprietors listed.

 

Quartz Valley Mill.—, Owner, Joseph Harper

 

Rough's Mill.--near Black Hawk, George Rough, proprietor.

 

Steven's Mill.—Black Hawk, Leased by Martin Lewis.

 

Smith & Parmelee's Mill.—In Black Hawk,  Smith & Parmelee Co., proprietors; B. F. Wells, agent.

 

University Mill.—Black Hawk, In charge of R. W. Mead.

 

Walker's Mill.—Black Hawk, Owned by _____ Walker.

 

Whitcomb's Mill.—Nevada, Owned by Truman Whitcomb.

 

 

Submitted by Cathy Danielson

 

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