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Section 5.
Be it further enacted that no claim shall be regarded as valid unless the name of the owner or owners-the direction of the claim, its length-width and the date when made shall be recorded, and when held by a company the name of each member shall also be recorded.
Section 6.
Be it further enacted-that when members of a Company consisting of two or more-shall work one claim-the rest shall be considered as worked by putting notice of the same on record.1
Section 7.
Be it further enacted that in all cases when parties shall have complied with the laws as far as possible-priority of claim honestly carried out-shall be respected.
Section 8.
Be it further enacted that all partnership contracts, or agreements concerning an interest in claims or lands, and all contracts relating thereto-shall be in writing and shall give the names and interests of each of the parties, and in case of a partnership-the firm name and the same shall be recorded within twenty days after the execution thereof, or said contracts or agreements shall not be regarded as binding upon or affecting anyone except the original parties in any case.
Section 9.
Be it further enacted-that all Deeds, Bonds, Contracts, Bills of Sale or instruments of any kind relating to the convey- ance of claims-and lands shall be witnessed by at least two disinterested persons and recorded.
Section 10.
Be it further enacted-that when any miners shall hold both a Gulch and Lode Claim-if one be worked the other may be held without working by recording the same.2
1 This section is omitted in the other copy.
" This section is omitted in the other copy.
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Section 11.
Be it further enacted-that any person owning a Quarts Mill claim upon which he has a Mill or is preparing to erect one -may claim the right to cut a race or ditch from any stream to bring water to said Mill-not interfering with vested rights.
Section 12.
Be it further enacted-that all claims held by virtue of laws heretofore in force shall be regarded as vested property and no person so holding them shall be disturbed in the posses- sion thereof.
Section 13.
Be it further enacted: that when water is claimed for Gulch Mining and Quarts Mill purposes on the same stream- neither shall have more than one half-unless there shall be sufficient for both when priority of claim shall determine their respective rights to the same.
Section 14.
Be it further enacted that if two or more persons wish to use water on the same stream or ravine for Quarts Mill pur- poses-neither shall be entitled to use more than his propor- tional share of water, and in case there should not be sufficient water for all-priority of claim shall determine the right to such water.
Section 15.
Be it further enacted that when water companies are en- gaged in bringing water into a portion of the mines-they shall have the right of way and may pass over any road, claim or ditch-provided the water shall be so guarded as not to inter- fere with any vested rights.1
' In the other copy this section reads as follows: Be it further en- acted that when water companies are engaged in bringing water into any portion of the mines within this District, they shall have the right of way, and may pass over any Road, Claim or Ditch-provided the water shall be so guarded as not to interfere with vested rights and provided adequate compensation is paid to parties damaged thereby.
293
LAKE DISTRICT
Section 16.
Be it further enacted that claims of every kind except discovery mining claims must be recorded unless the same are worked or used according to law.
Section 17.
Be it further enacted that the laws and customs observed in mining regions within the United States-relating to mining under building lots - upon Ranche - farming-and other claims, shall be observed in this District.
Section 18.
Be it further enacted, that if any person shall locate a Tunnel for the purpose of discovery-he shall first file a speci- fication of the same with the Recorder, whose duty it shall be to record the same upon payment of his fees. The said specifica- tion shall define the place of commencement and the termination of the Said Tunnel-together with the names of the parties in- terested therein.
Section 19.
Be it further enacted-that any person or persons engaged in working a Tunnel-provided he or they shall comply with the requirements of the law-shall be entitled to Two hundred and, fifty feet on each side of the same-of all Lodes discovered in consequence of the working of the Tunnel-and such portions of the Lodes as they are entitled to in consequence of such dis- covery shall be held by them as discovery claims, provided they do not interfere with vested rights, and if it shall appear that claims on the line of said Tunnel are recorded so that the re- quired number of feet cannot be taken next to the same, they may be taken upon any part thereof not recorded and unworked.
Section 20.
Be it further enacted-that any person or persons-work- ing a Tunnel provided he or they shall comply with the require-
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ments of the law-shall be entitled to the following space of ground for the purpose of depositing Quarts and other rock1- vis-one hundred feet in width on each side of the center of the Tunnel at its commencement and one hundred feet in length or so much thereof as may be thus held without interfering with vested rights.
Section 21.
Be it further enacted-that the person or persons engaged in working a Tunnel-shall, after the same is legally located and recorded, have the priority of right to all Lodes discovered on the line thereof, from its mouth to its termination and shall have the right of way through all Lodes which lie in the course of said Tunnel.
Section 22.
Be it further enacted-that other questions not settled by the provisions of this Act-arising out of riparian rights- shall be settled according to the common law rules.
Section 23.
Be it further enacted that any person shall be entitled to hold one Claim on each Lode by preemption.
1 In the duplicate the words "or dirt" are inserted at this point.
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF DENVER
COOPER DISTRICT
MINUTES1
At a Meeting of the voters of Silver Creek held at the house of Smith Shannon and Co on the 26th Oct 1861 for the purpose of organizing a new district out of the Northwest portion of Silver Lake District, Edward Van Endert was appointed chair- man and J. R. Adams secretary
On Motion the following Boundaries were unanimously adopted. Commencing at the South West corner of Hawk Eye District running West to the summit of the Bald Mountain be- tween Silver Creek and Pine Creek, following the divide North to the line of Independent District, thence East on said line to the Boundary of Hawk Eye District, thence South on said line to the place of beginning.
On motion it was adopted that this shall be hereafter called the Cooper District
On motion it was unanimously adopted that we be governed by the By Laws of Independent District in every particular.
1 Manuscript found among the Sayre Papers. No other records of the district were found.
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LIST OF DOCUMENTS, 1859-1861
IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF GILPIN COUNTY AT CENTRAL CITY
GREGORY DISTRICT.
Book A. Record of claims, 1859. Laws of July 16, 1859, cover pp. 157-162. A sheet of printed laws was found in the same volume.
Book A 2d. Record of claims, 1859. District laws of February, 1860, cover pp. 454-473.
Book B. Record of claims, 1859.
Book B. 2d. Record of claims, 1859. District laws of
February, 1861, cover pp. 163-168.
Record C. Record of claims. District laws cover pp. 420-421.
Book D. Record of claims, 1860-1861.
Record E. Record of claims, 1861.
Book F. Record of claims, 1861.
Miners' court docket, January 30, 1860-January 15, 1861. Miners' court docket, October 12, 1860-October 14, 1861. Lode book.
Index of claims, 2v.
Index.
District index.
RUSSELL DISTRICT.
Book of claims, 1859-1860. Lode book, 1859-1860.
Index C to records of claims.
Book D. Record of claims, 1860.
Book E. Record of claims, 1860.
Book F. Record of claims, 1860.
Book G. Record of claims, 1860.
Book H. Record of claims, 1861.
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LIST OF DOCUMENTS, 1859-1861
BAY STATE DISTRICT.
Book B. Laws and regulations, July 19, 1859. Record of mining and ranch claims. Claim book B., 1861.
EUREKA DISTRICT.
Book A. Record of preemptions, July 21-December 19, 1859, and record of sales.
Book B. Constitution of 1859 and claim record.
Book C. Record of claims, 1860.
Book D. Record of claims and attachments issued by the miners' court, 1860.
Book E. Record of claims, 1861. Index book.
Index of books B and D.
Laws, minutes, and election returns, 1860-1861.
Court docket, January 7, 1860-January 2, 1861.
PLEASANT VALLEY NUMBER 10 DISTRICT.
Lode book.
Laws of 1859, minutes, and records of claims. Unbound but held together by a leather cover. Record of claims, 1859-1861. Claim index, 1860-1861.
QUARTZ VALLEY DISTRICT.
Book A. Record of claims, 1860. Book B. Record of claims, 1860. Index to book A. Index.
NEVADA DISTRICT. Record of preemptions, 1859. Book A. Record of claims, 1859.
Book B. Record of claims, 1860. Book C. Record of claims, 1860. Book D. Record of claims, 1860.
Book E. Record of claims, 1861. Book F. Record of transfers, 1861. Lode book.
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NEVADA DISTRICT-continued.
General index, 2v. Index of transfers.
WISCONSIN DISTRICT.
Record of claims, 1860. District laws of 1860 and min- utes of miners' meetings cover pp. 1-5, and pp. 462- 467.
Laws and minutes of August, 1860. Record of mining and ranch claims. Laws of December, 1860, and minutes of miners' meetings, 1860-1861. Record of claims, 1860. Lode book.
CLIMAX DISTRICT.
For organization of the district, see Wisconsin District, Book C, pp. 1-6.
CENTRAL DISTRICT.
Book A. Record of claims, 1860-1861.
Book No. 1. Bills of sales, transfers, etc., 1860-1861. Index of lodes.
INDEPENDENT DISTRICT. ·
Book labeled Wisconsin District No. 1, contains Independ- ent District, Record of claims, 1860, and minutes of miners' meetings.
Lode book, 1860. Lode book, 1861.
Book B. Mining claims and sales, 1861.
Book C. Mining claim sales, 1862.
Book D. Record of claims, 1861-1862. Record of preemptions and conveyances, 1860, for Central and Independent districts.
Records of preemptions, 1861. 2v. Court Docket, 1861.
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LIST OF DOCUMENTS, 1859-1861
FAIRFIELD DISTRICT.
Journal of the mectings of the citizens, 1860-1861. This contains the laws and minutes. The journal is un- bound and filed with the Gregory District records. Record of claims, 1861.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL DISTRICT.
Book 2. Record of sales of claims, 1860-1861.
Book 3. Record of sales of claims, 1860-1861.
Book 1. Record of sales of claims, 1861. A mutilated sheet of articles of the miners' law was found in the volume.
Book 4. Records of meetings of citizens of Missouri City, Burtonville, and Fall River City and map of Bortons- burgh. Lode books. 2v. Index to deeds. General index.
HAWK EYE DISTRICT.
Book A. Record of claims, 1860-1861. Resolutions and laws cover pp. 21-25.
Resolutions and laws of July, 1860. Also record of claims. Unbound sheets.
Laws of 1861. Lode book, 1860. Book B. Record of claims, 1861. District index.
SOUTH BOULDER DISTRICT.
Records of claims. Page 3 contains minutes of miners' meetings, 1860.
Revised laws, March, 1861. Two mutilated pages of the laws of the district were found among Silver Lake District, Laws of 1861.
Book A. Lode and gulch claims, 1860.
Book B. Claims and transfers, 1861. Title book, May, 1861. Index.
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SILVER LAKE DISTRICT.
Laws, January-September, 1861. Record of claims. Book A. Claims, 1861. Index.
SPRING GULCH DISTRICT.
Book A. Record of building lots and mining claims. Map of Springfield City.
Lode book, 1860.
Book B. Record of claims.
Index. See Central City District.
LAKE DISTRICT.
Book B. Record of claims, 1860.
Book B. Record of mining claims and town lots.
Book B. Missouri Gulch, record of claims.
Book C. Record of conveyances, powers of attorney, etc. Minutes of miners' meetings, 1861, cover pp. 1a-8.
Record of mortgages, deeds, etc., 1861.
Index to book 1. Book 1 was not found.
Index to lode claims.
UNION DISTRICT.
Book of claims and deeds, 1860.
ENTERPRISE DISTRICT.
Book B. Record of claims, deeds, etc., and oaths of office, 1860.
Lode book, 1860-1861.
Book A. Record of claims, 1861.
Book C. Records of claims, 1861.
Index to book C.
PHOENIX DISTRICT.1
Record of mining, mill, and water claims, 1860-1861. Lode book, 1860-1861.
CENTRAL CITY DISTRICT.
Book A. Claim book, 1861.
Spring Gulch District index, pp. 50-62, contains records of Central City District lode claims.
1 Phoenix was sometimes spelled Phaenix.
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KANSAS DISTRICT.
Book of claims, 1861. This district was annexed to Silver Lake District.
MOUNTAIN HOUSE DISTRICT.
Book of claims and sales, 1861.
INDEX
Adams, J. R., 295. Addis, John, 123.
Administrator, 35, 274.
Affidavits, 28-29, 58, 134, 168.
Ainslee, George, 43, 45.
Akin, R., 153.
Alexander, J. H., 96, 97.
Allen, Charles, 73, 274.
Allom, I. F., 143.
Allyn, Mark, 268, 270.
Anderson, Jolın C., 43.
Andree, E. W., 173.
Andrews, Ira, 153.
Appeals, 61, 76, 87-88, 150, 164-165, 168, 182, 219, 224-225, 227, 252, 278, 286.
Appellate Court, 135, 137.
Arapahoe County, Kansas, p. XIII. Arbitrators, 70, 82, 83, 84-85, 86-87, 88, 93, 96, 101-102, 280, 287. Arkansas River mines, p. XII.
Arkansas River route, p. XI.
Arndt, J. Wallace, 153, 154.
Arson, 63, 194-195, 245.
Attachments, 29, 59, 88, 163, 239, 252, 283-284.
Attorneys, 24, 28, 31, 56, 58, 61, 105, 185, 252. See Lawyers. Auctions, 91, 94.
Auraria, p. XI; dispute with min- ers, 16-18, 51-52.
Babcock, C., 171, 173. Babcock, Joseph, 166. Backus, W. H., 230. Backus' Mill, 144. Baker, William M., 53. Bald Mountain, 180, 295.
Banishment, 229, 245.
Barns, O. F., 271, 272, 273, 276, 277. Barns, Orsamas, 273, 274, 275. Bartlett, E. G., 109, 146, 148, 149, 150. Bates, William H., 19, 43, 46. Bates and Company, 6. Bay State District, laws, resolu- tions, and minutes, 69-77. Bearce, Horatio B., 41, 135.
Beebe, T. Dwight, 97.
Belden, L., 47.
Bell, J. W., 97.
Bell, W., 96.
Bennet, John, 276.
Bennet, W. H., 273.
Berry, Charles, 96, 99.
Berry, H., 85, 96.
Beverly, J., 123. Bibbins, N. E., 273.
Bills of sale, 13, 21.
Bissell, Dr. C. R., 16, 36, 43.
Bissell, E. G., 46.
Black Hawk Milling Company, 41; vs. The Consolidated Ditch Com- pany, 43-45.
Black Hawk Point, 36.
Blair, A. H., 117, 118.
Blair, W. T., 79.
Blaisdell (Blaizdell), P. D., 264, 265.
Blue River mines, p. XII.
Bolan, M. J., 150.
Bond, Judge, 137.
Bonds, 21, 38, 63-64, 83, 103, 112, 150, 167, 168, 200, 212, 215, 220, 228, 261, 275. Bonesteel, J. P., 96.
Borton, L. W., 225.
Borton, S. W., 209.
Boulder, first settlers, p. XI.
Boulder Gulch, 149.
Boundaries, Gregory District, 11, 19, 46; Russell District, 48, 53, 64- 65; Bay State District, 69; Eu- reka District, 78, 97, 98, 101-102; Quartz Valley District, 121; Ne- vada District, 124, 131-132, 136, 137; Wisconsin District, 146-147, 155; Climax District, 171; Inde- pendent District, 177, 180, 195; Fairfield District, 197; Illinois Central District, 209-210; Hawk Eye District, 246; South Boulder District, 247-248; Silver Lake Dis- trict, 262.
Bowers, L. G., 175.
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Bowles (Bowls), J. W., 123, 128, 129, 138, 141.
Boyd, A. J., 96.
Bridges, 205.
Briscoe, R. M., 151.
Brisee, R. M., 179.
Brizee, George Watson, 16, 17, 19, 36, 46, 47, 54, 78, 101.
Brown, S., 166.
Brown and Company, 6.
Buckmiller, A. E., 43.
Bugby, O. C., 96.
Bundy, J. M., 272, 274.
Burget, Hiram, 206.
Burrell, James, 94, 97.
Burroughs, Alfred, 99.
Burroughs, B., 123, 126.
Burroughs and Company, 122, 123.
Butchers, 133.
Byers and Company, 268.
Cadwell, William H., 263, 265, 266. Capuchin, Gov. of New Mexico, sends explorers to the San Juan coun- try, p. VII.
Card, Stephen V., 153, 168.
Carey, Theodore, 74. Carey, William F., 75, 76.
Carleton, Thomas, 43.
Castello, James, 138. Casto, Dr. Joseph, 4, 10.
Casto, Kendall, and Company, 6, 7. Cattle, 133, 142, 149.
Central City District, 142.
Central District, minutes of May 15, 1860, p. 175; news item from Lump Gulch, 175-176.
Challenges, 252.
Change of venue, 39-40, 105, 114, 125, 129.
Chapezes' cattle yard, 142. Chase, B. F., 19, 51, 52, 110. Chase's Gulch, 36. Citizenship, see Suffrage. Civil actions, 57-60.
Claim jumping, 34, 86, 122, 127, 151, 228, 232, 274.
Claims, Gregory District, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20-23, 34-35, 36-37; Russell District, 48-49, 50, 51, 58, 65-67 ; Bay State District, 69-70, 71, 72, 73, 75; Eureka District, 80, 85, 86, 90, 94, 98, 100-103, 104, 107; Pleasant Valley Number 10 Dis- trict, 108-109, 111, 113, 115-116,
117, 120; Nevada District, 122, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130-131, 132- 133; Wisconsin District, 147-148, 149, 150, 152, 154, 156-159, 166- 167; Climax District, 172; Cen- tral District, 175; Independent District, 178, 179, 186-187, 190- 192, 193-194; Fairfield District, 198-199, 200, 203, 206; Illinois Central District, 210-214, 219- 220, 223, 226, 227, 228, 229; Hawk Eye District, 230, 231-232, 237, 241-243, 245; South Boulder Dis- trict, 247, 256-260, 261; Silver Lake District, 263, 264-265, 266; Lake District, 274, 289-294.
Clarke, J. P., 99.
Clayton's Mill, 144. Clements, A. H., 39.
Clements, C. B., 46.
Clerk of the court, 24, 25, 27, 56, 57, 60, 104, 161, 203-204.
Climax District, petition to be an- nexed to Wisconsin District, 155; minutes and laws of 1860, pp. 171- 174.
Coats, William W., 143.
Cobb, Frank M., 109, 111.
Cobb, M. D., 85.
Cochran, John, 52.
Cockrell, James, leads prospectors to Raton Mountains, p. VIII.
Colly, S. G., 271, 272, 273, 274, 278. Colman, King, and Company, 6.
Colorado City, first settlers, p. XI. C. O. C. and P. P. Express Com- pany, 97.
Colver, J. W., 46.
Commissioners, 28, 162, 283. Complaints, 57, 161, 181, 217.
Conant, W. L., 173.
Connor, T., 273.
Consolidated Ditch Company, 41-42, 129-130, 134.
Constable, Russell District, 54, 55, 57, 62; Eureka District, 80, 81, 82, 88, 96; Pleasant Valley Num- ber 10 District, 111, 112; Wiscon- sin District, 150, 151; Climax Dis- trict, 171, 172, 173; Illinois Cen- tral District, 214, 215, 220-221, 227; Quincy District, 271, 278.
Contempt of court, 33, 56, 106, 136, 216, 281.
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Contracts, 21, 30, 59-60, 164, 200, 211-212, 285.
Conveyance, 13, 258.
Cook, William, 74.
Cooper, H., 262.
Cooper District, minutes, 295.
Copeland, D. F., 263.
Copeland, S., 206.
Costs, 60, 61, 164, 286.
Courthouse, 107.
Court of appeals, 60.
Courtright, R., 115.
Courts, Gregory District, 24-30; Russell District, 55-61; Eureka District, 80, 92, 103-105; Pleasant Valley Number 10 District, 111; Nevada District, 134, 136; Wis- consin District, 148, 149, 150, 160; Independent District, 181- 183; Illinois Central District, 215- 223, 225, 226, 227; Hawk Eye District, 234-237; South Boulder District, 248-253; Lake District, 278, 281-288.
Cowan, R. R., 51, 52. Cowenhoven, H. P., 43.
Craig, Samuel T., 71.
Craine, Dr. A. A., 47.
Cree, John, 85, 89, 94, 96. Crimes, 32-33, 37-38, 56, 62-64, 106, 160, 169, 194, 223, 226, 228-229, 245, 248, 254-255, 288. Crippin, I., 273. Crow, H., 96.
Crummel, R., 76.
Cummings, John, 197. Cummings, Samuel, 201. Cuningham, T. H., 273.
Daggett, John F., 86, 89, 90, 91, 92. Dale, M. H., 122, 124. Dancing, 135.
Darlington, R. D., 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 134, 135, 139, 141, 144, 145. Davis, Joseph, 80. Deadwood District, 247.
Dean, J. B., 85.
Dean, R. C., 97.
Debts, 30, 59, 164, 185, 238, 249, 284-285.
Deeds, 21, 66, 148, 200, 212, 258. Defrees, Wilk, 10.
Defrees and Company, 6.
Defrees and Ziegler Indiana Compa- nies, 7.
Demurrers, 27, 57-58, 161-162, 217, 282.
Denver, founded, p. XI; dispute with miners, 16-18, 51-52.
Depositions, 28, 58, 162, 251.
Deputies, 25, 180, 183-184, 236.
Dewey, J. W., 202, 204, 205.
Dick, John, 273.
Dillon, William, 209.
Disputes, settlement of, Gregory District, 12; Russell District, 49; Bay State District, 70, 73, 74, 76 ; Eureka District, 84-85; 87-88; 94-95, 104; Pleasant Valley Num- ber 10 District, 109, 111; Wiscon- sin District, 148, 151-152, 159; Hawk Eye District, 232; Silver Lake District, 264; Lake District, 276, 277.
Districts, p. XIV; Gregory, 1-47; Enterprise, 146; Russell, 48-68; Bay State, 69-77; Eureka, 78- 107; Pleasant Valley Number 10, 108-120; Quartz Valley, 121; Ne- vada, 122-145; Central City, 142; Wisconsin, 146-170; White Quail, 149-150; Independence, 151-152; Climax, 171-174; Central, 175- 176; Independent, 177-196; Fair- field, 197-208; Illinois Central, 209-229; Hawk Eye, 230-246; Phoenix, 247; Deadwood, 247; South Boulder, 247-261; Silver Lake, 262-266; Kansas, 265; Spring Gulch, 267-270; Quincy, 271; Lake, 271-294; Cooper, 295; Mountain House, 301.
Ditches, 22, 64, 67, 113-114, 129-130, 134. See Water rights.
Dittes, Ben., 118, 119, 120.
Dodge, Col. Henry, expedition to the Rocky Mountains, p. VIII.
Doe and Company's Mill, 91.
Doggerty, Thomas, 54.
Douglas, William, 71.
Drake, L., 272. Dunn, B. F., 177.
Dunshee, A. F., 115, 116. Dunstan, John H. R., 175. Dunston, Thomas, 175.
Eagle Gulch, 146.
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Ebi, D., 100. Edwards, A. J., 127.
Edwards, H. C., 46.
Ejectment, 188-189, 240-241.
Elections, Gregory District, 12-13; Eureka District, 81, 85-86, 92, 95- 97, 99; Pleasant Valley Number 10 District, 111; Nevada District, 122, 126-127, 135, 137, 138, 139, 141; Wisconsin District, 150, 151, 153, 159, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170; Climax District, 171-172; Inde- pendent District, 179, 180-181, 183; Fairfield District, 201, 202, 206, 207 ; Illinois Central District, 215, 224; Hawk Eye District, 233, 236; Silver Lake District, 262, 263.
Elkhorn Gulch, 118.
Elmore, John, 84.
Elwick, William, 73.
Ely, C. L., 143.
Emmerson (Emerson), W., 197, 200, 202, 203.
Empire, 139. Engineer, 142, 143.
Enterprise District, incorporated with Gregory District, 46.
Equity jurisdiction, 27-28, 31, 56, 58, 104, 133, 160-161, 162, 165, 216, 253-254, 281.
Errick Gulch, 146, 149, 168-169.
Eureka District, first resolutions, 78; minutes of 1860 and 1861, pp.
78-101; laws of May 9, 1860, pp. 101-107. Eureka Gulch road, 80, 82. Eureka mill, 144.
Eureka Quartz Crushing Company, 97, 99.
Evidence, 28, 58, 93, 162, 218-219, 283.
Executions, 31, 33, 38-39, 61-62, 63, 88, 112, 184, 221, 223, 236-237, 253, 286-287, 288-289.
Exemptions, 105-106, 254, 289.
Fairchild, P. J., 265, 266.
Fairfield District, minutes and laws, 197-208. Fairplay mines, p. XII. Fassett, C. S., 68. February Gulch, 146.
Fees, 14, 30, 55, 60, 80, 87, 92, 94, 103, 112, 124, 150, 156, 166, 172- 173, 178, 183, 192-193, 215, 221, 222-223, 225, 226, 228, 231, 236, 244, 250-251, 279-280. Fines, 33, 38, 56, 106, 228, 281.
Fisher, Isaac K., 76.
Fisk, C. W., 43.
Fitts, E. B., 177.
Fitzpatrick, J. B., 99, 100.
Flarey, William, 73.
Fleming, Death, 277.
Floyd, N., 273.
Foote and Simmons Company, 6.
Ford, Anson, 118, 119, 120. Ford, Jesse, 85.
Foreclosure, 28, 58, 92, 218, 283. Fouts, William, 7.
Fowler, P. Q. A., 81, 99.
Freas, L. M., 78.
French penetration to Santa Fé, p. VII.
Fries, John, 78.
Fries, J. W., 123, 124.
Fry, T., 85.
Fur traders, p. VIII.
Gamble Gulch, 180, 195, 246, 247.
Gambling, 84, 125, 136, 172, 176, 195.
Garnishee process, 29, 59, 163, 187, 219, 239-240, 252, 284.
Gates, C. A., 273.
Gault, E. M., 209.
Gettings, Thomas, 96.
Gibbs, L., 169.
Giddings, Thomas C., 124, 127, 132. Gilpin, Gov. William, early trips to the Rocky Mountains, p. IX.
Glazier, H. E., 117, 118.
Gold, early discoveries of, in Colo- rado, pp. VII-IX; rush of 1859, pp. IX-XII. Gold Dirt, 195.
Gold Dirt lode, 176.
Golden City, 18.
Gold Hill strike, p. XII.
Gold Mountain, 209.
Gold Run, 209.
Good Templars, 143.
Goodwin, George H., 79, 80, 101.
Gorsline, W. R., 96.
Graham, Harvey L., 74, 75, 77.
Graham, Hiram J., delegate to Con- gress, p. XIII. Graves, W. P., 148, 149.
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Gray, W. H., 262.
Greeley, Horace, speech to the Greg- ory District miners, 1-3; report on Gregory District mines, 4-10. Gregory, John H., gold strike near Central City, p. XII; sketch of, 7-8.
Gregory District, mass meeting of June 8, 1859, pp. 1-4; report of Horace Greeley, A. D. Richardson, and Henry Villard regarding mines, 4-10; first laws, 10-12; laws of July 16, 1859, pp. 12-15; meeting of October 29, 1859, pp. 16-18; laws of February 18 and 20, 1860, pp. 18-33; meeting of May 25, 1860, pp. 34-36; an elec- tion, 36; laws of February, 1861, pp. 36-40; mass meeting of April 20, 1861, pp. 40-42; miners' meet- ing of April 22, 1861, pp. 42-45; law of June 3, 1861, p. 46; pri- mary meeting of July 18, 1861, pp. 46-47; secession of Eureka District, 78; laws adopted by Eu- reka District, 103; portions of laws adopted by Independent Dis- trict, 178-179.
Gregory Point, 196. Griffith, William W., 264, 265.
Grumes, B., 273. Guest, G. S., 273.
Guest, S. F., 273.
Guild, A. E., 143, 144, 262.
Hagus, C., 273. Haine, J. E., 273. Haines, David, 73. Hale, J. A., 43. Hall, Capt. J. F., 119, 120, 273. Haman House, 36, 137.
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