Several types of Colorado Publications are located in there own catalog:

Most Publications of the Colorado School of Mines

Colorado Scientific Society Publications

B 3 / George, R. D. / GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ALMA DISTRICT, PARK COUNTY, COLORADO, Denver, 1912, cl, 284 pages, - 3 -, wrinkling and light water staining to the top inch of most pages and plates; the plates are in kind good condition except for the staining along one edge; pocket plates 2 and 3 are present; pocket plate 1 is missing, $ 75

B 3 / George, R. D. / GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ALMA DISTRICT, PARK COUNTY, COLORADO, Denver, 1912, cl, 284 pages, - 5 -, [front endplate missing; pocket includes mf of entire book including the pocket plates which are not present], $ 50

B 4 and 5 / George, R. D. / GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MONARCH AND TOMICHI DISTRICTS, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO and RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GEOLOGY OF THE RABBIT EARS REGION, ROUTT, GRAND, AND JACKSON COUNTIES, COLORADO, 1913, cl, 317 and 101 pages respectively, 25 plates (all six pocket plates present), 15 figs., - 3 -, last page of index photocopy replaced, ovg, $ 85

B 7 / Jones, O. M. / BIBLIOGRAPHY OF COLORADO GEOLOGY AND MINING with subject index from the Earliest Explorations to 1912, 1914, cl, 493 pages, - 3 -, $ 60

B 9 / Patton, H. B. / GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA DISTRICT, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO, 1916, afb, 136 pages, 23 plates, 2 figs., archival repair to one pocket plate, ovg, $ 75

B 9 / Patton, H. B. / GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA DISTRICT, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO, 1916, cl, 136 pages, 23 plates, 2 figs., $ 105

B 10  /  Crawford, R. D. and Worcester. P. G.  /  GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GOLD BRICK DISTRICT, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO, 1916, cl, 116 pages, 9 plates, 4 figs., - 5 -, $ 75

B 12 / George, R. D. / COMMON MINERALS AND ROCKS, Denver, 1917, afb, 463 pages, numerous illustrations, - 5 -, $ 20

B 14 / Worester P. G. / MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF COLORADO, 1919, pb, 131 pages, 2 plates, - 3 -, $ 40

B 14, 15 / Worester P. G. and Muilenburg, G. A. / MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF COLORADO and MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF COLORADO, 1919, pb, 131 pages and 72 pages respectively, 2 plates, - 5 -, $ 55

B 15 / Muilenburg, G. A. / MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF COLORADO, 1919, pb, 72 pages, - 3 -, $ 35

B 15 / Muilenburg, G. A. / MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF COLORADO, 1919, afb, 72 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

B 16 / plate 1 only, Reconnaissance Geologic Map of the Main Carnotite Area of Southwestern Colorado including portions of Delta, Montrose, San Miguel, Dolores, and Montezuma Counties, 1: 126,720 scale, $ 25 [Map was surveyed in 1914-1915-1916-1918]

B 19 / Henderson, J. / THE CRETACEOUS FORMATIONS OF NORTHEASTERN COLORADO and THE FOOTHILLS FORMATIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO, 1920, afb, 98 pages, - 5 -, 1 plate in pocket, 11 figs., $ 25

B 20 / Toepelman, W. C. / PRELIMINARY NOTES ON THE REVISION OF THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF EASTERN COLORADO, 1924, pb, 21 pages, 1 plate, - 5 -, $ 10

B 23 / Crawford, R. D., et.al. / SOME ANTICLINES OF ROUTT COUNTY, COLORADO, Denver, 1920, afb, 59 pages plus index, 3 plates (in pocket) 10 figs., - 5 -, $ 25

B 24 / Coffin, R. C., et.al. / SOME ANTICLINES OF WESTERN COLORADO, Denver, 1920, afb, 59 pages plus index, 2 plates (in pocket), 13 figs., - 5 -, $ 25

B 25 / George, R. D. / OIL SHALES OF COLORADO, 1921, pb, 78 pages, 10 figs., 2 plates in pocket, - 5 -, $ 15

B 27 / Patton, H. B., et. al. / UNDERGROUND WATER POSSIBILITIES, LA JUNTA AREA; UNDERGROUND WATER RESOURCES OF PARTS OF CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES; GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF LAS ANIMAS, OTERO, AND BENT COUNTIES, 1924, pb, 106 pages, 2 plates, 4 figs., - 5 -, $ 10

B 27 / Patton, H. B., et. al. / UNDERGROUND WATER POSSIBILITIES, LA JUNTA AREA; UNDERGROUND WATER RESOURCES OF PARTS OF CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES; GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF LAS ANIMAS, OTERO, AND BENT COUNTIES, 1924, afb, 106 pages, 2 plates, 4 figs., - 5 -, $ 15

B 37 / BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX OF COLORADO GEOLOGY, 1875 - 1975, Denver, 1976, pb, 488 pages, - 5 -, $ 10

IS 17 / Schwochow, S. D. and Hornbecker, A. L. / GEOLOGY AND RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF STRATEGIC MINERALS IN COLORADO, Denver, 1985, pb, 70 pages, 1 figure, 1 plate, 19 tables, - 1 -, $ 8

IS 33 /  Parker, B. H.  /  GOLD PANNING AND PLACERING IN COLORADO, HOW AND WHERE, Denver, 1992, pb, 83 pages, $  20

IS 45 / Lawson, A. D. / ACTIVE PERMITTED MINE OPERATIONS IN COLORADO, 1996-97, Denver, 1998, pb, 58 pages, 1 plate, - 1 -, $ 20

MS 17 / Schwochow, S. D. / INVENTORY OF NONMETALLIC MINING AND PROCESSING OPERATIONS IN COLORADO, Denver, 1981, pb, 39 pages, 5 figs., 17 plates (in separate slipcase), - 1 -, one copy free with any order

MS 28 / Streufert, R. K. and Cappa, J. A. / LOCATION MAP AND DESCRIPTIONS OF METAL OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO WITH NOTES ON ECONOMIC POTENTIAL, Denver, 1994, pb, 35 pages, 1 plate, $ 15

RS 11 / Simmons, Wm. B. and Heinrich, E. Wm. / RARE-EARTH PEGMATITES OF THE SOUTH PLATTE DISTRICT, COLORADO, Denver, 1980, pb, 131 pages, - 1 -, $ 8

RS 21 / Heinrich, E. W. / PRECAMBRIAN TUNGSTEN AND COPPER-ZINC SKARN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO, Denver, 1981, pb, 115 pages, - 1 -, $ 6

RS 28 / Davis, M. W. and Strufert, R. K. / GOLD OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO, Denver, 1990, pb, 101 pages, 2 tables, 2 plates, - 1 -, $ 20

RS 35 / Cappa, J. A.  /  ALKALIC IGNEOUS ROCKS OF COLORADO AND THEIR ASSOCIATED ORE DEPOSITS, 1998, pb, 138 pages, - 1 -, $ 20 [covers the geological setting, geochemistry, economic geology, exploration, production history and a list of the major mining districts of Colorado that are associated with alkalic igneous rocks]

OFR 96-4-20 / HISTORY, GEOLOGY, HYDROGEOLOGY, SUMMITVILLE MINES AND DOWNSTREAM EFFECTS, AND OTHER NEARBY MINES OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY, COLORADO, Denver, 1996, pb, 189 pages, - 1 -, $ 18

OFR 00-10 / Neubert, J. and Wood, R. H. III / HISTORY, GEOLOGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING OF THE LOWER FAIR DAY MINE, ARAPAHO / ROOSEVELT NATIONAL FOREST, BOULDER COUNTY, 2000, pb, 36 pages, - 1 -, $ 8

OFR 75 -4 - 4  /  Schwochow, S. D. / MINERAL RESOURCES AND MINING POTENTIAL IN THE IDAHO SPRINGS VICINITY, CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO, Denver, 1975, pb, 9 pages, 2 plates, - 1 -, $ 15

MS 7 / Price, J. N. / GEOLOGY FOR LAND-USE PLANNING IN THE CRAIG AREA, Denver, 1978, 2 folded sheets, - 3 -, $ 5

MS 11 / Collier, J. D., et.al. / MAP AND DIRECTORY OF COLORADO URANIUM AND VANADIUM MINING AND MILLING ACTIVITIES, Denver, 1978, pb, 13 pages, 1 folded map, - 3 -, $ 4

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Cobb, H. S.  /  PROSPECTING OUR PAST: GOLD, SILVER AND TUNGSTEN MILLS OF BOULDER COUNTY, Longmont, 1999, pb, 155 pages, numerous mill photographs, - 1 -, $ 20

Kelly, W. C.  /  TELLURIDE ORES OF BOULDER COUNTY, COLORADO, Geological Society of America, Memoir 109, cl, 237 pages, - 3 -, $ 65

Kemp, D. C. / SILVER, GOLD AND BLACK IRON, A Story of the Grand Island Mining District of Boulder County, Colorado, Denver, 1960, cl, 230 pages, - 3 -, $ 85

Montgomery, R. / A STORY OF GOLD HILL, COLORADO, Longmont, 1987, pb, 37 pages, - 1 -, $ 6 [This is a reprint by S. Pettum of a book on Gold Hill which had mining booms in 1859 and 1872]

Pettum, S. / BOULDER: Evolution of a City, Boulder, 1994, 1^st Edition, cl, 216 pages, - 1 -, $ 35

Smith, D. A. / SILVER SAGA: The Story of Caribou, Colorado, Revised Edition, - 1 -, $ 20

Bowland, R. T., et.al. / A HISTORY OF CLEAR CREEK COUNTY: TAILINGS, TRACKS AND TOMMYKNOCKERS, and the families who shaped Colorado’s Premier Mining District, 2nd Edition, Idaho Springs, 2004, pb, 451 pages plus a 48 page index compiled by D. Wahlberg, - 1 -, $ 45 [Sections of the book include: Clear Creek County, Communities, Ghost Towns, Mining, Logging, Public Service Company of Colorado, Ranchers, Transportation, Recreation, School History, Churches, Societies and Lodges, and Family Histories]

Brown, R. L. / CENTRAL CITY AND GILPIN COUNTY, Caldwell, 1994, pb, 217 pages, - 1 -, $ 9

Leyendecker, L. E. / THE GRIFFITH FAMILY AND THE FOUNDING OF GEORGETOWN, Boulder, 2001, cl, 106 pages, - 1 -, $ 35

Leyendecker, L. E., Bradley, C. A. and Smith, D. A. / THE RISE OF THE SILVER QUEEN: Georgetown, Colorado, 1859 - 1896, Boulder, 2005 pb, 310 pages, - 1 -, $ 23

MacKenzie, W. B. / HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE URAD AND HENDERSON MOLYBDENITE DEPOSITS, CLEAR CREEK COLORADO, PhD Dissertation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, University Microfilms reprint, 208 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Simmons, B. / A QUICK HISTORY OF IDAHO SPRINGS, Montrose, 2004, pb, 85 pages, - 1 -, $ 10

Collman, R., Ed. / TRAILS AMONG THE COLUMBINE: The Gunnison Country, Denver, 1989, cl, 192 pages, - 1 -, $ 40 [The town of Gunnison is presented with both recent photographs and pictures from 1881; the narrow-gauge line to Crested Butte is covered with its many coal mines; the book concludes with a section on the Gunnison Gold and Silver Belt]

Nelson, J. / MARBLE AND REDSTONE: A Quick History, Ouray, 1998, pb, 138 pages, - 1 -, $ 8

Jefferson County -

Patton, H. B. / TOURMALINE AND TOURMALINE SCHISTS FROM BELCHER HILL, COLORADO [Named for early settler George Belcher], from Bulletin of the GSA Bulletin, Volume 10, pages 21 - 26, 1899, pb, - 5 -, $ 7

Gardinier, H. N. / MINING AMONG THE CLOUDS: The Mosquito Range and the Origins of Colorado’s Silver Boom, Denver, 2002, pb, 132 pages, - 1 -, $ 12

Griswold, D. L. and Griswold, J. H. / HISTORY OF LEADVILLE AND LAKE COUNTY, COLORADO: From Mountain Solitude to Metropolis, 1996, cl, 1^st Edition, Boulder, 2 volumes in fine slipcase, 2374 pages total, - 1 -, $ 150

Rhodes, D. H. / LABELS, LEADVILLE, AND LORE, HISTORY FROM A CAN, 1870's – 1890's, Snohomish, 2005, cl, 186 pages, - 1 -, $ 34

Voynick, S. M. / LEADVILLE: A Miner’s Epic, Missoula, 1984, 165 pages, pb, - 2 -, $ 10

Voynick, S. M. / CLIMAX: The History of Colorado’s Climax Molybdenum Mine, Missoula, 1996, pb, 366 pages, - 1 -, $ 20

Larimer County -

Fuller, M. D. / THE PHYSIOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE BIG THOMPSON RIVER VALLEY IN COLORADO, Journal of Geology, Vol. 31(2), 1923, pages 126 - 137, - 3 -, $ 5

Pickering, J. H. / "THIS BLUE HOLLOW" Estes Park (Colorado), the Early Years, 1859 - 1915, Boulder, 1999, cl, 321 pages, - 1 -, $ 30

Shroder, M. F. / NICHOLAS CREEDE AND THE AMETHYST VEIN, Creede, 2004, pb, 52 pages, - 1 -, $ 13

Gregory, M. and Smith, P. D. / MOUNTAIN MYSTERIES: The Ouray Odyssey, Ouray, 1989, pb, 218 pages, - 1 -, $ 20

Gregory, D. H.  /  THE GREAT REVENUE AND SURROUNDING MINES, 1996, Cascade Publications, pb, 225 pages, $ 20 [Interest in this book and the mine will increase now that the Sunshine Mining Company has announced plans to spend $12 million in redeveloping the Revenue-Virginius Mine near Ouray. This mine had been largely inactive since 1912. [see Mining Engineering, November, 1998]]

McLean, E. W. / FATHER STRUCK IT RICH, Ouray, 1999, pb, 232 pages, - 1 -, $ 15 [This is the book by Evalyn Walsh McLean, the daughter of Thomas Walsh, who discovered the historic Camp Bird Mine; this is the story of a family who "wanted for nothing"]

Moore, G. E. / MINES, MOUNTAIN ROADS, AND ROCKS: Guidebook No. 1, Geologic Road Logs of the Ouray Area, Ouray, 2004, spiral bound, 250 pages, - 1 -, $ 29

Smith, P. D. / OURAY: A Quick History, Ouray, 1999, pb, 96 pages, - 1 -, $ 10

Smith, P. D. / MOUNTAINS OF SILVER: The Story of Colorado’s Red Mountain Mining District, Boulder, 1999, 236 pages, - 1 -, $ 17

Young, H. C. / THE ORPHAN BOY: A Love Affair with Mining, Denver, 2007, pb, 252 pages, - 1 -, contains a small CD inside back cover with additional information and pictures, $ 20 [The Orphan Boy is on Warden Gulch just above Horseshoe Basin and is reached by driving up Peru Creek Road in Summit County]

Rohrbough, M. J. / ASPEN: The History of a Silver Mining Town, 1879 - 1893, New York, 1986, pb, 263 pages, - 1 -, $ 26

Sloan, R. E. and Skowronski, C. A. / THE RAINBOW ROUTE: An Illustrated History of the Silverton Railroad, the Silverton Northern Railroad, and the Silverton, Gladstone and Northerly Railroad, Denver, 1975, cl, 416 pages, - 1 -, $ 69

Smith, D. A.  /  SILVERTON: A Quick History, 1997, pb, 111 pages, $ 10

Twitty, E. / BASINS OF SILVER: The Story of Silverton, Colorado’s Las Animas Mining District, Lake City, 2008, cl, 386 pages, - 1 -, $ 27

Backus, H. F.  /  TOMBOY BRIDE, Boulder, 1969, 273 pages, $ 11 [A woman’s personal account of life in mining camps of the West]

Buys, C. J. / A BRIEF HISTORY OF TELLURIDE, Montrose, 2003, pb, 80 pages, - 1 -, $ 10

Buys, C. J. / HISTORIC TELLURIDE IN RARE PHOTOGRAPHS, Ouray, 1999, cl, 307 pages, - 1 -, $ 45

Fetter, R. L. and Fetter, S. / TELLURIDE "FROM PICK TO POWDER," Caldwell, 1990, pb, 196 pages, - 1 -, $ 10

Fetter, R. L. and Fetter, S. / TELLURIDE "FROM PICK TO POWDER," Caldwell, 1990, pb, 196 pages, - 3 -, $ 8

Martin, M. / THE CORPSE ON BOOMERANG ROAD: Telluride’s War on Labor 1899 - 1908, Montrose, 2004, 377 pages, - 1 -, $ 27

Gilliland, M. E. / SUMMIT: A GOLD RUSH HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, cl, Revised 4th Edition, Silverthorne, 2006, 336 pages, - 1 -, $ 30

Gilliland, M. E. / SUMMIT: A GOLD RUSH HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, pb, Revised 4th Edition, Silverthorne, 2006, 336 pages, - 1 -, $ 20

Gilliland, M. E. / SUMMIT: A GOLD RUSH HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, pb, Silverthorne, 1987, 336 pages, - 1 -, $ 10

Wahlstrom, E. E. and Hornback, V. Q. / GEOLOGY OF THE HAROLD D. ROBERTS TUNNEL, COLORADO: West Portal to Station 468+49, In: GSA Bulletin 73 # 12, pages 1477 - 1498, pb, - 3 -, $ 10

Brown, R. L. / THE PIKES PEAK GOLD RUSH, Caldwell, 1985, 124 pages, pb, numerous illustrations, - 2 -, now closeout priced at $ 6

Jameson, E. / ALL THAT GLITTERS: Class, Conflict, and Community in Cripple Creek, Urbana, 1998, pb, 367 pages, - 1 -, $ 24

Levine, B.  /  CRIPPLE CREEK GOLD: A CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF THE CRIPPLE CREEK DISTRICT, 1988, Lake Grove, Oregon, pb, 110 pages, $ 12

Lewis, A. C. / FLORENCE & CRIPPLE CREEK RAILROAD: Forty Miles to Fortune - A History of the Fabulous Narrow Gauge Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad, Denver, 2002, cl, 416 pages, map in pocket, - 1 -, $ 60

Noel, T. J. and Norman, C. M. / A PIKE’S PEAK PARTNERSHIP: The Penroses and the Tutts, Boulder, 2000, cl, 263 pages, - 1 -, $ 35

Noel, T. J. and Norman, C. M. / A PIKE’S PEAK PARTNERSHIP: The Penroses and the Tutts, Boulder, 2000, pb, 264 pages, - 1 -, $ 25

Pearl, R. M. / AMERICA’S MOUNTAIN: Pikes Peak and the Pike’s Peak Region, Colorado Springs, 1976, pb, 36 pages, - 3 -, $ 5

Sprague, M. / MONEY MOUNTAIN: The Story of Cripple Creek Gold, 1953, Lincoln, 342 pages, - 2 - pb, $ 12

Waters, F. / PIKE’S PEAK: A Mining Saga, Athens, 1987, pb, 743 pages, - 1 -, $ 20

Waters, F. / PIKE’S PEAK: A Mining Saga, Athens, 1987, cl, 743 pages, - 3 -, $ 26

Waters, F. / MIDAS OF THE ROCKIES: Biography of Winfield Scott Stratton, Croesus of Cripple Creek, Athens, 1972, 347 pages, - 1 -, $ 16

Dixon, D. / TRAILS AMONG THE COLUMBINE, The Denver and Rio Grande’s Calumet Branch and the Turret Mining Area, 1996, cl, 320 pages, - 1 -, $ 40 [The Calumet Mine produced iron ore, and the D&RG carried it down the 7% grade to Salida; this rail branch was built in 1881 and the Colorado Fuel & Iron’s Mine at Calumet is well-covered with this book; Turret was an early gold camp during the 1880's, but no major strike occurred; 300 black and white photographs and 17 color pictures]

Epis, R. C. / CENOZOIC VOLCANIC, PETROLOGIC, TECTONIC, AND GEOMORPHIC FEATURES OF CENTRAL COLORADO ROAD LOGS OF CENTRAL COLORADO with a brief sketch of the Cripple Creek Mining District, spiral bound, 1979, - 3 -, $ 30

Henry, T. W., et.al. / GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT BACK COUNTRY BYWAY, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO, Denver, 1996, pb, 48 pages, - 1 -, $ 10

Johnson, R. B. / PATTERNS AND ORIGIN OF RADIAL DIKE SWARMS ASSOCIATED WITH WEST SPANISH PEAK AND DIKE MOUNTAIN, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO, In: GSA Bulletin, Volume 72, # 4, 1961, pb, pages 579 - 590, - 3 -, $ 10

Stark, J. T., et.al. / GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF SOUTH PARK, COLORADO, GSA M 33, Baltimore,1949, cl, 188 pages, 18 plates, 22 figs., - 2 -, $ 45

Wahlstrom, E. E. / PETROLOGY AND WEATHERING OF THE IRON DIKE, BOULDER AND LARIMER COUNTIES, COLORADO, In: GSA Bulletin, Volume 67, # 2, 1956, pb, pages 147 - 164, - 3 -, $ 10

Whitten, E. H. T. and Boyer, R. E. / PROCESS-RESPONSE MODELS BASED ON HEAVY-MINERAL CONTENT OF THE SAN ISABEL GRANITE, COLORADO, In: GSA Bulletin, Volume 75, # 9, 1964, pages 841 - 862, pb, - 3 -, $ 10

Brown, R. L. / AN EMPIRE OF SILVER, Denver, 1986, 224 pages, cl, plastic dust cover, numerous illustrations, many in color, - 1 -, $ 40

Clason Mining Maps / 1903 - 1905 MAP OF THE SAN JUAN TRIANGLE, A combination of two rare mining maps resulting a in 33" x 37" map to locate the San Juan area mines, rolled map $ 18 <or> folded map with index to identify mines noted in Ouray, San Juan, San Miguel, and part of Hinsdale Counties, $ 24

Collman, R., and Houston, G., Ed. / TRAILS AMONG THE COLUMBINE: The Denver and Rio Grande in Creede and Lake City, Denver, 1988, cl, plastic dust cover, 192 pages, - 1 -, $ 40 [This is the story of the Creede Branch of the Denver & Rio Grande starting with the building of the gold camp of Creede beginning with narrow-gauge track and concluding with standard gauge; coverage includes excellent coverage of early Lake City; 200 photographs, 45 in color; this book is a must for anyone interested in Creede or Lake City, Colorado]

Cook, K. N. / SPIRIT OF THE SAN JUANS, Montrose, 1998, cl, 160 pages, -1 -, $ 45 [This is an excellent gift for anyone who loves the San Juan Mountains of Southwestern Colorado]

Cornelius, T. H. and Marshall, J. B. / GOLDEN TREASURES OF THE SAN JUAN, Athens, 1990, 234 pages, - 1 -, $ 13

Gregory, M. and Smith, P. D. / THE MILLION DOLLAR HIGHWAY: Colorado’s Most Spectacular Seventy Miles, Montrose, 1997, cl, 96 pages, - 1 -, $20

Henn, R. / LIES, LEGENDS AND LORE OF THE SAN JUANS, Ouray, 1999, pb, 186 pages, - 1 -, $ 14

Hinds, N, E. A. / UNCOMPAHGRAN AND BELTIAN DEPOSITS IN WESTERN NORTH AMERICA, Carnegie Institution Reprint, Publication 463, pages 53 - 136, 1936, - 3 -, $ 32 [The Uncompahgran deposits are discussed for South Western Colorado and the Needle Mountains, but also for Utah and Arizona; the Beltian deposits are described for Montana, Arizona and Death Valley]

Holt, R. D. / GUIDEBOOK OF SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, 8th Annual Field Conference of the New Mexico Geological Society, Socorro, 1957, pb, 258 pages, 1 plate (in pocket), - 1 -, $ 25 [Includes: geology, tectonics, road and railway logs, mines and ore deposits, history and folklore, more...]

Ninnemann, J. L. and Smith, D. A.  /  SAN JUAN BONANZA, WESTERN COLORADO'S MINING LEGACY, Albuquerque, 2006, cl, 84 pages, - 1 -, $ 25

Reyher, K. / SILVER AND SAWDUST: Life in the San Juans, Ouray, 2000, pb, 194 pages, - 1 -, $ 13

Shomaker, J.  /  GUIDEBOOK OF SAN JUAN – SAN MIGUEL – LA PLATA REGION, NEW MEXICO & COLORADO, New Mexico Geological Society, 19^th Field Conference, 1968, pb, but stiffened with plastic, 211 pages, 17 pages of ads, $ 25

Smith, D. A. / THE SUBSTANCE AND THE SHADOW, Montrose, 2000, cl, 80 pages, - 1 -, $ 19, now closeout priced at $ 15

Smith, D. A. / SAN JUAN GOLD: A Mining Engineer’s Adventures, 1879 - 1881, Montrose, 2002, pb, 135 pages, - 1 -, $ 13

Smith, D. A. / DURANGO AND SILVERTON NARROW GAUGE, Ouray, 1998, pb, 106 pages, - 1 -, $ 10

Smith, D. A. / SONG OF THE HAMMER AND DRILL: The Colorado San Juans, 1860 - 1914, Norman, 2001, pb, 248 pages, - 1 -, $ 25

Smith, P. D. / EXPLORING THE HISTORIC SAN JUAN TRIANGLE, Ridgway, 2004, pb, 262 pages, - 1 -, $ 17 [This book is packed with historic information, but also serves as a Jeeping Guide for the Ouray, Silverton, Telluride, and Lake City area]

Smith, P. D. / IMAGES OF THE SAN JUANS, REVISED, Lake City, 2008, cl, 288 pages, - 1 -, $ 40 [This book is the revised edition of a San Juan Area masterpiece written by historian P. David Smith which was out-of-print for many years. It includes photographs from the collection of Ruth and Marvin Gregory.]

Smith, P. D. / IMAGES OF THE SAN JUANS, Montrose, 1997, cl, 288 pages, - 1 -, $ 125 [This book is a San Juan masterpiece written by historian P. David Smith using the photographic collection of Ruth and Marvin Gregory. Complete coverage of the mines, mills and townsites of the San Juan region. Later chapters in the book cover topics such as mountains and their snow, the development of railroads, and local celebrations and catastrophes]

Tucker, E. F. / OTTO MEARS AND THE SAN JUANS, Montrose, 2003, pb, 138 pages, - 1 -, $ 13, closeout price, $ 10

Weston, W. / DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLET OF THE PRINCIPAL MINES AND PROSPECTS OF OURAY & SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES 1882-3 IN THE SAN JUAN GOLD AND SILVER REGION, 2006, pb, 163 pages, - 1 -, $ 12

GEOLOGICAL MAP OF COLORADO, various dates, folded, $ 8

GEOLOGIC MAP OF COLORADO with clear acetate aeromagnetic map overlay, - 3 -, $ 35

MAP OF COLORADO SHOWING NATIONAL FORESTS, INDIAN RESERVATIONS, BUREAU OF RECLAMATION PROJECTS, PRIVATE LAND GRANTS, MILITARY AND NAVAL OIL SHALE RESERVES, NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS, 1934, one folded sheet, - 3 -, $10

COLORADO BASE MAP, one folded sheet, - 3 -, $ 5

Allott, G. / MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF COLORADO, Washington, D. C., 1964, afb, 302 pages, - 3 -, $ 15

Arlen, C. / COLORADO MINING STORIES: Hazards, Heroics and Humor, Montrose, 2002, pb, - 1 -, 176 pages, $ 13

Banks, N. G. / NATURE AND ORIGIN OF EARLY AND LATE CHERTS IN THE LEADVILLE LIMESTONE, COLORADO, In: GSA Bulletin, Volume 81, # 10, 1970, pb, pages 3033 - 3048, - 3 -, $ 10

Benson, M. / 1001 COLORADO PLACE NAMES, Lawrence, 1994, pb, 237 pages, - 1 -, $ 15

Beus, S. S., Ed. / ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, Centennial Field Guide Volume 2, Boulder, 1987, cl, 475 pages, - 2 - , $ 100

Bonorino, G. / HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION IN THE FRONT RANGE MINERAL BELT, COLORADO, In: GSA Bulletin 70, # 1, pages 53 - 90, pb, - 3 -, $ 10

Boyd, L. C. and Carson, H. G. / ATLAS OF COLORADO GHOST TOWNS, Volumes 1 and 2, Deming, Volume 1: 134 pages; Volume 2: 182 pages, - 1 -, $ 38 for both books

Brown, R. L. / JEEP TRAILS TO COLORADO GHOST TOWNS, Caldwell, 1995, pb, 245 pages, - 1 - $ 12

Brown, R. L. / GHOST TOWNS OF THE COLORADO ROCKIES, Caldwell, 1998, pb, 401 pages, pb, $18

Brown, R. L. / COLORADO GHOST TOWNS, PAST AND PRESENT, Caldwell, 1987, pb, 322 pages, - 1 -, $ 15

Burke, J.  /  THE LEGEND OF BABY DOE: The Life and Times of the Silver Queen of the West, Lincoln, 1989, pb, 248 pages, bibliography, index, $ 13

Buys, C. J. / ILLUSTRATIONS OF HISTORIC COLORADO, Montrose, 2000, cl, 242 pages, - 1 -, $ 40

Buys, C. J. / THE LOST JOURNALS OF CHARLES S. ARMSTRONG: From Arkport, New York to Aspen, Colorado, Montrose, 2002, pb, 258 pages, - 1 -, regular price $ 17, now $ 15

Chronic, H. / ROADSIDE GEOLOGY OF COLORADO, Missoula, 1980, pb, 334 pages, - 1 -, $ 11

Clyne, R. J. / COAL PEOPLE: Life in Southern Colorado’s Company Towns, 1890 - 1930, Denver, 1999, pb, 121 pages, - 1 -, $ 13

Cobb, H. S. /  TUNGSTEN MINES OF COLORADO, 1960, 78 pages, pb, - 1 -, $ 10; also available in afb, - 1 -, $ 15

Collier, J. and Collier, G. / COLORADO: Yesterday and Today, Montrose, 2001, cl, 244 pages, - 1 -, regular $ 40, now $ 20

Cunningham, C.  /  CRIPPLE CREEK BONANZA, Plano, Texas, 1996, 218 pages, pb, - 1 -, $ 10

Dallas, S. / COLORADO GHOST TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS, Norman, 1985, pb, 254 pages, - 1 -, $ 24

Dallas, S. / COLORADO GHOST TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS, Norman, 1985, cl, 254 pages, - 1 -, $ 45

Del Rio, S. M. / MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO, FIRST SEQUEL, Golden, 1960, cl, - 3 - or - 5 -, , $ 85

Donnell, J. R., Ed. / GEOLOGICAL ROAD LOGS OF COLORADO, Denver, 1960, cl, 98 pages, contains 26 Colorado road logs describing the geology along the way with a mileage guide, - 3 -, $ 30 [The 26 road logs include: Trinidad to the New Mexico Line; Mineral-Archuleta County Line to Durango via U.S. 160; Durango to Montrose via Silverton and Ouray via U.S. 550; Granby to the Wyoming Line; Kremmling to Dillon via the Blue River Road, Colorado 9; for the matching geology volume, check for Weimer below]

Eberhart, P. GUIDE TO THE COLORADO GHOST TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS, 4^th Revised Edition, Athens, 496 pages, pb, - 1 -, $ 17

Eberhart, P. / GHOSTS OF THE COLORADO PLAINS, Athens, 1986, 253 pages, pb, -  1 -, $ 20

Friggens, M. / TALES, TRAILS AND TOMMYKNOCKERS: Stories from Colorado’s Past, Boulder, 1979, pb, 144 pages, - 2 -, $ 15

Friggens, M. / TALES, TRAILS AND TOMMYKNOCKERS: Stories from Colorado’s Past, Boulder, 1979, pb, 144 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

Gregory, H. E.  /  COLORADO PLATEAU REGION, International Geological Congress Guidebook, XVI Session, 1933, GPO, Washington, 1932, pb, 38 pages, 6 plates, 7 figures, - 3 -, $ 10

Guennel, G. K. / COLORADO WILDFLOWERS, Volume 1: Plains and Foothills (336 pages), and Volume 2: Mountains (352 pages), Englewood, 1995, pb, - 3 -, $ 50

Henderson, C. W. / COLORADO, / 16th International Geological Congress, 1932, Guidebook 19, Excursion C1, 146 pages, pb, 16 plates, 28 figs., 3 inserts, - 3-, $ 20

Hollister, O. J. / THE MINES OF COLORADO, New York, 1867, 450 pages, reprint of 1867 original, cl, - 2 -, $ 35

Hollister, O. J. / THE MINES OF COLORADO, New York, 1867, 450 pages, reprint of 1867 original, cl, - 3 -, $ 25

Holmes, R. W. and Kennedy, M. B. / MINES AND MINERALS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RIFT, COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO, New York, 1983, 332 pages, cl, - 5 -, $ 45

Huber, T. and Wark, J. / COLORADO: AN AERIAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE HIGHEST STATE, Montrose, 2002, cl, 139 pages + index, - 1 -, $ 49

Huber, T. P. / COLORADO BYWAYS: A Guide Through Scenic and Historic Landscapes, Boulder, 1997, pb, 373 pages, - 1 -, $ 25

Huber, T. P. / COLORADO BYWAYS: A Guide Through Scenic and Historic Landscapes, Boulder, 1997, cl, 373 pages, - 1 -, $ 40

James, H. L., Ed. / GUIDEBOOK OF THE SAN LUIS BASIN, COLORADO, New Mexico Geological Society 22nd Annual Field Conference, Socorro, 1971, pb, 325 pages, - 2 -, $ 35 [Includes: Reconnaissance Geology and Economic Significance of the Platoro Complex, Southeastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado <and> Minerals of the San Luis Valley, 30 papers total with 4 road logs]

Karsner, D. / SILVER DOLLAR: The Story of the Tabors, New York, 1954, cl, 354 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Kent, H. C. and Porter, K. W., Ed. / COLORADO GEOLOGY, Denver, 1980, cl, 258 pages, 7 plates (in pocket), RMAG, - 5 -, $ 40

Lageson, D. R., Lester, A. P., and Trudgill, B. D. / COLORADO AND ADJACENT AREAS, GSA Field Guide 1, Boulder, 1999, pb, 201 pages, - 1 -, $ 45

Larkin, R. P., Grogger, P. K., and Peters, G. L. / THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS, Kendall-Hunt Geology Field Guide Series, Dubuque, 1980, pb, 166 pages, extensive bibliography, ink marks in text and bibliography, ovg, - 3 -, $ 6

LeMassena, R. A.  /  COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN RAILROADS, Sundance Books, Denver, 1984, 383 pages, cl, $ 79

Mardirosian, C. A. / MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF COLORADO (exclusive of oil, gas, and water), 133 Colorado mining references and 355 mining districts are summarized for most Colorado counties (on separate sheets), - 2 -, $ 40  [Information is from the original map produced by Mardirosian in 1976]

Pearl, R. M. / COLORADO MINERAL LOCALITIES, In: The Earth Science Digest, Volume 11, # 9, 1948, pb, pages 5 - 13, - 3 -, $ 20

Pearl, R. M. / EXPLORING ROCKS, MINERALS, FOSSILS IN COLORADO, Revised Edition, Chicago, 1969, cl, 215 pages, - 3 -, $ 15

Scamehorn, H. L.  /  MILL & MINE, THE CF&I IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, 247 pages, cl, - 1 -, regular price $ 25 [The CF&I owned and operated properties in five states, not just Colorado; read about the birth, growth, development, and demise of this major metallurgical and fuel company of the West which had its own stores and towns. A fascinating story from John D. Rockefeller to the Coal Miner’s Strike of 1913-14 to the war years, post-war years and beyond]

Scamehorn, H. L. / ALBERT EUGENE REYNOLDS: Colorado’s Mining King, Norman, 1995, 308 pages, cl, - 1 -, $ 15  [Covers the life of a man destined to make a fortune thought to be as much as $60 million as the owner of the Palmetto Mine near Lake City, the Virginius and Revenue Tunnel near Ouray, the Cimarron Mine at Telluride, and the Commodore Mine at Creede, eventually managing 600 claims on 6,000 acres of mineral land]

Smith, D.A. / HENRY M. TELLER: Colorado’s Grand Old Man, Boulder, 2002, cl, 252 pages, - 1 -, $ 30

Smith, D. A. / HORACE TABOR: His Life and the Legend, Boulder, 1989, pb, 395 pages, - 1 -, $ 20

Ubbelohde, C., Benson, M., Smith, D. A. / A COLORADO HISTORY, 7^th Edition, Boulder, 1995, pb, 431 pages, - 2 -, $ 15

Vanderwilt, J. W. / MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO, Denver, 1947, cl, 547 pages, - 3 -, $ 95

Voynick, S. M. / COLORADO GOLD: From Pike’s Peak Rush to Present, Missoula, 1992, pb, 206 pages, - 1 -, $ 12

Voynick, S. M. / COLORADO ROCKHOUNDING: A Guide to Minerals, Gemstones, and Fossils, Missoula, 1994, pb, 372 pages, - 1 -, $ 20

Weber, W. A. and Wittman, R. C. / COLORADO FLORA: Western Slope, 3rd Edition, Boulder, 1996, pb, 251 pages, - 1 -, $ 25

Weimer, R. J. and Haun, J. D., Ed. / GUIDE TO THE GEOLOGY OF COLORADO, Denver, 1960, cl, 310 pages, - 3 -, $ 40 [Prepared for the 1960 Annual Meeting of the GSA and associated Societies and the 1961 Annual Meeting of AAPG; the matching road logs volume may also see available, check for an entry under Donnell above in this section]

Weimer, R. J. and Haun, J. D., Ed. / GUIDE TO THE GEOLOGY OF COLORADO, Denver, 1960, afb, 310 pages, - 3 -, $ 30 [Prepared for the 1960 Annual Meeting of the GSA and associated Societies and the 1961 Annual Meeting of AAPG]

Weimer, R. J. and Haun, J. D., Ed. / GUIDE TO THE GEOLOGY OF COLORADO, Denver, 1960, pb, 310 pages, - 3 -, $ 25 [Prepared for the 1960 Annual Meeting of the GSA and associated Societies and the 1961 Annual Meeting of AAPG]

Wolle, M. S.  /  STAMPEDE TO TIMBERLINE: THE GHOST TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS OF COLORADO, Chicago, 1971 or 1976, 544 pages, cl, plastic cover over dust cover, - 3 -, $ 50

Wolle, M. S. /  STAMPEDE TO TIMBERLINE: THE GHOST TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS OF COLORADO, Chicago, 1974, 583 pages, pb, - 1 -, $ 35

Wolle, M. S. / TIMBERLINE TAILINGS: Tales of Colorado’s Ghost Towns and Mining Camps, Athens, 1977, 337 pages, cl, - 1 -, $ 45

Wolle, M. S. / TIMBERLINE TAILINGS: Tales of Colorado’s Ghost Towns and Mining Camps, Athens, 1977, 337 pages, pb, - 1 -, $ 25

Colorado I Catalog - Government Publications