Plan of Principal Underground Workings at Cripple Creek, Colorado--Compiled from the Mine Maps of the Various Companies

United States Geological Survey, 1905. J.L. Bruce. Plan of Principal Underground Workings at Cripple Creek, Colorado--Compiled from the Mine Maps of the Various Companies, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper No. 54 Plate III.

Folding map measures 52.5 x 31.75 inches. Light chipping to edges; some separation at folds with clear tape to the separations. Very Good Condition.

Large colorful map of the underground workings at Cripple Creek, Colorado from 1905 as compiled from various mining maps of the various companies active at Cripple Creek. Published in 1905 in United States Geological Survey Professional Paper No. 54. Plate III.

Cripple Creek was the locale for the last great Colorado gold rush when gold was discovered in 1890. By 1900, the Cripple Creek mining district was home to almost 500 mines and multiple lawsuits of competing claims. A quick look at this map shows the many competing tunnels of the competing companies. By 1910, the region had produced 22.4 million ounces of gold.