Ghost town Log from Guest Book entries.
This Ghost Town site has been in operation for approximately eight years. During that time we have received many kind words of encouragement, general comments about the Ghost Towns, the site, and perhaps most interesting are some of the comments about a particular Ghost Town and the viewers personal experience with that Ghost Town or Towns. Due to the size of the Ghost Town Guest book I needed to move some of the comments about the Ghost Towns into this area. Please enjoy and a sincere THANKS to all of you that have provided your support. Mike Sinnwell
- Sunday, December 30, 2007
Hello there, My Great-Grandfather was Ed Hicks (William Edward Hicks) who worked with his brother Monroe S. Hicks at the Lamartine mines. My GGF left CO and moved back to MO.by abt 1897 SOMETHING happened in CO. that my G-GF would Not talk abt Said he could Never go back to CO. if he did he would have to tesify and put a man in jail. ???? Do you know what might have happen? Also after the 1910 Cenus Monroe Spruiel Hicks & family I can NOT find It was like the married daughters Teresa Hicks b 1887 Clear Creek m. 1908 Frank O'Connell & Martha Amanda Hicks b. 1891 married James Kastner 1909 Clear Creek. & one son Manden P. Hicks b. 1889 Clear Creek. Disapeared. not in 1920 or 1930 census in US. Does anyone know When the Lamartine Mines closed down Or any info on Monroe S. Hicks family. Thank you Kathy Please write to jnewton62@comcast.net
- Friday, December 28, 2007
We used to visit Harvey Ickes in the late seventys early eighties, we always enjoyed his company. We lived in Glenwood Springs Colo. and visited him in the home he was in in Glenwood just before he passed away, can anyone let me know what happend to his place in fulford? dcopenha@hotmail.com
- Saturday, December 22, 2007
Hey Mike, Chris Cooper- (Retired Archaeologist) from K.C., MO or aka Independence, MO - As Always Great job on this Wonderful site. For the tons of Missourians that pour into Colorado thru out the 1800s to Early 1900. I thank You on there behalf, for a wonderful and very interesting Website. These Missourians would be thankful for their Past in all the different Ghost towns of Colorado and surrounding States....Bob Ford,ita nice to him listed on your other pages. Even, we here in Missouri, kinda think that he got what was comeing to him, for shooting Jesse James in the Back! I even have some of my Cooper roots made out there in the late 1800s! Well! Anyway I want to thank you for my e-mails.... Chris Cooper And say Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
- Thursday, December 20, 2007
Site is still as great as the day it was born. Have any info. on Toof Bros. Stage Stop/Bunkhouse?
- Sunday, December 02, 2007
So pleased to see something on Russell Gulch! My family settled in Russell Gulch from Valcava, Italy. John and Angela Simoni (Angela's maiden name Zancanella which has a lot of history in Central City as well) came over from the old country mid-1890's to mine (of course) and raised 9 children (7 girls and 2 boys) in Russell Gulch. My great, great uncles owned Simoni's Brothers in Russell Gulch of which I have a photo and would be happy to share. My great grandmother even donated a stile at the graveyard in Central City where many Zancanella's are laid to rest including her sister, Constance, who died as a child. I would love to hear from anyone w/info of friends or relatives of the Simoni's or Zancanella's. simoni_s@comcast.net - Someday my husband and I plan to buy land in Russell Gulch and build a modest vacation home.
- Thursday, November 22, 2007
I want to move to Manhattan NV but is this possible? Glenn orchard_littlejoe@yahoo.com
- Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Wednesday eve. Nov.21,2007 I love visiting the Ghost towns around Colorado and taking pics on any buildings that are left. Sites like this are great...it keeps me informed and keeps me going...cause there are so many to see. Thanks, David (Colorado Springs)
- Monday, November 19, 2007
Working on 2008 hiking and camping trip. Found your site. Enjoyed. May have to visit Summitville
- Sunday, November 18, 2007
Call me a hopeless romantic if you wish, but I'm a 67 year old from Canada's west coast who has always been fascinated by 19th century American history, particularly where it pertains to the American southwest. When I see a ramshackle old building such as those in your photos I see someone's hopes and dreams of an era long gone. I find myself wondering who lived there, how they lived, their family life and how they died, etc., I thoroughly enjoyed your marvelous site and plan to check in regularly. Well done!
- Saturday, November 10, 2007
Good story. Never seen gold that big before. Well done. Almost feel like taking up metal detecting myself LOL. Duane, Queensland, Australia.
- Monday, November 05, 2007
I had the pleasure of visiting back in December 05' looking for a tombstone of a relative. My great-grandfather, George Matthews, was a mason who lived up there. I have a picture of my boys standing next to The Bald Mountain Trading Post metal ball to the right of the general store. We never found the tombstone and are curious to know if there are any other final resting spots in the area? We have some other family members who will be visiting this December and would like to do some family history investigating. Great site and wonderful pictures. Hope to come back soon! Johanna in Jax,FL
- Sunday, November 04, 2007
Just been browsing your site. Sure do like what I see. Can I come to Colorado and Visit. Maybe stay with you for a couple months and wander the mountainsides looking for Adventure. - Kate in St Louis
Rocky Replies - Send picture - I will check with my wife...
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Your Alma photo gallery is true. I've worked, lived in or owned four of the buildings shown and I'm not a ghost. Thanks for the love. Twenty one years here and I still love it. Milboka@aol.com milboka out
Monday, October 29, 2007
I JUST WANTED TO SAY SAY KOOL WEB-SITE!!! MA NAME IS SHYWA, I'M FROM ALAMO, NM!!
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Mike...........Thanks for your recent update on your RM Profiles website. I always enjoy your photos and stories that go along with them. I really liked the photos of Henson and the facts about life in that town during it's heyday. Your California Pass photos look quite a bit like the Laurel Canyon area of the Eastern Sierras above Mammoth Lakes, California. We have been spending our summers in the Eastern Sierras/Western Nevada for quite a few years and would really like to spend a summer in Co. one of these years. Anyway, thanks again for the work you've done and allowing us all to see such great places. Take care.............Flatiron (aka Pat)
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Mike,you are killing me. I am sitting here in Texas wishing my Jeep was in your pictures. Boss and Janet both have buyers for their businesses, looks promising, maybe next summer. Be there as soon as I can. --- Roger - Texas
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Thanks for the great views, particularly of the original General Store and Post Office, Fulford. This building has been in ruin now for many years and very little remains recognizable. One of your viewers wrote having been part of the investors whom purchased, plotted and sold property and of seeing the false front newer building on Main Street. It was interesting to note they questioned whom would build such a place. Well the property is owned by one of the group whom were the original purchasers! I am not sure who wrote your comment, it makes no difference. There has been much change in the back country enviornment, in every part of our world. There are people living in the area year round. It is very challenging to live in the area year round. Yes, there are some rather 'nice cabins' in the area now; but also some of the heartiest, hardworking, and sincerely enviornmentally conscience people anywhere. They may have changed the area, but they are in many ways perserving a way of life, in a newer style. Ed, Benton, Arkansas/Fulford, Colorado
Friday, October 19, 2007
Hi Mike, You've got some great photos in your collection. Keep up the excellent work. If you want to go ghosttowning next summer let me know. I've got some great places in mind I can show you I think you'll love. God bless. Will, in Estes Park.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
What a great site. Have relatives in CO and have visited several of these towns. Your brother in Lawn Joe Gave me this website today and it is very interesting. I know many of the Jenniges and Rohliks in southern Mn. Keep up the neat work. Dave---- dkopisc@daktronics.com--------------- morgan mn
Thursday, October 18, 2007
My great grandfather Frank Lorenzini and his wife Angelina came to live in Silver Plume in the late 1800s. My Grand Pa John Lorenzini also lived there. My dad Joseph John Lorenzini was born there. I came across your web site searching for more information on my family heritage. I here there is a book called the Italian Society of Silver Plume by Frank Fraucone and Kenny Wennsy. I would appreciate it if anyone knows how I might be able to get hold of a copy. My E-mail is Bugaroonie@att.net
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Rocky; I'm really impressed with the photos of the old "Ghost Towns" & I agree with you on your interpretation. The fact they are still there after all these years & played such an important role in the development of the western expansion more than qualifies them. I would like to see if there are any real ghosts in these old towns. With all the delving into the supernatural I'll bet it would make for interesting programming. Keep up the good work & keep those photos coming. Cliff F. e-mail add. / bfreece@bham.rr.com
Monday, October 15, 2007
Mike, Received your CD today, the pictures are perfect!!!! Thank you so much. You have been so kind. Thank you for all your time! Shauna
Monday, October 08, 2007
i've never been to a ghost town but i have read many stories and i'm writing a story on them from book info.
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Very nice site, and it only gets better and better. I stopped by to see Russell Gulch information (Russells expedition had my relatives from the Patterson side in it). Roy Earl Patterson was my Grandfather, married to Elizabeth Marie Buku who just recently passed away at 95(?), and his family members where with Russell's expedition. http://www.kmitch.com/Huerfano/geogcol.htm Kurt........Aka....cacher1858@aol.com I am another one of those people that love lots of old Colorado and it's history, but you won't find out where it is from me :)
Thursday, October 04, 2007
We were just up at Mont Alto Park, at the same time you were sending your email. Obviously, it has long been used as a party spot, altho, I can't imagine driving the Switzerland road after dark or drunk. All we found was trash. It has a nice view, I had been imagining people from the turn of the century getting out of the train cars, the ladies in their long dresses so finding only tin foil and beer tabs was kinda disappointing. Thank you for the heads up about old coins. The next old site we check out, we will check out the rules first.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
My father, Arlie Beryl Mix, was born in Sunshine Sept. 9, 1893. His father, James Mix was a miner. I visited Sunshine a few years ago and acquired a copy of June Peterson Howard's "Stories of Sunshine". To my amazement, on pp. 61,62 was recorded info about my grandfather and also his obituary. His first wife Alice Mix was the first woman elected to the Sunshine School Board. His second wife, my grandmother, was Emma Mix, but her name was not included in the obituary. Anyway,I just found your website and enjoyed reading what others wrote. My son is the geneologist in our family. Barb Vander Veen. barbaravanderveen@Hotmail.com
Sunday, September 23, 2007
I was so surprised to see the "cabin" again! I am the youngest Smith daughter. I was too young to remember much, but by golly I remember those outhouses! I have gone back to some of the pictures we have of Sunset and I found one with the family in front of a Train Car with SUNSET on the side of it, I wonder if it's still there? I wish we could have kept the Sunset history in the family, but mom and dad sold it in the mid 70s, to a guy who made Dulcimers. Anyway, I am glad to have found this website.
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Keep up the wonderful work, we need more interest in our old ghosts before they decay into nothing. At least pictures can preserve the memories some what.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
I visited the West Museum this week-end in Denver. I was so astonished to learn that Dearfield, Colorado exisited as well as so little information is public ally advertised about this ghosttown.I would highly recommend to all to visit this museum as well as to support the preservation of this historical part of our heritage. Lawon, Fountain,Co.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
You've got a very special website here! Just wanted to mention the the town of Orchard, CO was used as the setting of the town "Centennial" in the television series of James Michner's book. Up until just a few years ago, the foam rubber bricks and stones could be seen still covering some of the buildings. Dan, Frederick, CO
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Last time I was there WAS the 60's: 1966-1970.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Many thanks for your response and Bonanza is indeed a little bit of heaven for me. Appreciate the response. Fabian M. T. Gagnon
Saturday, September 08, 2007
just found this site. we, the smiths, of denver, used to own the little school house in sunset. i spent most summers up there and lots of time in the winters. it was a great spot to spend time. i have so many wonderful memories of being with my parents, grandparents, and my brothers and sister. my grandparents, parents and one brother are gone now, so i hold on to the memories. we made a small pond down at the creek. made snow graves in the snow when it was 4 feet deep. sled on the old mine hills. once we climbed up the mountain in front of the cabin and found a den o 3 mountain lion babies. of course i wanted to take all of them home, but my dad said that wasn't a good idea duh!! we had 2 outhouses, one for the guys and one for the girls, which are still there, and i just knew one night when we went out there, a mountain lion was going to get us. i really wish we would have held on to the place, i really miss it. i go up sometimes just to look at the place and remember great times. thanks for listening! smt_forever@yahoo.com
Thursday, September 06, 2007
I live in Jamestown, Colorado and have my whole life, and it is not a combination "ghost town, summer homes and a tourist stop" It is home to 275 people year round and the most important thing to me in the whole world. I grew up there and the people are some of the most honest, loving and amazing people you will ever meet. Please change your description.
Mike Says - check the Jamestown page as it has been changed... THANKS
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
I am looking forward to my trip to Bonanza . . . my fiancée and I will be married there on the 7th of September (Friday!) - James, Ponca City, Okla.
Monday, September 03, 2007
Beautiful pictures. I am formerly of Denver and it makes me homesick. I live in northern MN. Now there are too many trees blocking the scenery. Mike M. Hibbing, MN
Monday, September 03, 2007
Nice site - We enjoy the stories and the persoanl notes from people that lived in these old towns. - Vigil - Iowa
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Great website, really enjoyed. Great pics too. only wish you could of maped out a few of these for me to find. I recently visited a website for wyoming that was great. Ill share it with you to get ideas on how they list stuff. it is www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com but your site is geat so dont think otherwise. Thanks for letting me visit
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Does any one have any info on Atchee Colorado? Or is there any folks that still remember living there? Maybe some pictures, etc? My grandma ran a boarding house there and I can't find any info on her or Atchee except for the Uintah Railway train that went there. and of course up Baxter pass and to Dragon. About Atchee Colorado send info to karmapace@hotmail.com
Monday, August 20, 2007
Just discovered this excellent site. I have enjoyed looking at listings and superb photos of all towns listed. As a collector of discontinued post offices (D P O)nice to put these postmarks with photos of sites.I notice Arrow , Colorado is not included in listing. The town flourished in early 1900 s to 1915. I would provide postcards for site with postmarks if interested.Dean hoponseven@yahoo.com. Thanks again.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
My Mama lived her childhooh in Russell Gulch. We visited about 30yrs ago making Mom at 50 yrs old. We saw her old house & then went to another to find the school teacher she had favored, that teacher came to the door aprox 80 yrs old & remembered her & her first name "Zota Jane" she said how could I forget you- that lead to a sweet story of Mama hanging from a barbed wire fence with a pretty red dress & white laced underpants- Mama is 80 now herself, having Ahleshimers shes has forgooten alot- But not Russell Gulch-She told me yesterday she wants to make a last trip to her home town, but I think that trip will just be from memories. Does anyone remember Zota, Thomas or Mary Ann Loper maybe Israel. We would love to hear fom you! ask your Parents & Grandparents! Thanks so much. Jeri
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Great sight that has provided lots of hours of enjoyment. I specially enjoy the stories you have been adding to the site. - Roger - IA
Monday, August 06, 2007
Amazed to find Sego pics. We, the Bannai family were living there 1928 through1931 or early 1932. Remember Ascani, Stortini families, Happy and Serena. Got in touch with Rena Sategna(daughter of Pete) in San Franciso. Still in touch with Smith family-Stan and David (parents were John and Margaret} Would love to get in touch with any who remember us or were there at that period. Our Dad was in a coal mine cave-in,and later ran the pool hall.My brother Paul and sister Lilian visited Sego Site; found nothing there but sagebrush, It was a place of such happy memories for us. Rose Bannai at "mkitahara@aol.com"
Saturday, August 04, 2007
I'm from Belgium and I have friends up in Ward. It's so nice to see a site that mention something about that little place in the mountains. I lost my hart there! If you go and visit, don't forget to say hi in the Mill Site Inn, a native bar where I had a great time with my best friends. To bad that a plane ticket is so expensive but whenever I can I go back there! Soraya, tsjoelie@yahoo.co.uk
Thursday, August 02, 2007
My great-grandfather and grandfather were silver prospectors in Winfield. They had a mine called the Meta which gave them and ten children income for years. My father is buried in the cemetary there. Myself, my daughters, my grandsons and grandaughters have all knelt and drank from the two streams that meet there. (North and south forks) That means that 6 generations have drank from that stream. I hope to have my great-grandchildren there in the next few years. My Aunt stays in her cabin much of the time there every summer. (Cabin is the first one on the left of the second row from the top and is called "Seldon Inn) There was a family reunion there last week with around 70 people in the camp across the river. My name is Carl Rohkar, I live in Nashville Tennesee, my email address is: crohkar@comcast.net
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
It is really unfortunate that the town of Dearfield has been abandoned and fallen into such disrepair. The lives of the men and women that lived, worked, possibly died there and their heritage is lost forever! K. Cook
Monday, July 30, 2007
hi mike my father in law and i went to crystal recently and let me tell you it was the most beautiful drive up to it ! The road is definatly 4x4and you get bumped around quite a bit bey by all means well worth the drive.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Les Cordoza here again..read more comments LOVE this site brings back SO many memories...dying to know if my old house is still there ...the interior walls were panneled with toungue m groove panaling throughout including ceilings with our landlords permission we scavenged georgous weather worn siding from one of the mine-shaft bldgs. and used that wood to pannel rafters in attic whic we used as sleeping lofts for guests...the winters at 9000 feet were wayyy cold for us Calif. transplants when we could afford coal we were fine without it I can remember waking up to 20 below temps INSIDE the house..our first year there woke up to 30 inches of snow on Oct.3rd (1969)...our place consisted of five gold mines on 70 acres..we hauled spring water from the big meadow on Pewabic Nountain even in winter the graveyard is especially interesting with dates that reflect the fact that whole familys died within days of each other during the flu epidemic of 1918..lots of musicians lived in this area at that time ..The babd Buffalo Springfeild had a house in Central for a while just prior to our arrival Steven Stills had a house in Ward.. Judy Collins grew up in Denver the photo on the cover of her first album was shot in the back yard of ''The Glory Hole Bar ''in Central CityI played in several of those bars in Central...probably all gone now ..one unique feature of our house in Russell was a 12'' square hole cot in the floor of our kitchen back when it was still the assay office the scale for weighing the gold went down thru the hole so that people walking on the floor would not affect the scale with the vibrations..I have been working on a novel that loosly mirrors my life story several chapters revolve around Russell Gulch would love to connect with other current/former residents of the area for more background We were still ther at the time the most beautiful house in Russell Gulch burned down the big green 2 story house owned by Martha Kinnish middle of winter by the time the firetruck from Central made it up the hill ther was nothing left I dug out a tiny china vase from the rubble still have it we lived ther from july'69 to thru March of '72 at that time the total yearound population of Russell was apx,25-30 folks Boy do I have stories for the many jeep enthusiasts that seem to write this site I recomend a drive to a place called Queen's Ranch way off the beaten path was deserted during my time beautiful old huge house like something out of a great western movie ...speaking of movies o0f course oldtimers (ha-ha) remember that the Goldie Hawn movie ''Dutchess and the Dirtwater Fox '' was shot in Central and a couple of scenes in Lake gulcc including one with Pewabic Mountain in background I hope I get the chabce to take my 35 yr old son back to Russell Gulch someday and show him the room wher he was born by kerosene lamp light there were some wicked characters in Central in those days , rumors of missing persons at the bottom of mine-shafts did not take a lot of imagination to believe..Nevadaville still looks great used to be a freshwater spring in the middle of town with fantastic water ..please e mail me if you want to talk about Russell Gulch/Central etc.Les Cordoza..ljc31249 @ yahoo.com
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Hi Mike. Words are not enough - this is a fantastic site, an obvious labour of love. I can't praise it, or thank you, enough. I am presently planning my much anticipated(40 years!) American trip in Summer/Fall of '08, with ghost towns and "off the beaten track" my priority. I have a mate in Arizona who also shares the Ghost Town itch, and we plan to spend a month in Colorado, and it looks like we will be following your footsteps! You have fired my imagination and filled my list of "must see" places. I hope all Americans appreciate what a God-blessed nation you have. No other nation has been so richly endowed with such scenic wonders. It is, simply, awesome and achingly beautiful. God bless America. I had to laugh at this comment, "I sometimes forget the beauty of Colorado. Your site is a good reminder.-------- Mary in Montana" Wow, she comes from God's Own State! If she says this, Colorado must be out of this world! Can't wait. Pegleg Pete, Australia pegleg.pete@bigpond.com.au
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
GREETINGS FORMER RUSSELL GULCH RESIDENTS. MY BROTHER TONY AND I LIVED IN RG 1969-1971 IN THE YELLOW HOUSE AT PEWABIC MINE AT THAT TIME IT WAS OWNED BY LOWELL A GRIFFITH. WE WE YOUNG MEN WHO HAD MOVED THERE FROM CALIFORNIA ..HOUSE WAS ABANDONED MANY YEARS PRIOR TO US WE ''RESTORED '' IT TO LIVABLE SHAPE PAID 30 DOLLARS A MONTH RENT WAS MARRIED WHILE THERE HAD A SON BORN IN THAT HOUSE BY KEROSENE LAMP LIGHT ..TONY'S GONE NOW SURE MISS THE PLACE LES CORDOZA STOCKTON CA
Sunday, July 22, 2007
My Great Grandfather was Calvin Ingrum of Silver Plume Co. It was rumored that He was once the sherrif. Does anyone have any info on Calvin Ingrum? When I was a little girl there was a soft copy book of Silver Plume, He was in the book,I can't find any info on this book or of him. Thanks in advance for any helpful info. jay43j@yahoo.com
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Awesome. Thank you for putting all that stuff up on the web for us all to see. I’m from California (but please don’t hold it against me) and my fiancé and I are planning a road trip to Avon in late August/early September for the whole honeymoon thing. Are there a few ghost towns in that general area that you would recommend? We’ve got a jeep that’s itchin’ for some dirt roads that lead to neat old stuff. We’re getting married in Bodie, CA if that’s any indication of the nut job that has emailed you… Thanks Mindi
Thursday, July 12, 2007
just getting started on a book of our own with my wife and son in law it will have a different format and different pictures however i would like to stay in touch and possibly share. if you are interested my email is clflyer52@comcast,net
Friday, July 06, 2007
I have so much to say about Salina. I have 4 great pictures of students at the school, the mine, my mother, sister, brother in front of the mine shaft. I wrote a lot but it didn't come through because it needs 275 words!!! My email address is SCronk31@aol.com
Friday, July 06, 2007
I have a lot to say about Salina, Colorado. I have 4 very good pictures, includ including students of which my family is picture. I can't get through to write it all.
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Just back from visiting the "Colorful Colordao". What a colorful state. Wild flowers all over the place, great ghost towns and friendly people. Think I will move there. Jon - New York
Monday, June 25, 2007
Besten Dank für die interessante Webseite. Ein Moffat-Tunnel-Fan. Paul Müller Hausmattrain 42 CH-4600 Olten Swizzerland hepa.mueller@bluewin.ch
Sunday, June 17, 2007
What a wonderful site.. It helped us plan our trip to Colorado. Great information. Wanda - MN
Sunday, June 10, 2007
I tried but this won't let me write anything. clay@alpineparadise.com
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Just visited the Black American West Museum in Denver and was enlightened about the town of Dearfield. Wish we could have gone to see the remnants. Maybe next visit. Vaughn and Pat Spence, MI
Saturday, May 26, 2007
hi can u tell me of place to see in co. i live in auroa co. been to georgetown but like to check other town's like that out. email me at hembertt@yahoo.com thank u very much
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Hi Mike, My family just moved to Erie, CO. Just last weekend, we piled into the Jeep, and went exploring. Hoping to find some ghost towns,...didn't happen. Any suggestions? Thanks, Steve & Mary & kids meah46@yahoo.com
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007
I like the webmasters attitude here. "Another ghost town up in smoke," and "Texans that can't drive a giant car on a shelf road." If he/she and I ran Colorado no Ghost Town would be torn down, and no Texans would enter Colorado. Email me at native1858@yahoo.com
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
My father was born in Salina in 1903. He attended the school which you have pictured here. He first lived in a house on the right side of the road coming into town. The house burned down. The family then moved house at the end of the road. Bruceschwa@aol.com
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
I visited Colorado Last summer. Wish I had found your site before I left. Planning a return trip this summer. I will use your site this time. Good information. Nice Site. Keep up the good work.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
THIS WEBSITE IS AWESOME
Monday, April 16, 2007
Hi Mike the picture of the Stortini Baby, this is my Mothers baby sister. My mom lived in Thompson Canyon, there is a old rock oven that my Grandfather built in the 20 or 30 not sure. Liz Price Utah
Sunday, April 08, 2007
I enjoy your site. I have visited maybe on third of the sites on your web site. Will work on the rest over the next few years. Plan to catch up to you pretty soon, George in Greeley CO
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Hey Mike - When does the Discovery Channel DVD come out. What is it called. Don in Atlanta
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Stopped by to visit your site. Must say I have a new apprciation for the state of Colorado. Thanks for sharing, The site could only be better if you added more of your stories. Jessica - Gilbert AZ
Monday, March 12, 2007
I believe one of your pictures is of my great grandpas house, the house with the green roof. My great grandpa was David Goodard.Grandpa had six children Frank, Ralph, Star, Abby, Inez, and Al. Penny Greenhill Newport North Carolina
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Rocky - to bad the idiots think it is funny to put junk comments on such a beautiful site. They should get a life. THANKS for taking the time and cleaning things up. Some of us really do appreciate your efforts.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Mike, Great Website! We're new to Colorado (To Falcon from Chicago in 2006) and always look for places to travel, ghost towns to see, hidden lakes and great stories. Waiting patiently for the weather to break, so we can head up to Cripple Creek and stop at Altman, Independance and Victor. I also heard that St. Elmo is a must see trip, but I sure would like to find Mike's Gold mine, which looks like a great place to build away from it all. Keep up the great work on this site, we really enjoy it... Bob (braskey_1947@yahoo.com)
Friday, February 23, 2007
Hello: I was at the Virginia Dale Stage stop yesterday(022207).We obtained permission from the fellow next door to take some photos. That was nice of him and what a beautiful area. We were a little confused about access to the property and the road getting to it(43F?). As I understand as long as you stay on the county dirt road up to the site you are OK, after the cattle guard it is private property. We signed the quest book and appreciated the opportunity to visit such a well preserved place of history. Thanks for your web site, I enjoy it. Steve-Greeley CO
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Hey Mike! Sounds like you may be going Hollywood on us shortly!! Just remember us little people when you hit the big time. I have seen pieces of the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail, and find it fascinating that they still exist after so many years. When you see historical accounts of what these folks went through it puts in perspective how much easier we have it today in so many ways. Don in Atlanta
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
The sites really growing. Great to see. Take care... -TDB
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Hello from Finland. This site is great. I love history and I am amazed how many ghost towns there are and can be found in this site. Keep up with the good work. ! like the pictures but also miss reading the history of each place.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
I am excited to discover this site, as I am a Colorado native. many sites are not updated with accurate information. I have been doing research to film a documentary about the ghost towns of Colorado. the pictures and stories of ghost towns are fantastic! as I continue my research this site will surely be bookmarked.
ROCKY Writes - Send me your email address and I will help with your project..
Thursday, February 08, 2007
2-8-2007,Great photos. I am trying to identify the building where Carl Petterson and his wife had a bar, dining room, cafe and an apartment upstairs. I was a niece who stayed upstairs in the fall of 1939. I don't suppose you happen to know which brick building that was? Thanks for the photos anyway. R.C Rempe rclhremp@ruraltel.net
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Thanks for the great photos. I lived in Park CitY, in 1935, 1936. and 1937,until a mine accident at the London Butte MIne and an uncle John Reynolds died. We lived in a slab house, and later in one of three white white frame houses up the hill. The landlady ANN ? had a two story house that I stayed in when I had the whooping cough. I went to school for the first time in Park City. Someone has been working on these houses. R. C Rempe, Plainville KS, rclhremp@ruraltel.net
Thursday, February 08, 2007
WOW - Great photos and stories, I especially like the reader comments like on the Summitville page. Give me more stories... (and Photos) Randy - CA
Thursday, February 08, 2007
great web site will be out in co in april--thanks i will now stop and see leadville edit
Saturday, January 27, 2007
I like Joan's flowers in your featured collage. Rita MN
Monday, January 22, 2007
When I found this site I was looking for "ghost gold" not ghost towns so I found this site by accident and just happened to see a picture of my former home on it. But there is some connection between ghost gold and ghost towns after all. In the last few years it has been found that what the old miners called "Ghost gold" and was thrown out in the tailing dumps of old mines as worthless is to some percent actually Monatomic elements. It is now thought that about 6% of the earths crust contains monatomic elements that are not found on the periodic table of the elements. Mine tailings may contain much higher concentration of this material as Ghost gold. Ghost gold or actually monatomic elements are single atoms of gold and other metals before they become metallic elements. Gold as we know it for example must contain at least two atoms of gold element to be actual gold. As single gold atoms they are just a white powder not "gold". There are claims that this white powder can be turned into real gold, but so far it is a very expensive and complex process. A lot of work is going on in this area to produce real gold from Ghost gold. Of course if an inexpensive way to convert one to the other could be found, many Ghost towns could spring to life again for a while anyway until the market is flooded with cheap gold and other metals. Then a bust again. But it is a interesting idea to think about. For more information do a Google search for David Hudson Monatomic. The streets of Russell Gulch Colorado are paved with old mine tailings, so it is true that the streets are paved with gold after all. NB
Thursday, January 18, 2007
UT oh! I have been caught by a Russell Gulcher. Hi John K. Yep, It is me retired here in Miami Beach. No mountains here and 75 Degrees. How time zooms by. I hear you on the "unliveable palaces". I may come and visit some day but would come up the OMG road as I really don't care to see Central or BH. I like the pictures in my mind better. Also please feel free to correct my posts as I forgot a lot of the details. I really enjoyed living in Russell Gulch. When I think of home I still think of Russell Gulch. NB
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Trey! What are you doing in Florida? I thought you moved to the Phillipines? Russell Gulch, Colorado is still about the same in the old part but rich folks have built their unliveable palaces in the upper gulch. Marion died and we have disc golf now. Come by and visit. John K.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Grew up in Denver, went to school in Gunnison. Now I'm living back east. It's nice to revist some of the most beautiful country in the world. Thanks for all the pictures Terri
Sunday, January 14, 2007
This is Kaye from Oklahoma again, I have been to Ouray, and you can consider it might have been a ghost town at one time. Then the gold rush came about and it became a bigger town. So if you want to call Ouray a ghost town well thats your business, cause I think it was at one time. If that makes sense. LOL
Sunday, January 14, 2007
I have been to Summitville prob about 20 yrs ago. It was a great ghost town then. You could search thru the old buildings.We always go thru South Fork on our way to Gunnison for vacation. But never have been back to see Summitville. One of these days I will return there.I love old Ghost towns of Colorado. I am from Oklahoma.There is another ghost town thats around Crested Butte, called Gothic. But last time I was there. There were college students there doing research about Colorado environment.That was a couple of years ago. But I still love to look at the old buildings and try to imagine what it was like to live back there.My name is Kaye and I am from Oklahoma.
Friday, January 12, 2007
Actually the once white house with the once blue trim is #77 Russell Gulch not #44. Too many years have went by since then. The Blue house and the little half yellow house belongs to (or did at one time) the person in the white house with the coal smoke out the stack. Russell Gulch was a big town at one time. Look at some old pictures and you will see a lot of houses, several stores, hotels, taverns, horse and wagons, a tram way, actually a small train track a with bridge across the gulch. Many of these houses were bought for very little, disassembled loaded on the C and S rail cars, taken to Denver Colorado and put back together to live in during the great Depression. During the early 60s a group of college students as part of a class assignment came up here to record on tape some of the original history about the area as told by the actual people that lived here during the boom times. This may be available somewhere to listen to, but have never been able to find it. This area has had it's booms and busts over the years, and will again, Who knows mining may return as there is still a lot of gold in the ground, But the cost of recovery is very high. So there it sits and waits.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
THANKS for all the great pictures and information. - Carl in Phoenix
Saturday, December 30, 2006
One picture of Russell Gulch Colorado shows a large stone foundation, This was a stable on the low road and above the stable was a roller skating rink! really! One of the largest red light districts in Colorado was across the street from my former home. One of the old timers told me that there was a shoot out in the street between two miners right in front of my house when he was just a kid. One of the first motion pictures shown in Colorado was in the Ioof Hall next door. Russell Gulch had electric power because of the mines before Denver did! Talk about modern! A vote was taken early on to have a new school or pipe in water from Saint Marys glacier. The School won the vote and it is still there today and as far as I know still no water. Central City was almost the State capital of Colorado! There is a ton of history here. A lot of Gold was taken out of this gulch. Don't worry about the O My God road, I been over it so many times I could do it with my eyes closed, Well OK maybe with one eye closed. Just don't be in a big hurry and you will be OK. Please watch the mine shafts, most of the big ones have been covered up, but NOT all! Some are very deep and un forgiving, Don't go into one either, they can and have taken lives. Also please remember that while buildings may look deserted and abandoned they may be someones home or future home. There is NO abandoned property unless you go to the Courthouse and check the records to make sure. Always ask first if you are not sure, not only is it the right thing to do you don't want to be picking the buck shot out of your rear end. For example the little half yellow house shown in the picture that sits next door to my old house looks abandon but it belongs or did to the guy down the street. Being next door to me I kept my eye on it for him. Sure enough one time I came home to find someone moving in to this little house. So I went over to say hello to my "new" neighbor. UH! come to find out this guy just "moved in" setting up house, plugging in an extention cord into one of my outside electric light sockets I used for the engine heater for my car. It does happen more than you think. Look but don't touch and no problem. Sorry about the double post. Thanks.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Sorry about the double post, us old Russell Gulchers don't know much about these new fangled comuputrs. Also the little half yellow house in the pictures was next to mine.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
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Saturday, December 30, 2006
Thanks for the nice site. I thought Russell Gulch Colorado would have been leveled out for parking lots by now. The house in the picture, sort of white with the once blue trim #44 in Russell gulch Colorado next to the general store on the low road I owned and lived in it from July 1975 to July 1990. It really did look a lot nicer then than it does now. I painted it white twice and added the blue trim. It has an upstairs also. Although now it kind of looks like it really went down hill since then. I built the garage foundation, plumbing and retaining wall in front for $10,000 in 1982 and never had the money to finish the garage. Looks like the new owner did not either. Oh Well. We had town meetings every month above the general store, A fire department, neighborhood dinners back then, our own section in the Register Call newspaper. Really a nice place to live. Before the gambling went in we went to meetings in Central City to discuss the pros and CONS (pun intended) of gambling. We were told that gambling was going in whether we liked it or not and if you did not like it, GET OUT! If not for the gambling I would still be there today I guess, anyway so I got out. Don't miss the house at all as it was very cold in the winter due to the absence of insulation. But being a miners cabin built in 1860s this was normal. I hauled water from Idaho Springs every week end for 15 years because the mines in the area polluted the well water to the point that it would look like Coca cola and burn your skin. The winters can be rough at 9000 feet. The locals told me when I bought the house that if you made it through the first winter you will be OK. I did but a lot of newbies that came up here did not make it through their first winter. I do miss the mountains though, but if I wanted to be near gambling I would have moved to LV NV. Had enough snow, so now I live in Miami Beach Florida. Very nice here but the Colorado mountains still call out to me to visit now and then and remember the (good?) old days at #44 Russel Gulch. Lots of history in that area of Colorado. Signed, an old Russell Gulcher from Gulpin county.
Monday, December 25, 2006
Merry Christmas - Rocky - Your friends across the country appreciate your hard work. We especially like all the photos and brief stories about the Ghost Towns you visit. Keep up the good work and have a great new year. Mary Carol - Chicago PS – How did you like all the snow you just got?
Friday, December 15, 2006
Hi, nice site!
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Hello Rocky. I was raised a Tennesse country boy, and always loved vacationing in the west, mainly in Colorado and Utah. Would love to live out there but at 70 yrs, it's a little late to move and no more vacations. I found your web-site by accident, but now it's on my favorites. I have just finished looking through the ghosttowns. Great photos, don't know why anyone would be offended by calling some of them ghosttown. It's a great site. B Taylor, Rutherford, Tn
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Hi: When I feel lonely during this time of the winter season, all I have to do is check this site to see my favorite Colorado small town of Bonanza. I miss my log hill mountain cabin over looking the beautiful village of Bonanza. Fabian from Albuquerque, NM mtgagnbear@earthlink.net
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Thanks for the great pictures of the west. As I get older I find myself more and more attracted to the west and it's huge expanses and beauty! Richard, Raleigh NC
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Nice site, great pictures and lot of interesting reading, Stories are not to long just right. Obviously you love your hobby. Bud in St Louis
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Very Very well done site. Thank you.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
I just got back from Fort Collins, Colorado where a friend lives. He drove me out to Pawnee Grasslands and then we toured the area and stopped at the Keota cemetery, then drove around the town. I hit google search as soon as I got home as I wanted more info on this very unique spot. While I was there, I had the strangest feeling that "something" was calling to me to investigate this town more! Wow..then I found your very informative website. Thank you so much for your info, I will continue my search. Tannya Albuquerque, NM millerjuzix@aol.com
Saturday, November 11, 2006
My grandmother Jane Tregear was born in Nevadaville in 1869. Her father was a miner there. I visited the area several years ago. How do I obtain more information? Thank you Betty e-mil is catkoal@aol.com
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Thanks for many wonderful hours of enjoyment viewing the site. I lived in Colorado for a while in the 80s and this brought back many memories. Buzz - Nevada
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Just came across your website today and realized that it was about Colorado ghost towns. Last May I was at Keota for a Stanley family reunion. My second cousin was raised in Keota. Our grandfathers were brothers. We had a great time viewing the Pawnee Buttes and visiting the Keota cemetery where I had the privilege of being warned off by a rattlesnake while trying to take a picture of a gravesite. Had lots of fun there. Lots of great history there concerning the Stanley's. Thanks, Evelyn Stanley Phillips Evilavphi1@cs.com
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Very nice website. I'm very happy to have your link on my website in France. Thank's for all marvellous pictures. PtitMousseDuWeb in FRANCE (EUROP)
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Many years ago, while residents of Iowa, we traveled past a high mountain vacant military post, I believe in Colorado. Now as residents, we'd like to find it again. Can you help? We're also locating "your" ghost towns in a topographical book and will visit them. We really appreciate the research and traveling you have done. It will make our adventures easier. Your website is terrific and is providing hours of winter entertainment. Thanks! Leonard & Judy / Fountain, Co. dowelpeg@aol.com
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Has anybody listed all the ghost towns on a map? If so, how can I get a copy? Thanks, Paul Robinson Southern Shores, NC email- pkrobinson@earthlink.net
Sunday, October 08, 2006
How many Jeeps did you wear out finding all those Ghost Towns? Keep them coming. Sent a small donation to your tip jar. (Used my wife's credit card) HE HE - Andrew in Montana.
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Good site. When did Mark Twain pass through Unionville, Nevada? And which cabin did he have (in your photos)? My Great Great Grandfather was Francis Wheeler Blake(1828-1895). He came from Boston in 1852 and followed the Boomtowns from Weaverville CA, Carson City and Uionville(1864-1866) NV, Silver City ID, and Prescott AZ where he was Mayor. He was an Assayer and Banker. I have been to Weaverville a couple times, but would like to visit these other lacations as well. Where is a good source of information for Humbolt County, NV? Thanks Alexander Portland OR alexeis66@verizon.net
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
John Thomas, Temecula California - john@warnerthomas.com - great web site!
Monday, September 11, 2006
I have visited several Ghost Town site and I enjoy yours the most. Several have annoying music and popups. Yours is just pictures and interesting stories. The kid from Minn Thanks you.
Friday, September 08, 2006
Thanks for the good tips and information for our trip to Colorado. Made it a lot more enjoyable to have someone with current knowledge to help us make our plans. The Garvitts Family
Friday, September 01, 2006
Looking for information on two places. One Yankee Hill. Doing a story and need more information. And also would love information on Fairplay and to the east of there. Are there, or were there ranches after the civil war? Thanks for this forum. Be lost without the web and sites like this. gooslis@yahoo.com
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Nice site, hope to get up your way sometime. Kelly krtoydriver@netscape.net
Friday, August 25, 2006
Robert - I wish it was my sole occupation. Just a hobby. Joan calls it an obsession. Thanks for sending your books. Rocky Mountain Profiles
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Keep up the good work. Is this project your sole occupation now? robberhust@verizon.net
Monday, August 21, 2006
I liked the pictures of WARD COLORADO and the old cars there. I live near Ft. Collins and I bought a 1950 Studebaker from a guy in Ward. We have done a total restoration on it and would like to send him a picture. He was still mining in that area and want to send him a picture. Bill, if you read this I lost your number but will check back for a reply. Rick & Sue
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Thanks for the great pictures I also go out in search of ghost towns unfortunately there are not many left in Alberta or B.C. but I find what I can. Yes it is a very good way to relax and rejuvenate. If you have any info on ghost towns that are not well known I would appreciate you letting me know. Thanks SHAWN Calgary ALBERTA CANADA
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Hey, Rocky! Great pics of the wonderful state of Colorado and Mosquito pass. I have been to the top from Leadville quite a few times but have never been able to make it down the east side because of snow. I will keep trying though! Keep up the good work on the website!
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
We visited this site on 13 August 2006. The entry road is terrible, therefore very few people go in..........although there was indications of dirt bikes that were doing their best to ruin the environment!! Pretty scenery and lots of solitude! Jack and Fran Miller, Ft. Collins, Co
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Hi! I always wondered who the people were who stopped and took pictures of our sheds across the road and now I know! The two small cabins in Sunshine are ours (and we are getting ready to restore them as they are really falling down!) We live in the house across the road which was built in 1875, and which we restored in 2003 (there is a huge 400 year old pine in the yard). There are about 13 original historic houses in Sunshine and various other buildings and mines. Most buildings were destroyed in fires or scavenged for wood during the depression. I just stumbled across these pics on the web. Thanks for sharing our little bit of paradise--Sunshine, Colorado! tracyferrell@hotmail.com
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
My family owns one of the cabins in the Tolland pics you have (the last one up on the hill) and we have been friends with all in the community for many decades. It's nice to see my cabin on the web, but you'll have to update your pics because I just spent the last two weeks putting on all new siding!
Friday, August 04, 2006
Nancy - I don't have your email address so I hope you read this. Yes I am still prospecting and my update next month will include pictures of some of the nugget finds for you to drool over. Tell Gerry Hi for me.
Friday, August 04, 2006
We were out with a 4 wheel drive a few summers ago and accidentally came upon Gold Hill. I was amazed! I did not know there were still dirt roads and one/or two room school houses left in America. I wanted to STAY! What an incredible town with kind and friendly people!
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Hi Rocky, What a website! I read your original question about Rye Patch. I am going on the same training trip in Sept. with my new Minelab 3500 detector. Are you still prospecting? Nancy
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
The pictures you took of Summitville were wonderful. I visited there with my cousin and my three grandkids (Michael-10, Kate-7, and Joe-4)this July. Thanks for sharing. Barbarann, Cincinnati, OH
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
This is an awesome website! We were in Colorado in late September of 2005, stayed in Breckenridge, and will be going back this Friday. We visited the Vicksburg Ghost Town and there was another one on that same gravel road along clear creek, just north of Buena Vista. We will refer to this website again when we go exploring for more Ghost towns! Joy from Plainfield, IN
Friday, July 21, 2006
Thanks for the pictures. Well done. I grew up in Weldona and had relatives in Orchard. Sorry to see that the church burned down. My grandfather had a grocery store in Orchard in the 1920s.
Friday, July 21, 2006
I really enjoyed your pictures & website! Thanks for the link that you provided to me! DG/TW Forum
Thursday, July 20, 2006
I found this site looking for a friend. I was raise in Colorado, and live in Kansas now, and have been to some of the Ghosttowns included here. This is a great site!! Thank you for all the info, I sure my friend is going to love it. I will be back. Chris Lyons/Ks.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
We were just in Colorado (7/2006, Wolf Creek Pass & Pagosa Springs)and a friend said she was raised in Summitville, her father being a mining engineer. Her husband, a good friend, his father was an engineer & gold miner. These pics have made the experience much more meaningful.
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Thanks for making My Day. I lived in Jamestown over 40 years ago. I have all ways mist it, I would love to came back. But dont think that will aver happen. But was good to see some of it. Thank You
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Hi Mike Had a great time with you and the rest of the gang at Ganes!!!I hope you got through security ok,I saw you leaving with a security official and he was holding the heavy stuff!I`m sure things worked out!! All the Best Marc
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Hi, Mike, This is your cousin Susan from Virginia. Thank you for posting the lovely family pictures! I enjoy them and like feeling that connection to our family. Keep up the good work! Susan (Sinnwell) Joyce
Friday, July 14, 2006
Love the site, planning a vacation in Colorado in August and this is a great help. Please continue to update me when new photos are added. Wyatt AZ
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Hi Mike.....Cool site.....obviously Gerry took the Humboldt pictures that I appear in......Dan
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Thursday July 6th, 2006 I was searching for pictures of the area's around the Walden/ North Park area to show some friends and you have some great pic's. I'm originally from Walden but now live in Savannah, GA. It makes me home sick. If you want some really great picture's and great camping and fishing go to Seamore and Slackwise lakes they are on your way heading toward Steamboat Springs about 15-20 out side of Walden. I'll keep looking for new things on your site now that I have found it. Thanks!!! Kellie (Kelliev322@yahoo.com)
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Hey-ya, great site. I'm a fellow Niwot res. too. I have a friend comming out in July who loves history and has never seen the mountains. We're camping around the Rky. Mtn Ntl. Park area (east and west slope). You know of any old abandonded towns 'round there I could show her? I have 4x4 capabillity - figure I could introduce here to off-roading while delving into the history of Colorado. Thanks, Eric (carrion.crow666@gmail.com)
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Hello,I love it,Ouray and Silverton. I am looking for a great picture to have painted on the wall in my classroom. Mountains, lake, Ouray from the south, looking at the whole town with mts. everywhere.) I teach 7th grade, we have no windows, but these mountains we and many others share would really make my classroom bright. This is a great site. Drop me a note sometime, it would be nice to share mountain stories. teacherlady1954@yahoo.com God Bless! Lynn P.S. We have vacationed in Oury since 1980. I long to be teaching there. Any information on how to breathe up there? The last 2 years breathing has been harder it seems.
- Monday, June 26, 2006
Hi! I´m writing from germany cause I´m looking for my girlfreind Wende Lea Teague before marrying John E. jr. Hugeback- find this name on this side...if your wifes name is wende,please tell her about my search. She lives a short time by me 14 years ago. My name is Tania Feige and my adress petkov-feige@arcor.de Thanks a lot!
Sunday, June 25, 2006
great photos im coming over at the end of the year ton visit freinds in colorado springs ,i know it will be winter but i hope to see some animals especially raccoons, regards chriss taylor. ChrissJennie@hotmail.com
Monday, June 19, 2006
Are dogs welcome at Wellington Res.? Planning on taking the family up to camp this week. Thanks for any info. Kendra Denver CO
Friday, June 09, 2006
Thanks for the great web site and photos. When I came to the web site I expected all sorts of advertising and junk popups. Your site was a pleasant surprise as none of that happened. I left a tip just to let you know some of us really do appreciate a site that is not trying to sell us something we don't want every time I click something. Richard - Ohio
Saturday, June 03, 2006
Just back from the Vulture in AZ. You should go see it and add it to your site. Jon - AZ
Thursday, May 25, 2006
I live in Salem, Or and lived from birth until summer of 1926 in Wanda, MN. All the original Jenniges children were first cousins of my Mother. I am quite familiar with the history of Wanda. I don't know if I am doing this right. I did know Helen Jenniges as she was a personal friend of my Aunt Blanche Eichten. I think Helen was the youngest of the original Jenniges family. From what I know is that Mathew Jenniges came to the US along with the Peter Eichten family. Howard McMillen
Thursday, May 25, 2006
My name is Howard E. McMillen. My Mother was Gertrude Eichten, and Valentine Eichten was my Grandfather. Gertrude Eichten Jenniges is my Mothers Aunt, so would be my great Aunt. My e-mail is hpatm@wvi.com-
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Stumbled across your website and the pics of Rollins Pass. My first crossing was sometime in the mid-60's with my dad and mom in old 58 Dodge car. We actually drove all of the way east to west several times over the next few years. My last trip over the pass was on the Labor day weekend 1971. There was snow on the west side of the tunnel and over the railroad trestle. We made it up the hill and over the top in a 64 Dodge Dart wagon with only one snow tire. We stopped in Winter Park for a beer and then back over Berthoud to home. At that time you could still drive through the tunnel also. That pass has some high pucker places in it but I have great memories from those trips. Great website. Tom L. Pocatello, Idaho
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
I visited Summitville and was impressed - THANKS for the tip. Gerry - UT
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Where you going over the Holiday? Going to post any new Ghost Towns? - Frank - WA
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Really enjoy the site. Visit to plan my trips to Colorado - Collin UK
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Hello. I saw in your article about Creede that 8000 people lived there in 1982. I guess the year must be 1892. By the way, I like your site. We (me, my wife and 2 sons) had an very nice campertrip in Colorado in 2004 and I still find a lot of good and interesting information on your site. We plan to go back in 2009 for camping and flyfishing this wonderful State. Bert Dries, the Netherlands.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Mike I love your pix! Thanks for all the great photos! Let's get together for lunch soon. Need to catch up! Would like to tag along sometime. Dallas & Mary Niwot CO.
Friday, May 05, 2006
Can't get enough of the Colorado Mountains - Keep the photos and stories comin -- Tough Nut UK
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Nice pics. My wife and I have been to all of the towns and many more over the years. My job allowed me to travel the back roads, with our travel trailer for a number of years. Their weren't many of them we missed. Great hobby.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
It's been a long time since I've been able to check out your web site. The wife is talking to me again and she says I can talk to you again as long as I don't talk about Cleater. Me and the kids are getting along well yet. I see you have others interested in the area. Cleater was a great part of the journey. Crown King was OK too....maybe a bit civilized but not too bad. The rest room facilities were interesting after we left town heading north east and west. (same road) we actually met some idiot driving that road. Makes you wonder where his brains were. Guys like that would probably take the trail west from Mexican Hat to the park too. You want to avoid people like that.
I don't get a chance to visit your site often enough but do enjoy it. Makes me lonesome for the mountains though.
Wife is coming...gotta go. Be good......change your ways
Art
Saturday, April 22, 2006
A pleasure for me to see Colorado Ghost Towns before going in 2006. Very nice pictures. Thank's The Frenchy PtitMousseDuWeb (EUROP / FRANCE)
Friday, April 21, 2006,
I loved the photos that I saw in this site. It made me want to go to Colorado and see them for myself.--Jennifer from Mtn. view, OK
Hey Mike, I came across your website after spending a day out at Pawnee Buttes and finding the graveyard there. I was touched by the stone for Edith Grace Steiger and went on the web to find out more. Up came your website. I haven't fully explored your site yet but I am moved by the love and energy you put into it. I recently moved to Colorado from Massachusetts and I am wanting to learn more about this fascinating place. Thank you for all your good info. Best to you and your family, Lydia, now of Longmont
Thursday, April 13, 2006
I am getting out and walking back. The Wimp
Comments - Every once in awhile the roads get a little rough and scary for some people. The above comment was made by a wimp in the group. He walked back to the improved road. Mike (AKA Rocky)
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Hi Mike, I was just browsing around on the internet and typed in "Ghost Towns" and all of a sudden your website came aboard. I was amazed with all the wonderful pictures especially a person like me that currently resides in California but grew up in Durango Colorado and misses the beauty of nature. To start me day off I now visit your website practically every morning just relaxing with a cup of coffee and viewing all your picture's and the history that goes along with it. Thanks to you and your family my days now start off more enjoyable. Sincerely, Jim - Orange, CA
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Hi Mike, spoke with you last week about getting info on Hidden Valley Church. I was looking for a great place for a wedding. It will work for us. Thanks so much for your help. The church sounds like exactly what I am looking for! Have a good day! Deanna
Saturday, March 25, 2006
A really wonderful site. Nice to see someone interested in Colorado History. Matt - Silverton CO
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Hey uncle Mike, so are there any recent pictures of Madison and aunt Vicky? Do you have any recent pictures of me or my huge family? well your doing a great job on this page! well write back Love Arial Sinnwell
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Hi! Found your site by mistake and loved it! I've always been interested everything old and/or odd, gotta get to Colorado at some point in my life, I'm just about to turn thirty so I guess I'll have time. How about modern "ghostowns"? Found a real good link to Chernobyl, great Pictures and stories! www.kiddofspeed.com A whole site dedicated to it. And for me living only 1000 kilometres (don't know what that would be in miles) from it...Whew! Thanks anyway Jani/Finland highlife@saunalahti.fi
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Hi! My name is Tosha Hoornstra im from alma michigan. im bored in computer class and thats all i have to say good bye yall love tosha
(COMMENTARY - I think I should forward this to the instructor, Maybe an English teacher as well.) - Rocky
Saturday, March 11, 2006
What is great about your site is that you obviously love Colorado. Everything on the site makes people want to see and enjoy Colorado. Our family has visited the site often and use it to plan our Colorado trips. I am embarrassed to say we are natives of Colorado and don't know anything compared to what we find here. THANK YOU - Rocky Mountain Profiles Bryan - Denver
Saturday, March 04, 2006
I like the pictures of sunshine just wondering where that is. I am from Lake City and I am curious if you are the person who made the videos of around of the western slope of the old mining and ghost towns. bradnettle@aol.com
Saturday, March 04, 2006
New Jeep?? Rubicon will make my old Rio Grande feel inferior. Can't wait to see these pictures in real life. Roger
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Thanks for the memories. We used to live in Colorado and due to a transfer we left. We can still enjoy Colorado only now we do it thru your site. Marge - New Jersey
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Thank you for the great pictures and information on your site of the various Ghost Towns. I was born and raised in Colorado and never get tired looking at others pictures and the history. James Howton, Loveland Colorado. jahowton@yahoo.com
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Hi Rocky, I like your site. I grew up in Idaho Springs. My friend used to live in that pink house. I loved it. Will check back again. Debbie
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Thanks for the great pictures of Colorado ghost towns. I lived in both Keota and Grover as a little girl. I'm 33 now and haven't been back in years, but it's great to see Mr. Standley's store and the schoolhouse again. It was especially great to see a photo of my Aunt Helen and Uncle Bart's house!!! They've both passed away but I have such wonderful memories of the smell of chicken & dumplings and Uncle Bart's pipe tobacco! They lived in what is called the Superintendents house in Grover. Thanks for sharing you pics!!! Mrs. Erika Ervie
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
I love your site. I will be back to visit often. Keep up the good work. Diane - Colorado
Thursday, February 16, 2006
I was enjoying the site until I checked out the articles of insanity and saw that every thing was spinning like mad. Does that mean I am a criminal? What does it do if you are a criminal and old? Ole Fart - New Mexico
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Cool site!
Friday, February 10, 2006
Great Site fantastic Pictures I really need to visit all the ghost towns I've been working on it about 10 years hope I have enough time Thanks Diz
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Perhaps the name of the ghost town Ashcroft is different from the founder Ashcraft because an ashcroft is a field surrounded by ash trees; also Ashcraft is a variation of Ashcroft. I found your site when I was researching my last name (Ashcraft). Nice site.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
This is just an awesome site. I am a Colorado native who has been (unfortunately) transplanted, hopefully temporarily, to Baltimore, Maryland. I have enjoyed looking at your photos...all of them ! Not that I need any help remembering just how beautiful our Colorado IS, but it seems to help with my terrible homesickness a little. Thank you...thank you, thank you....Marlene
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
How is this john related to me. I'm John Hugeback, son of leon, son of Joe in Manning. I'm @ hugeback08@msn.com
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
What a wonderful site....Thanks for Pearl...... I have spent time there with a friends, and owners of a few of the cabins there.....Has been several years since I was there...Brings back wonderful memories.. Someday I hope to return to Pearl, I was born and raised in CO. now live in MO. Therefore my handle is Misorado....Take care and THANKS AGAIN..... Are all you guys ready to go back?........ I sure am lol
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
I like the stories - Give me more info/stories to read about the Ghost Towns you visit. Like the Wild Irishman or Teller City stories. - Jim - Colorado
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Nice site.
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
What beautiful site. You should be on the Colorado Tourism Board, Sarah - AZ
Thursday, January 12, 2006
Spent some time wandering thru your site. A guy could get lost looking at all the Ghost Towns Photos. - Peter - PA
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
What a great web site. I have been to Colorado many times. What a great state. From Dan (ENGLAND)
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Over the Holidays I had a chance to check out your site. – THANKS for sharing. Chris – Madison
Monday, December 19, 2005
I was surfing the web and came across your site. Now it is a bookmark. I will be coming back often. Mark - Tampa Florida
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Well this was a wonderful surprise. AND TO see my AUNT BARB and AUNT JANE on your ANCESTOR 5 Page followed later with my Aunt Karen, Yozers!!! Three very gorgeous Sinnwell ladies. I will be sure to take some photo's and email them from Sinnwell Family Gatherings up in Nashua on the family farms near Ionia, Iowa. In fact I grew up on the Family Farm. Jillian (Hurdler) Sinnwell, IOWA
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Great site! I have always been interested in Prairie ghost towns. My great grandfather homesteaded near Campo, Colorado back in 1915 and my 8 year old son and I found the actual site last summer. Some other interesting ghost towns you can check out are Beecher Island, Chivington, Sheridan Lakes, Two Buttes and Delhi. Keota is still my favorite, we went out there last summer and hiked out to the Pawnee Buttes. Also check out Sligo Cemetery between Keota and Grover. Great job!
Monday, December 05, 2005
Hi My name is Ken Pedersen, and from Denmark,Europe. Its a nice sites, an for us there have the old west as hobby. we have a historian western club here an like to living as in USA old days look our home side please: www.danskwesternselskab.dk greetings from Ken
Friday, December 02, 2005
Hi Mike, Thanks for writing. I’d be honored to trade links. You have one of the best Ghost Town sites I’ve seen. Outstanding job! Thanks again, - www.therockerbox.com
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Thanks for the web-site - whenever I get homesick for the mountains, I'll return to it for my "mountain fix"!!
Kathy Iowa
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Just got the screen saver you sent me. Now I really want to come to Colorado -
Travis - Idaho
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Very impressive web site Mike, keep up the great work. Your fellow ghosttowner, Johnnie & Sheila
Friday, November 18, 2005
Nice to see someone interested in the beauty and value of the Ghost towns of the west. Keep up the good work. I used your tip jar. Send me the free screen saver. - Travis - Idaho
Thursday, November 10, 2005
My bro and I have had a dream for 20 years to ride Colorado on motorcycles. Next late June our dream will come true. Thanks for the pictures. Fshnizfun Santa Fe, NM
Sunday, November 06, 2005
Great site - THANK YOU - Steve
Thursday, October 27, 2005
My parents drove out to Keota on their honeymoon in 1925! I was there about 30+ years ago. Nothing there except the Stanleys and their store. My father was a friend of the Wharton family who homesteaded there and he often visited from Chicago. When last I was there, the Stanleys and their store were still going...John from Chicago
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Nicely done website Mike... thanks for sharing this with us. Maybe I'll get away from the Great Basin next season as it's been 12 years since my last Colorado visit- I must be well rounded! The best to you and yours- Doug Pifer- Albany, OR - oregon4wd
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Hi, Mike! I received a note from Wayne telling about your web site. It's very impressive! You look great too. I live in Prescott and love it. It too is growing beyond belief but it still retains some of the charm. Stay well! Carol Brown
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Mike, I have been browsing the guest book and ran across one of your readers commenting on your story about our Cleator AZ trip. I remember it as it was yesterday. It was exciting without any embellishment............ What a trip. Great site Mike. I have forwarded it to Tavi, CB and Vic. Thanks, good luck and God bless. The man who eats his sandwich off pop cans?????????? Hurdle Mills, NC P.S. I still have the Maps
Friday, October 07, 2005
You outdid yourself this month. (The pictures look better than my kitchen floor! ). Rita - Minn
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Apparently my great-grandfather founded the town of Cameron, Colorado. I had tried a couple of years ago on-line to find some reference to it but couldn't. Thanks for posting the pictures. Roy Cameron
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Found your website when searching information on Bonanza, Colorado after reading Anne Ellis book 'Life of an Ordinary Woman', have gone on to other towns. St. Elmo photos are great but missing "The Chipmunk Crossing". Summer would be great to check out Hancock, Alpine tunnel, Tomiche Pass and Tin Cup. Thank you for your work..... K. C. - Canon City (Native Denverite)
Saturday, September 24, 2005
I just wanted to share that, my uncle, Martin Rhodes, originally engineered the 6-mile tunnel that Amtrak now goes through. (Below Rollins Pass) He died in November 1963, 2 days before John Kennedy. He was married to Grace Harris Rhodes, my dad's sister. She died in 1994 in Littleton/Denver area. Most my family still live in Aurora County, Wheatridge, Littleton and Brush. - Kathleen California
Friday, September 23, 2005
Just found you this am. Great web site. I share your passions! Colorado native that feels she'll never see enough of the backcountry. Thank you. Diane
Friday, September 16, 2005
What a great website! I am enjoying all the photos along with all the rest of the great things you have included. I have family in Co, (Montrose and Yampa) and I have visited quite a few places that you all have been to also! Its great to see the ghost towns...those are my favorites. I went to a lot of them in my many trips out West. Look forward to seeing more things added to the site. I will check back often to see more and more of wonderful Colorado. Sue-Williamsburg MA
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Great site - keep adding to the Ghost towns. I like the note you send out to me when you update the site. Easy to find the new stuff. Bill - Idaho
Sunday, August 28, 2005
I enjoy the site and especially the fact that it does not have annoying ads that popup all the time. So I made my contribution in the tip jar. - KB - Pine Brook New Jersey
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Rocky - Your site is really great. My husband and I have taken to visiting ghost towns on our vacations over the last few years and your pics and accounts are priceless! Keep up the good work! dld720 - St. Charles, MO
Sunday, August 14, 2005
This is God's beautiful country. Only a fraction of the beauty of what Heaven will be like!!! Prophyjet
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Thanks for the site I love to check out the old mine areas and scenery, have been to most of them, but unable to go now, glad someone put up pics, so future generations can see how their ancestors lived and worked and what they had to work with, to build this great country we call America Frank DSM
Thanks for the wonderful site as we used it to help plan our Colorado vacation. I also am thankful for the advice and guidance you provided. Nicole - California
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Rocky - got some photos I will be sending to you from our trip in 1972. It looks like your photo of one of the tunnels in Phantom canyon. As I recall there were only 2 tunnels - Martha - Plano Texas
Saturday, July 23, 2005
Rocky, You have a real nice web site here, stumbled across your post on Nuggetshooter.comForum. I was born and raised in one of Colorado`s newest ghost towns. Gilman, Colorado, the town sits right on top of the old Eagle mine. My father started working there in 1938 and was Mine Manager when the mine closed for good back in the 80s. The town is a total ghost town now and is located between Minturn and Redcliff. Next trip back to Minturn, I plan to do some detecting in a few of the placer locations up Homestake creek, on the Holy Cross side of the Mts. My brother who lives in Redcliff has several mine dumps picked out that contain horn silver and gold, going to run my Minelab 3000 over them. Add Gilman to your Ghost town list, it is much more a ghost town than Leadville. Jim Kingman, Arizona jandssmaller@ctaz.com
Friday, July 22, 2005
I lived in Carbondale back in the early/mid-seventies. Had a friend who live in Marble, and used to go to Crystal often. Is the snow bridge still there? Seems the Carbondale area has grown a lot. Am hoping to go to Gunnison with my sister-in-law in August, would like to go on over to Crystal, Marble, Redstone, etc. Someone tell me how much it's changed, please...and tell me it hasn't turned AWFUL!!! Robin FL
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Rocky - good work keep it up. Expect to see us in August - Tony Tempe AZ
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Nice Site, I am using it to plan my Colorado Vacation Mike - Texas.
Saturday, July 09, 2005
Research - Research - Research. Many Ghost Towns on the site are listed on good Colorado maps. I purposely don't provide info on the web site about how to get there. Although I like to share the sights I don't want every vandal in the world deciding to go there and burn the buildings down. I have lived in Colorado a little over 20 years and I am amazed and disappointed with the destruction of many of the sites. I sort of figure if you have to work a little harder to find the sites you will probably appreciate them a little more. Rocky - Niwot Colorado
Saturday, July 09, 2005
How do I find the location of the many Ghost Towns listed?
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Peggy, send me a note at rocky-mountain-profiles@comcast.net and I will help you out.
Thursday, July 07, 2005
7-7-05 Hi - My name is Peggy and I'm from Idaho Falls. I'm investigating the life of my great-grandparents who lived for a time in Freeland, Co - perhaps in one of the dugouts or log cabins included in your picture. My great-grandfather, Melville Goodrich, was mining in the area - I believe for gold. I am going to Colorado in a week and would like to visit Freeland, but I've no idea where it is. Could anyone provide directions? Thank you!
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Wonderful site Rocky! Beautiful photographs! I am going to link your site onto my links page. Everyone should see it- Jeff Smith great grandson of "Soapy" Smith- www.soapysmith.net
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
I like what you have done, Keep up the good work. Bill - Roswell New Mexico
Saturday, July 02, 2005
This site is beautiful. The pictures are incredible. Thanks for sharing. Teri from Oklahoma
Friday, July 01, 2005
Rocky - thanks for the time on the phone with me today. See you next year for our trip - Don in Maine
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Susan, Magnolia townsite. Great pictures of my family's property.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
I love your site. We moved to Colorado 2 years ago and 4-wheeling and ghost town hunting has quickly became our favorite pastime. Erica - Parker
Monday, June 20, 2005
Thanks for the useful site. Keep up the good work. God bless you and keep you. -John-
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Really enjoyed this site,keep up the good work,will come back again, Ray B Hampton,London,England,UK
Sunday, June 12, 2005
Concerning the Masonic Building in Nevadaville, CO. Yes, we Masons DO STILL meet there often. A large number of Master Mason degrees are done there in the Summer, due to the wonderful traditional surroundings and the feeling of history. The lodge (Nevadaville No. 4), originally obtained it's charter from the Grand Lodge of the Kansas Territory (Colorado hadn't been invented yet!), and is still proudly displayed during the meetings. Also, each July 10th. or so, we have an "all you can eat" pancake breakfast in the old lodge building, and NOBODY GOES AWAY HUNGRY! An amusing note is that "Tiler", the dog belonging to one of our Past Masters, regularly is included in meetings, and makes himself right at home in the near-middle of the lodge floor. We invite ALL Master Masons to the meetings. --- Best Wishes, Tom Dailey Senior Warden - Centennial Lodge 84 (Denver) member - Nevadaville Lodge No. 4
Thursday, June 09, 2005
WOW, thanks much for this wonderful website! Great job with everything! Have bookmarked it & will visit frequently for escape! You've afforded me the opportunity of reminiscing about MANY trips to spend time in the mountains with my sister who lived in Colorado for 25 years! I miss it terribly and swear to make a one way trip someday soon! I love the ghosttowns, the mountains, mines, all of it! Barb-Southern Illinois
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Thanks for all the great Photos of Colorado Ghost towns. I will bookmark the site and come back for updates. - .... Jim NY
Saturday, June 04, 2005
I grew up in Colorado, and have enjoyed revisiting my childhood memories through your eyes...I still miss Aspen trees terribly even 20 years later... Thanks, Shelly (WA State)