Gold King Mine, 1906

The Gold King Mine and boarding house in 1906. San Juan County Historical Society photo

135 years ago From the October 25, 1890 edition of the Silverton Standard: STANDARD’S BIRTHDAY. Today is the Silverton Standard’s birthday. The Standard is fifty-two weeks old today. It sounds better to say fifty-two weeks than to say a year old, and that is why we make the remark. We trust we have kept our word. We said further that we should endeavor...

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