Eben Smith: The Dean of Western Mining

by David Forsyth

David Forsyth recounts the life of Eben Smith, an integral but little-known figure in Colorado mining history. Smith was one of the many fortune seekers who traveled to California during the gold rush and one of the few who found what he sought. He moved to Colorado in 1860 with business partner Jerome Chaffee and over the next forty-six years was involved in mining in nearly every major camp in the state, from Central City to Cripple Creek, and in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646421787
• ISBN13: 9781646421787
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up