Holy Cross Mining District, Colorado
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MacDonald Knight on left with Harold Stoner and pack burros. This was the first prospecting trip in 1939. Knight taught school during the year and had his summers free to prospect.
Front: "1st trip in '39 Gold Park, Don, Stoner"
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Verso: "Pete Mann who ran the pack string 12 miles from the Glengary mine to Gold Park; 22 tons packed out summer 1939"
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Pete Mann using burros to pack ore out of the Glengarry Mine [standardized spelling from GNIS]. The Glengarry Mine (Holy Cross Mining District) is .76 mile from Holy Cross City and at an elevation of 11,414 ft. The mining season was short at this elevation.
Verso: "Pete Mann with Burro string packing ore from Glengary mine, Summer 1940, Missouri Pass Summit"
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Gold Park and cabin with burros tethered under the trees. The burros were used to pack ore out of the Glengarry Mine.
Verso: "Gold Park and burros 1939, packing ore from Glengary"
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Man resting in the shade of an overhang with pack mules and dog at the top of Fancy Pass.
"I recall that little mine way up on Middle Mountain, I think it was the Blossom. I know that when you stuck your head up over Fancy Pass that little mine was staring your right in the face although at some distance. As most of the places we looked into, there was no trace of any mineral on the premises." -- Bud Beck Jan. 2010
