Richard Huston
2 books in the catalogue, published 2005 to 2012.
Richard Huston wrote two Colorado mining histories we carry: Silver Camp Called Creede from 2005 and Gold Camp Called Summitville from 2012. Both follow a single camp in the San Juan Mountains from boom to decline.
About Richard Huston
We know Richard Huston through his books. A web search turned up no verifiable biography, and our records give no birth or death dates, so we won't make one up. The two books he wrote for us are the whole record: one on a Colorado silver camp and one on a Colorado gold camp.
Books
Gold Camp Called Summitville
A 190 page history of the Summit Mining District, from five Union veterans' 1870 find at Wightman Fork to the camp's decline, with geology and recollections.
Silver Camp Called Creede
A 539 page history of Creede, the silver camp called the craziest of Colorado's booms, with its notorious cast of characters.
What the books share
Huston's books each take one mining camp and tell it whole. Creede is the silver camp remembered as the last and craziest of the booms, and Summitville is the high gold camp above 11,000 feet. Both mix geology, ore discoveries and the stories of the people who lived there.
The subjects this author is catalogued under. Open Library record.
Next steps for readers of this author
Choosing between his two books
One book follows a silver camp and the other a gold camp. If you plan to visit Summitville, start with the gold camp book and the museum page on that camp.
Researching a mining ancestor
A county museum can say what local records exist. Write to the Rio Grande County Museum with the name, the years and the claim, then read Huston's books for the wider setting.
Go deeper
Huston wrote about two San Juan Mountain camps, Summitville and Creede. For Summitville, local museum, tourism and federal pages give a fuller picture of the place.
Rio Grande County Museum on Summitville
A county museum page that traces the camp from the 1870 gold discovery through its boom and the abandonment of the area by 1893.
Summitville Mine Superfund Site
A federal profile describing the former gold mine, the modern open pit operations and the cleanup that is still maintained.
Brunot Agreement
A Colorado Encyclopedia entry on the 1873 agreement that opened the San Juan Mountains to mining.
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