This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XY.2ADE/371.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Yes, the mountain communities were very populated in the late 1800's for mining. There is a mining book at the library. The next time I am in Boulder (funny, I live in an old mining town but don't really have much information about it here at home) I will look in the mining books that we have. Sorry I can't do it more quickly.