This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wynnpetrakian Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.colorado.counties.rioblanco/107.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The book "Boomtown Blues" published by University Press of Colorado by Andrew Gulliford gives a lot of information about mining in the New Castle area and Garfield county. He includes all the references to material he used to put together the book. Might be a good place to start. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.