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Niels Larsen Claim Survey and Larsen Folding Candlestick.jpg - LARSEN MINING CLAIM SURVEY AND FOLDING STICK - The original claim survey signed by William L. Campbell, U.S. Surveyor General for Colorado, and dated April 8, 1878 for the Joe Reynolds No. 2 Lode is a fabulous association piece for a Larsen folding candlestick shown together. The claim filed by Niels Larsen and J. M. Daily is in the Montana Mining District (also known as the Lawson or Dumont Mining District) which occupies about 10 square miles in the south-central part of the Central City quadrangle in Clear Creek County, Colorado. It lies along Clear Creek between the Idaho Springs and Empire districts, includes the towns of Lawson and Dumont, and extends for about 1 mile south and 2 miles north of the creek. The ore deposits of the Lawson-Dumont District are of two types, lead-silver and pyritic gold. The claim survey was filed nearly four years after Larsen was awarded patent No. 151,297 for his folding candlestick while living in Mill City, Colorado Territory. Mill City was founded in 1859 but in 1880 the name was changed to Dumont in honor of Colonel John M. Dumont, a pioneer and influential mining man in the county. It’s an interesting note that Mr. Larsen’s first name seemed to have different spellings depending on whether it was a patent application or a mining claim. Many thanks to Leo Stambaugh for providing this piece of Colorado mining history.

Niels Larsen Claim Survey and Larsen Folding Candlestick | LARSEN MINING CLAIM SURVEY AND FOLDING STICK - The original claim survey signed by William L. Campbell, U.S. Surveyor General for Colorado, and dated April 8, 1878 for the Joe Reynolds No. 2 Lode is a fabulous association piece for a Larsen folding candlestick shown together. The claim filed by Niels Larsen and J. M. Daily is in the Montana Mining District (also known as the Lawson or Dumont Mining District) which occupies about 10 square miles in the south-central part of the Central City quadrangle in Clear Creek County, Colorado. It lies along Clear Creek between the Idaho Springs and Empire districts, includes the towns of Lawson and Dumont, and extends for about 1 mile south and 2 miles north of the creek. The ore deposits of the Lawson-Dumont District are of two types, lead-silver and pyritic gold. The claim survey was filed nearly four years after Larsen was awarded patent No. 151,297 for his folding candlestick while living in Mill City, Colorado Territory. Mill City was founded in 1859 but in 1880 the name was changed to Dumont in honor of Colonel John M. Dumont, a pioneer and influential mining man in the county. It’s an interesting note that Mr. Larsen’s first name seemed to have different spellings depending on whether it was a patent application or a mining claim. Many thanks to Leo Stambaugh for providing this piece of Colorado mining history.

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