Theodore F. Van Wagenen papers, ca. 1930.

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Theodore F. Van Wagenen papers, ca. 1930.

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Four manuscripts: Colorado; A tale of the early days in Montana (original and final typescript); The Arizona desert; and an untitled manuscript, written by Van Wagenen when he was living in Pueblo, Colo. in the 1920s-1930. The first memoir provides an account of the author's coming to Colorado in 1871 as a consulting mining engineer and describes early Denver and mining camps throughout the state (52 pages). The second describes an 1876 trip to Montana, including visits to various mines (2 copies: 9 pages, 13 pages). The third, an account of a trip in 1880 to a copper-mining district in Arizona is primarily a description of desert vegetation (9 pages). The fourth, documents his experiences traveling from Tucson, Ariz. through the Sierra Pinta mountain range to observe gold mining operations near the town of Sonoyta, Sonora, Mexico in 1896 (8 pages).

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Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Van Wagenen, Theodore F. (Theodore Francis)

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Theodore F. Van Wagenen was born in N.Y. state in 1849. He graduated from Columbia College, New York City, N.Y. in 1870 before moving to Georgetown, Colo. in the spring of 1871. Van Wagenen worked as a mining engineer in Georgetown, Central City and Leadville, Colo., Ariz., Mont., Wyo., Mexico and South Africa during the 19th and early 20th centuries. He published several scientific books and technical papers. Van Wagenen later lived in Denver and Pueblo, Colo., before dying in Basin, Wyo. in 19...