History and Mystery Part II in Colorado's Cloud City. It's the summer of 1880 in Leadville, Colorado, and the battle over which railroad will build the line through the Royal Gorge and into Leadville is over. Or is it? Inez Stannert's good friend Susan is taking photos in the country and witnesse...
They all came to Leadville with the same purpose: Get in. Get rich. Get out. As 1879 draws to a close, this Rocky Mountain boomtown has infected the world with silver fever. It's not much different than the dot.com mania or the corporate scams that heat up over a century later. Unfortunately for ...
Inez felt a twinge of guilt as she looked around the frenetic saloon. I haven’t been pulling my weight these past few days . Her only comfort was that Bridgette’s eldest, Michael, was present, working a second shift at the saloon after a full day at the smelter...