The Mines and Minerals of Leadville – Western Mining
The mine was patented in 1879 (Colorado State Mining Directory, 1898), and H. A. W. Tabor in September of that year "claimed he wanted a mine to call his own," after being involved very profitably in a number of other mining ventures, "and spent $117,000 to clean up the various lawsuits against the property" (Blair, 1980).
