NIEGOLDSTOWN

NAME: Niegoldstown
COUNTY: San Juan
ROADS: 2wd
GRID: 1
CLIMATE: Snow in winter, pleasant summer.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer
COMMENTS: Near Howardsville.
REMAINS: Mining remnants.
Niegoldstown is half way up Cunningham Gulch between Howardsville and Highland Mary. It's population was between two and three hundred making it larger than Highland Mary. There are many mining remnants in the area and it is probable that the mining associated with Howardsville, Niegoldstown and Highland Mary were all related. Submitted by: Todd Underwood


Mill ruins on the way to Niegoldstown after turning at Howardsville - July 2000
Todd Underwood


Niegoldstown - July 2000
Todd Underwood


Niegoldstown -Ore car hanging from arial tramlines - July 2000
Todd Underwood


Look high on this mountain or you might miss the structure above Niegoldstown that is hanging on the side of the cliff - this is the 7 level boarding house for the old Hundred Mine- July 2000
Todd Underwood

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