The peak population was seldom more than 300 persons. The reasons were the long, hard winters and cruel, tortuous roads. Even during its boom days in the 1890s, the town was virtually closed down in the winter and travel was dangerous most of the time. Mining began here around 1880. The camp was originally named Burrows Park for the area in which it is located. In 1882, the post office name was changed to Whitecross for the cross of quartz seen on the mountain nearby. Whitecross was never fully developed because of its handicaps. Today, the mill and the ruins of several mines and one of the cabins in which the miners lived still stand. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth.