CRIPPLE CREEK

They came from all across America, many of them recent immigrants – all of them in pursuit of the same dream. They came with their mining tools sharpened and their hopes high. Working hard all day in the dangerous mines, they were fired by thoughts of a brighter future. They left their homes and families to find a land of opportunity of their very own. Many paid a high price for following their dreams. They found only hardship in the depths of the mines – and greed and deception in the hearts of others. But for a lucky few, then golden dream became a sparkling reality . . .