The surrounding strikes at Breckenridge and the surrounding mountains were much more profitable in those early days.įairplay began to grow mainly as a supply post for the larger lode mines in the mountains surrounding town. The gold deposits in this area were known from the beginning, but they were not rich enough to warrant a great deal of interest. The town of Fairplay was established in 1859, one of the earliest towns to spring up during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush. You will be limited to gold pans, sluice boxes, digging tools, shovels, etc. Permits can be purchased at the Town Hall.

The town has a large section of land called the Fairplay Prospecting Park that allows people to pan for gold.

Early dredging operations recovered millions of dollars in gold. Most of the historic gold production came directly from the South Platte River and the adjacent gravels. The town of Fairplay is an old mining town.There is a great place for gold prospecting on the South Platte River about 1 1/2 hours southwest of Denver.If you purchase multiple postcards, please wait until I can send you an invoice with combined postage. I will combine postage for up to three cards for the prices shown. US postage is $3.00 (includes tracking) and International postage is $13.50 (also my cost). I am a registered Colorado postcard dealer, so I am required to charge Colorado residents a 2.9% sales tax. I will issue a refund for postcards that are not as described. I scanned the card outside the margins so you can see the corners and edges. This is one of the better cards from my 30+ year Colorado postcard collection that I am selling on eBay. This will make a great addition for a person who collects Fairplay, Park County, gold mining, dredge, and/or Colorado postcards. It is in very good condition with minor corner and edge wear (see scans for condition). The card was not mailed, but has a NOKO stamp box that dates it between 19. Waste rock can be seen exiting from the left of the dredge. The image shows the large dredge mining for gold.

This is a rare card because it was published much earlier than other dredge postcards of the area, many of which are later reprints. Mining dredges were commonly used to mine the placer gold in the area. Fairplay is located in Park County in Colorado's South Park. This is a nice real photo postcard of a gold dredge in Fairplay, Colorado.

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