The Complete History of: Eureka, Colorado, and The Sunnyside Mine & Mill | LOC Episode #1

Hey guys, please subscribe to my new offroad channel, where I'll continue to upload Colorado railroad and ghost town documentaries, along with hikes & 4x4 adventures all across the Western USA! I will be professionally making these videos, so please check it out!    / @theoffroadrailfan   Well folks, after having been working on this documentary since around February, it's finally done! I really hope you all enjoy and most importantly, learn stuff about this amazing town and mine & mill. Below you will find the timestamp, links I mentioned in the video, and the sources and other credits :D Check out my documentary covering the nearby ghost town of Howardsville, which was a crazy wild west ghost town with lots of rowdy miners & abandoned mines! This town was located just up the road from Eureka, and was also serviced by the Silverton Northern Railroad!    • The WILD Colorado Ghost Town of Howardsvil...   0:00 Intro 0:51 Beginning of documentary/Eureka beginnings, Charles Baker's expedition in the area 1:37 Beginnings of the Sunnyside Mine 1:58 First cabin built in Eureka, and the mining camp that would become Eureka 2:32 Reuben McNutt buys Howard's share of the Sunnyside Mine and begins to develop it 2:45 Post office established and the arrival of Milton & Emma Thompson Englemen 3:15 Milton, who owns a share in the Sunnyside Mine, hires miners and offers interests in it to his in-laws, causing them to bicker 3:48 Milton hires John H. Terry to manage the mines and build a mill, changing the course of Eureka history. 4:09 Construction begins on the Midway Mill 4:58 Milton Englemen dies, causing his family to sell the Sunnyside Mine to Terry 5:34 New York investors offer to buy the Sunnyside Mine from Terry 6:01 Otto Mears creates the Silverton Northern Railroad which ran thru Eureka, and I talk a bit about his other railroads as well 7:10 Terry discovers a rich vein and starts work on the Eureka/Terry Mill 7:58 John Terry dies and his sons take over the Sunnyside Mine & the Eureka/Terry Mill 8:23 The American Smelting And Refining Company (ASARCO) buys the Sunnyside Mine and other nearby mines, and begins work on the Sunnyside Mill. Parts of the Sunnyside Mill still remain today. 8:50 Big problems arise 9:07 Sunnyside Mill is completed and the mine is expanded 9:52 National recession hits and the Sunnyside Mine has to close for 2 years 10:03 Sunnyside Mine reopens and achieves new heights 10:20 The Great Depression hits forcing the Sunnyside to close in 1930 and to stay closed until 1937 10:38 Sunnyside Mine shuts down for good (for many years) and lays off it's workforce 10:48 The effect of the Sunnyside closing on Eureka and the Silverton Northern Railroad 11:13 The Casey Jones railcar, loved by the miners 11:38 The Sunnyside Mill shuts down, and Eureka is completely abandoned 12:02 The Marcy-Shenandoah Company leases the Sunnyside Mine and drives the American Tunnel 12:18 The Standard Metals Company buys the Marcy Shenandoah Company 12:35 Washington Mining Company takes over digging the American Tunnel 12:56 A leaking fault is discovered in the mine shafts under Lake Emma 13:09 Lake Emma breaks through into the mine shafts and obliterates the tunnels. 13:58 The mine is shut down for 2 years and a court battle with the insurance company over paying for the damage ensues 14:19 The Sunnyside is no longer profitable and shuts down 14:26 A few new companies lease or buy the Sunnyside and try putting it back into production. 14:43 The Sunnyside Mine closes for the last time 14:51 The Sunnyside Mine after closing and it and Eureka today 16:11 Brief summaries of other towns that surround Eureka, which are Silverton, Howardsville, Middleton, and Animas Forks, one of them abandoned and the others not. 18:07 The abandoned Idarado mining houses on Red Mountain Pass, which used to be stationed at Eureka 18:31 My personal thoughts about how important and special abandoned ghost towns, mines, and railroads are 18:49 A photo slide that shows Eureka and the Sunnyside Mine & Mill throughout the years, starting with the oldest photo and ending with the newest. This is the best part of the video in my opinion. 19:48 Outro/final personal thoughts about mines, ghost towns, and railroads 20:21 Credits Links referenced in the video: 4x4Explore.com- https://www.4x4explore.com/rds/e_rds/... History of the Idarado Mining Houses on Red Mountain Pass-    • Abandoned Portable Mining Houses On Red Mo...