Talk:Treasure Mountain (Colorado)

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Did you know... that Yule marble from Treasure Mountain, Colorado, was used in the building of the Lincoln Memorial?

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Geology of Treasure Mountain Dome[edit]

Bibliography

Mutschler, Felix E. Geology of the Treasure Mountain Dome, Gunnison County, Colorado. University of Colorado, 1968. Issue 884 - 885, p. 13.
Vanderwilt, John W. Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Snowmass Mountain Area Gunnison County, Colorado. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1937. United States Department of the Interior, Harold L. Ickes, Secretary. Geological Survey. W. C. Mendenhall, Director.

Legends of the name Treasure Mountain[edit]

Napoleon Bonaparte

The original name was Citadel Mountain. An expedition was organized by Napoleon Bonaparte in New Orleans to satisfy rumors of gold heard in the French courts. The Louisiana Purchase being at stake and Bonaparte needing financing for his ambitions caused him to finance this expedition.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Heritage and History, Colorado Adventure Guide, Tresure Mountain Retrieved Sept. 10, 2012.
^ See Bibliography: Treasure Mountain, Maynard Cornet Adams.

Bibliography

Adams, Maynard Cornet. Treasure Mountain. (In search of this book.)

French Expeditions

In late 1700s, 300 men and 450 horses left Levenworth, Kansas in a French expedition to the Rocky Mountains. Near Wolf Creek Pass (close to Summitville) a large amount of gold was discovered and amassed by the expedition. Indians at first not hostile, eventually became hostile and the French buried the gold and escaped the area. One lone survivor by the name of LaBlanc made it back to Kansas. He was the expedition's historian and had made two maps of the hidden treasure, one of which he brought back to France, the other he kept. A later expedition also failed at finding the treasure.^[1] William Yule, many years later, possessed an alleged copy of the original map and explored the area wherein is found his namesake south and west of the mountain at Yule Lakes and Yule Creek. To the east at the headwaters is Yule Pass.

Yule Marble, Building Stone of the Lincoln Memorial

The quality and durability of the Yule marble was questioned prior to the building of the Lincoln Memorial as was the recently opened quarry's ability to provide the quantity and size required for construction.^[2]

The Colorado Yule marble (a.k.a. Yule Colorado marble) comes from the Leadville Limestone of Mississippian age.^[3] It was formed by contact metamorphism in the Tertiary period following the intrusion and uplift of nearby granitic Treasure Mountain dome.^[4]

References

^ Treasure Mountain, Colorado, Legends of America Website, Tresure Mountain, Colorado Retrieved Sept. 10, 2012.
^ McGee, Elaine S. Colorado Yule Marble - Building Stone of the Lincoln Memorial. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2162. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1999.
^ Vanderwilt, 1937, Gaskill and Godwin, 1966.
^ Vanderwilt and Fuller, 1935; Ogden, 1961.

Bibliography

McGee, Elaine S. Colorado Yule Marble - Building Stone of the Lincoln Memorial. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2162. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1999.

Made some edits[edit]

I liked the phrasing in the original, but I had to go with the wikistandard and redo the lead a bit. I took out the UN number, I'm not sure what this was? Also, maybe the photo could do with a bit of a crop? The Interior (Talk) 06:40, 12 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Also also, the second para in the geology section - was the marble used on the memorial or not? This isn't clear. The Interior (Talk) 06:45, 12 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Clarified, yes. Also, footnote/reference title positive as to use. Draconrex (talk) 18:15, 12 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Concerted efforts[edit]

Thanks for concerted efforts in making this article and remove it from the wanted list at WP:Colorado.

DYK Nomination[edit]

"History"[edit]

Is there is no whisper of this "expedition" in any archive? Or is it all local "historians" and Chambers of Commerce?--Wetman (talk) 02:08, 21 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Heritage and History, Colorado Adventure Guide, Tresure Mountain Retrieved Sept. 10, 2012.

[2] See Bibliography: Treasure Mountain, Maynard Cornet Adams.

[3] Treasure Mountain, Colorado, Legends of America Website, Tresure Mountain, Colorado Retrieved Sept. 10, 2012.

[4] McGee, Elaine S. Colorado Yule Marble - Building Stone of the Lincoln Memorial. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2162. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1999.

[5] Vanderwilt, 1937, Gaskill and Godwin, 1966.

[6] Vanderwilt and Fuller, 1935; Ogden, 1961.

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