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

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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...