Summary
Dakan was a short-lived mining town, now a ghost town, in western Douglas County, Colorado, United States, in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The Dakan post office operated from December 30, 1896, until August 2, 1898.[1]
History edit
The town was founded in 1896 by prospector William Wanner, who announced that he had made a shipment of ore worth $35 per ton in silver and gold from his claim, and the Castle Rock Journal declared "The future of Dakan is assured".[2] By Christmas 1896, there were about 300 people in Dakan.[3]
In January 1897, Dakan was described as having eight buildings, including hotel, restaurant, saloon and grocery store, and contracts for five additional buildings as soon as lumber could be delivered.[4] But, the ore did not live up to the hopes of the prospectors and promoters. By August 1898, the post office was closed and the town disappeared.[5]
Geography edit
The town was said to be "in the shadow of" Dakan Mountain, which is located at 39°14′15″N 105°03′59″W / 39.23750°N 105.06639°W.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
- ^ Castle Rock Journal, 18 December 1896, p.2 c.2.
- ^ Denver Post, 25 December 1896, p.6 c.6.
- ^ Denver Republican, 12 January 1897, p.7 c.3.
- ^ Josephine Lowell Marr, Douglas County, A Historical Journey, (Gunnison, Colorado: B&B Printers, 1983) 213.
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