Stumptown - Colorado Ghost Town

STUMPTOWN

NAME: Stumptown
COUNTY: Lake
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 5
CLIMATE: Cold snowy winter; mild summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer

COMMENTS: Located east of Leadville on a hill overlooking Leadville. This is down the road from Finntown. (See Finntown).
REMAINS: Mining structures; various sheds.
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Began in 1879 with the discovery of carbonate ores in the area. This town grew up around many mines. It was believed to have been named for a man named Joseph Stumpf, however, this man was doing placering in the area long after the town was founded. Mostly a residential town, there were some saloons and a pool hall.Submitted by Tom McCurnin. Venir Shaft Courtesy Dolores Steele IBEX MINE CO. Courtesy Dolores Steele IBEX MINE CO. Courtesy Dolores Steele IRENE MINE Courtesy Dolores Steele St. Louis Tunnel Courtesy Dolores Steele FANNY RAWLING MINE Courtesy Dolores Steele Little Bob Mine Courtesy Dolores Steele Stumptown Courtesy Dolores Steele Rialto Pyreenes Courtesy Dolores Steele Black Cloud Courtesy Dolores Steele First National Courtesy Dolores Steele	Ibex Mine Courtesy Tom McCurnin Stumptown Courtesy Tom McCurnin Finntown Courtesy Dolores Steele Finntown Courtesy Dolores Steele Finntown Courtesy Dolores Steele Headframe of the Robert Emmett shot from inside a house in Finntown Courtesy Dolores Steele Finntown Courtesy Dolores Steele Part of the Emmet, has since burned down Courtesy Dolores Steele Finntown Courtesy Dolores Steele Finntown Courtesy Dolores Steele Venir Shaft Courtesy Dolores Steele IBEX MINE CO. Courtesy Dolores Steele

Began in 1879 with the discovery of carbonate ores in the area. This town grew up around many mines. It was believed to have been named for a man named Joseph Stumpf, however, this man was doing placering in the area long after the town was founded. Mostly a residential town, there were some saloons and a pool hall.Submitted by Tom McCurnin.