Aftermath White Ash Mine disaster
this marker placed near site of white ash mine shaft @ west end of 12th street in golden, colorado.
the white ash mine abandoned after flood , bodies of ten miners never recovered. commemorated bronze statue in colorado school of mines geology museum, shown @ right above, , information plaque placed near site of shaft @ west end of 12th street in golden colorado school of mines. older bronze plaque @ site, shown @ left, reads follows:
dedicated memory of
joseph allen
william bowden
william collins
john collins
henry huesman
david lloyd
joseph hutter
john morgan
john murphy
rich rowe
who lost lives here on
sept. 9th, 1889
and entombed in plot.
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