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Bonanza Falls

Bonanza Falls on the Big Iron River was named by Austin Corser in honor of his discovery of a rich pocket of silver ore in 1855. He kept this discovery secret for seventeen years because he couldn't file a claim until a government land grant for a proposed railroad expired in 1872.

 

 

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Uploaded on October 5, 2018
Taken on October 4, 2018