2011
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 11-037
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Scheffel, Aguilar, Bacon, Boyd, Brophy, Cadman,
       Carroll, Foster, Giron, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Hodge,
       Hudak, Jahn, Johnston, King K., King S., Kopp, Lambert, Lundberg,
       Mitchell, Morse, Newell, Nicholson, Renfroe, Roberts, Schwartz, Shaffer
       B., Spence, Steadman, Tochtrop, White, Williams S.;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Hamner, Acree, Balmer, Barker,
       Baumgardner, Becker, Beezley, Bradford, Brown, Casso, Conti, Coram,
       Court, DelGrosso, Duran, Ferrandino, Fields, Fischer, Gardner B.,
       Gardner D., Gerou, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Jones, Joshi, Kagan, Kefalas,
       Kerr A., Kerr J., Labuda, Lee, Levy, Looper, Massey, McCann,
       McKinley, Miklosi, Murray, Nikkel, Pabon, Pace, Peniston, Priola,
       Ramirez, Riesberg, Ryden, Schafer S., Scott, Solano, Soper, Stephens,
       Summers, Swalm, Swerdfeger, Szabo, Todd, Tyler, Vaad, Vigil, Waller,
       Williams A., Wilson, McNulty.
       
       
          CONCERNING DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF APRIL AS
       HISTORIC LEADVILLE MONTH. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, On April 26, 1860, Abe Lee discovered gold in
       California Gulch less than five miles from present-day Leadville,
       Colorado; and
       
          WHEREAS, The gold rush that followed Abe Lee's discovery drew
       prospectors to the mining district and laid the foundation for the "Oro
       City" settlement, which would become the City of Leadville; and
       
          WHEREAS, The subsequent discovery of silver in the nearby Little
       Pittsburg mine in 1878 brought about the Colorado Silver Boom and
       attracted several thousand people seeking fortune and adventure; and
       
          WHEREAS, The City of Leadville was incorporated in 1878 and by
       1880 became one of the world's largest silver camps; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 1879, the successful mining prospector and first
       Leadville Mayor Horace A. W. Tabor built the historic Tabor Opera
       House that has hosted notable talents such as Harry Houdini, John Philip
       Sousa, Oscar Wilde, Jack Dempsey, and Anna Held; and
       
          WHEREAS, In the late 19th and early 20th century, Leadville was
       home to many well-known Colorado and national historical figures,
       including former Governor Jesse F. McDonald, Horace and "Baby Doe"
       Tabor, Margaret Tobin "Unsinkable Molly" Brown, Charles Boettcher,
       Charles Dow, Benjamin Guggenheim, and John Henry "Doc" Holliday;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, By the late 20th century, the mining district surrounding
       the City of Leadville was credited with producing over 2.9 million troy
       ounces of gold, 240 million troy ounces of silver, one million short tons
       of lead, 785,000 short tons of zinc, 53,000 short tons of copper, and
       950,000 short tons of molybdenum; and
       
          WHEREAS, The discovery of molybdenum, known as "moly", was
       made on Bartlett Mountain near the City of Leadville in 1879 and resulted
       in the development of the world's largest underground mine at Climax in
       the 1950s; and
       
          WHEREAS, The mining of moly in the area surrounding Leadville
       was the first operation of its kind and continues to contribute to the
       diverse industries and economy of the City of Leadville; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Leadville Historic District was designated a National
       Historic Landmark District in 1961 to honor and preserve the original
       buildings and surrounding mines constructed during the boom years of
       the late 19th and early 20th century; and
       
          WHEREAS, The City of Leadville is home to the National Mining
       Hall of Fame and Museum, the only national mining museum with a
       federal charter, which was passed in a Joint Resolution of the second
       session of the 100th Congress of the United States and approved by
       President Ronald Reagan on November 14, 1988; and
       
          WHEREAS, Leadville is rich in natural and historical treasures that
       continue to captivate the imagination and encapsulate the culture of the
       Wild West; and
       
          WHEREAS, The people of Colorado wish to honor and celebrate their
       state's distinctive history; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That the month of April 2011, and each April thereafter, shall be
       celebrated as Historic Leadville Month.
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       Governor John Hickenlooper; Leadville Mayor Bud Elliot; Mike
       Bordogna, Carl Schaefer, and Dolores Semsack of the Lake County
       Board of Commissioners; the Board of Directors of the Leadville
       Assembly; the Board of Directors of the Leadville Historic Society; and
       to each councilmember of the City of Leadville.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Brandon C. Shaffer                     Frank McNulty
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi Markwell                        Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES