Field Trip to Old Town Sites in the Lower Swan River

Join Bill Fountain, author, historical detective and friend of the Ghost Town Club on a rediscovery of the previously lost sites in the lower Swan River, in Summit County near Breckenridge.

OVERVIEW: On this field trip, we will visit five historic townsites; Swan City, Tiger, Parkville, Spencerville, and Wapiti. History on all these sites are covered in Bill Fountain’s books:

• Chasing the Dream, Ben Stanley Revett’s Dredge Boats on the Lower Swan

• Chasing the Dream, The Search for Gold in the Upper Swan River Valley

• Chasing the Dream, John A. Traylor, and The Royal Tiger Mines Company

• Chasing the Dream, John B. Traylor, and The B & B Mines, Inc.

• Historic Landscapes, Ghost Towns and Townsites, Preston, Swan City, and More, Volume 4

CONTACT: Please register with Ray Polster, rpolster1@yahoo.com, rpolster1@comcast.net or (303) 588-6380, if you are planning to attend. IMPORTANT: If you plan to CANCEL, please again contact Ray Polster as soon as you know it.

WAIVER: The Ghost Town Club of Colorado requires a signed waiver from everyone attending a Field Trip. Save time and effort on the day of the trip by downloading and filling out your waiver now and giving it to the Trip Leader on the day of the trip. GTC-Waiver-6-12-26.pdf

ITINERARY:

8:45am – Meet at the Blair Witch (#4 Dredge remains) parking lot (~25 minutes) Address: 2567 Tiger Road, Dillon, CO 80435. Here, we will wait for all attendees to arrive and then leave for our first destination, carpooling, if necessary, to Swan City at 9:10am.

9:10am – Leave for Swan City

9:20am – Swan City (adjacent to parking lot) (~45 minutes)

• History • Maps • Photos

10:05am – Leave for Tiger

10:10am – Tiger (~45 minutes)

• History • Maps • Photos

10:55am – Leave for Parkville

11:10 Parkville (~30 minutes)

• History • Maps • Photos

11:40am – Leave for Spencerville

11:55am – Spencerville (~35 minutes)

• History • Maps • Photos

12:30pm – Lunch (~30 minutes)

1:00pm – Leave for Wapiti

1:15pm – Wapiti (~30 minutes)

• History • Maps • Photos

1:45pm – Leave for Brown’s Gulch trail head parking lot.

2:05pm – Blair Witch Trail Head Parking Lot