| Show only one resident Is living in ghost town denver colo only one of the persons who once sought gold in the rolling mining town of high in the colorado mountains 40 miles west of denver still lives in that ghost town ile he Is leonard nicholls nn an old time miner who tins hns stuck on now for 60 50 years even the mayor lives and works in central city a mile down the rocky gulch eighteen years ago held its last election and selected a full complement of officers only three of tile the men chosen fit at that time are still living and only one still serves in his off official iclal capacity ile he Is john doran who with his hold ever privileges actually Is mayor city clerk assessor treasurer marshal fire chief and the board of trustees the town still receives about a year as its share of tile the taps of gilpin county each year tile the fund Is spent in the same way Nl N lel cholla tion I 1 I 1 Is awarded a contract to maintain a I 1 the road through tile the sleeping town ile he Is paid by warrants issued on the treasurer dornn doran issues the warrant and signs it as mayor and town clerk and then countersigns counter signs it as the town treasurer until three years age there had been no one to pay the taxes in this ghost camp so gilpin county put pill the whole town on sale at auction and the quartz mining company bought it for 1000 |
