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Treasure Hunter Rosie The purpose of life is to live it as a never ending adventure, always expect to find treasure!

Ok, found my new hero!!! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/RBme8W1pc5uLGN9S/?mibextid=WC7FNe
21/06/2024

Ok, found my new hero!!!
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☞ “I do not fear man or devil; it is not in my blood, & if they can shoot any straighter or quicker than I, let them try it, for a .44 equalizes frail women & brute men, & all women ought to be able to protect themselves against such ruffians.” -- Ellen “Captain Jack” Elliot, Queen of the Rockies.

☞Today in History -- On today’s date 103 years ago, Friday, June 17, 1921, noted Old-West Anglo-American gold prospector & Indian fighter Ellen “Captain Jack” Elliott (1842-1921) met her earthly demise at the age of 78 when she died from the effects of “leakage of the heart” at the town of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado.

☞Requiéscat in Pace, Captain Jack Elliot.

☞The following text is an excerpt from the website of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City:

Ellen Elliott Jack was born in New Lentern, Nottingham, England, on November 4, 1842. As a young girl, Ellen encountered a gypsy queen who foretold of a life of tragedy & treasures. Who would have believed these predictions would come true? Ellen met her future husband, Charles E. Jack, in 1860 whilst aboard the steamer, James Foster. Once married, Ellen settled with Charles in New York, but soon he left the city & became a Navy captain during the Civil War. While he was gone, Ellen gave birth to their first daughter & soon after the war gave birth to a son. Tragedy struck when both children were lost to scarlet fever. Later, Ellen had two more daughters, losing one to scarlet fever. It was not long after these deaths that Captain Jack died of an enlarged heart.

Ellen decided that she would head west & placed her surviving daughter in the care of her sister-in-law. She established a thriving boarding house in Gunnison, Colorado & began her search for treasure in the mines of Colorado. During one of her trips into the mountains, Ellen discovered the very profitable, Black Queen silver mine. The mine provided Ellen with happiness as well as heartache. Several men proclaimed their love for her, but Ellen did not return that love until she met a man named Walsh. It turned out that Walsh was a con man & he tried, & failed, to steal all of Ellen’s wealth.

Accomplished at handling pistols & rifles, Ellen had to use these weapons more than once throughout her life. The boom towns she traveled through required that she be ready to defend herself & face arrest for doing so. Of the numerous times she was arrested, Ellen was always justified in shooting the man or men who tried to steal, cheat, or kill her. Ellen spent the rest of her life prospecting in the Colorado area. It is said she always carried her pistol & her pick-ax with her no matter where she traveled.

☞The photograph, from a 1906 picture postcard, depicts Captain Jack Elliot, Queen of the Rockies, at around the age of 64 holding her British Bull Dog double-action .44 calibre revolver.

Mom and Dad can we go Gold Prospecting yet, huh can we, huh huh???
27/04/2024

Mom and Dad can we go Gold Prospecting yet, huh can we, huh huh???

Love this!!! Good for him!!!
20/12/2023

Love this!!! Good for him!!!

Jerry Evans of Lepanto found the diamond within 10 minutes of entering the park. He thought it was a piece of glass until he had it identified by the Gemolog...

This is going to be incredible!!! Word on the street is that one of the trees  is going to be a Gold Prospector themed t...
15/11/2023

This is going to be incredible!!! Word on the street is that one of the trees is going to be a Gold Prospector themed tree with over $300.00 of Gold Panning Equipment!

Now it’s officially official!!
Got the poster to prove it!!!
December 9. Starting at 12 noon

09/09/2023

Love

09/09/2023
Did my work now I can play!!
11/08/2023

Did my work now I can play!!

Ok picked my beans! Now I can go gold prospecting for the weekend!!! Wahoo!!!
11/08/2023

Ok picked my beans! Now I can go gold prospecting for the weekend!!! Wahoo!!!

14/07/2023

Webb Lake from the top of Tumbledown Mountain. The Inn is tucked in those trees way down there… An amazing hike with beautiful scenery just around the corner. Happy Thursday! https://instagr.am/p/CupPeqsL0zc/

17/06/2023

Weather was good enough to get out and pan today!!

04/06/2023
Great weekend at the Coos Canyon Campground in Byron and visiting with Rosie at the Coos Csnyon Rock and Gift Shop!! Eve...
04/06/2023

Great weekend at the Coos Canyon Campground in Byron and visiting with Rosie at the Coos Csnyon Rock and Gift Shop!! Even got a friend to sluice for his very first time!!! He did great!!

14/05/2023
06/04/2023

Beautiful ❤️

Photo Credit: Chris Michaud

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