Hooper Town Hall, formerly Howard Store, now on Historical Register.

Regional Roundup Heading, BLM sign southeast of Salida.

Cartoon from Slim Wolfe.

Collectors search the huge mine dump at the Last Chance. (Photo by Stephen F. Voynick.)

The century-old tramway and ore bin are part of the ruins at the Last Chance Mine. The La Garita Mountains appear in the background. (Photo by Stephen F. Voynick.)

Among the sites along the Bachelor Historic Tour auto route are Nicholas Creede's Amethyst Mine (bottom). The surface structures of the Last Chance Mine appear at the top of the ridge.(Photo by Stephen F. Voynick.)

The translucency and colors of this thin slab of sowbelly agate from the Amethyst Vein show why it is a popular and valuable collectible and lapidary material. (Photo by Stephen F. Voynick.)

One of the restored mine cabins at the Last Chance Mine. Cabins like these can accommodate as many as 12 overnight guests.(Photo by Stephen F. Voynick.)