Field Trial Horses for Sale near Idaho Springs, CO

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Daisy
red mare 8 yrs old great trail horse good with kids fun to ride..
Littleton, Colorado
Sorrel
Other
Mare
11
Littleton, CO
CO
$7,500
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About Idaho Springs, CO

On January 5, 1859, during the Colorado gold rush, prospector George A. Jackson discovered placer gold at the present site of Idaho Springs, where Chicago Creek empties into Clear Creek. It was the first substantial gold discovery in Colorado. Jackson, a Missouri native with experience in the California gold fields, was drawn to the area by clouds of steam rising from some nearby hot springs. Jackson kept his find secret for several months, but after he paid for some supplies with gold dust, others rushed to Jackson's diggings.