Edmund Chase Bassick (1833-1898)

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Although records are incomplete, Emmons notes that the value of silver and gold produced in Custer County from 1880-1894 totaled $5,877,952. Most, if not all, of the gold production came from the Bassick Mine near Querida. , then dried up
 sold to new yorkers, ecb was a director. 1884.
ownership/discovery disouted until 1896
bought by jp morgan in 1901, 700k
had closed in 1891 after producing 2.5m. diasgreements between owners,
crater of extinct volcano.
edgar built the oaks
A silver mining town, Querida (Spanish for “beloved”) was named for Edmund Bassick's highly productive local gold and silver mine.