The future city of Denver had its modern beginnings in the summer of 1858 when gold was found on Cherry Creek where the stream neared the South Platte River but these soon played out and by February the "town" consisted of a log cabin that doubled as a hotel and gambling palace. For a time it looked like the town would fizzle but that changed on May 10th. John Gregory made a big strike on the


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