As the ancestral hunting grounds of mountain people known as the Utes, the future site of Silverton was explored by nomadic hunters for generations.
From the beginning of its mining heritage, Silverton has gone through perio.
Significant wealth was found in Arrastra Gulch along the Alpine Loop, north of Baker\'s Park.
During the 1860s, Charles Baker, an early mining prospector, discovered some mineral wealth in the area and spread highly exaggerated rumors that brought in even more prospectors.
As the ancestral hunting grounds of mountain people known as the Utes, the future site of Silverton was explored by nomadic hunters for generations