People/financier

Augusta Tabor

Augusta Tabor (1833–1895), financier, from United States. Linked to silver.

The lucky break

Came to the Colorado gold rush in 1858-59 with Horace and ran a grocery that supported the family before Leadville paid.1

The downfall

Divorced in 1883 when Horace left for Baby Doe and she received only a small part of the fortune she helped earn.1

Legacy

An astute businesswoman who invested her settlement wisely and was one of the wealthiest women in Denver.1

Story cards

Where next

People

FamilyHorace TaborShe earned the money that fed the family before he struck silver, then lost him to Baby Doe.1Rival ofElizabeth 'Baby Doe' TaborThe divorce that made Horace Tabor's second marriage a national scandal.1,2

Sources

  1. Augusta Tabor Colorado Encyclopedia
  2. Elizabeth "Baby Doe" Tabor Colorado Encyclopedia

Pictures on this page: Horace Austin Warner Tabor - Brady-Handy.jpg, Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy (Public domain).

From the Prospector Trails mining history dataset: each fact links to the source it was checked against. Figures are as the source gives them, in the money of their day. Not investment advice.

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