Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pikes Peak Nugget, 1930 This bronze bas relief is the work of Mrs. Evelyn Beatrice Longman Batchelder, a noted American sculptress. The presentation occurred on March 12, 1929, addresses being delivered by Hon. Oliver H. Shoup and Mr. William S. Jackson, members of the Board of Trustees of Colorado College. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.