Pew Campaign for Responsible Mining: Farewell to 1872

Ulysses S. Grant's Whistle Stop Tour: Denver, Colorado

President Ulysses S. Grant was in Denver, Colorado on Thursday, March 27th as part of a campaign to modernize the Civil War-era law that governs gold, uranium and other hardrock mining in the West. In his whistle stop tour, dubbed "Farewell to 1872," President Grant, who signed the mining law of 1872, signed and delivered a proclamation with Colorado public officials, sportsmen, taxpayer advocates, and outdoor enthusiasts — all who support reform. Public officials also presented a letter, asking for reform, signed by over 25 Colorado elected officials, including legislators, mayors and county commissioners.

Video courtesy of the Colorado Environmental Coalition

Attendees:

President Grant and his wife, Julia
Pete Kolbenschlag, Pew Campaign for Responsible Mining
Jeanne Nicholson, Gilpin County commissioner
Dusty Horwitt, Environmental Working Group
Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense
Lew Carpenter, National Wildlife Federation
Brady Robinson, Access Fund

Find out more about the whistle stop tour!