Newton has mounted ballets for many other companies and has staged his own production of Swan Lake, Act III for the Pennsylvania Ballet. He retired from The Royal Ballet in 2001 and now works internationally as a freelance teacher, mainly staging the Ashton repertory.ewton has mounted ballets for many other companies and has staged his own production of Swan Lake, Act III for the Pennsylvania Ballet. He retired from The Royal Ballet in 2001 and now works internationally as a freelance teacher, mainly staging the Ashton repertory.
Zebulon Pike reported gold in Colorado in present day Park County, Colorado as early as 1807, but it wasnt until rich discoveries near Denver in 1858 that sparked the Pikes Peak Gold Rush. Since then, gold mining has been a major industry in Colorado, with significant lode and placer discoveries throughout the state. Over 1 million ounces of gold has come out of Summit County in central Colorado, both as lode and placer deposits.
Erie, Colorado claims the first mining labor union in Colorado, which was the Knights of Labor, Local No.771, established in 1878. The Knights of Labor opposed the creation of the National Federation of Miners and Mine Laborers during the 1880s. The first strike was called in 1885 by the Knights of Labor.