D.P. Drake

Location of Name

On the walls of Spaulding's Cavern inside North Gateway Rock.

Condition of Name

According to the reporter who entered the cavern when it was re-opened for a time in 1935, the name "D P Drake" appeared plainly on the cavern walls.

Biography of D.P. Drake

In mid-October of 1860 there was a D. Drake living on South Clear Creek in the mountains west of Denver City. He was a teamster from Missouri, 32 years of age. Residing with him were two other teamsters: C. Miller and E. Wiggins.