Nephele for the duration of their flight. Helle, though, did look down, and fell off the ram into the Hellespont (which was named after her, meaning "Sea of Helle") and drowned, but Phrixus survived all the way to Colchis, where King Aeetes took him in and treated him kindly, giving Phrixus his daughter, Chalciope, in marriage. In gratitude, Phrixus gave the king the Golden Fleece of the ram, which Aeetes hung in a tree in his kingdom. The Golden Fleece would later be taken by Jason and his Argonauts. Nephele In Greek mythology, Nephele (; , from νέφος "nephos" "cloud"; Latinized
Golden Fleece Mine (Colorado) In Colorado, several other Golden Fleece mines were operating, but those did not reach the importance of the Golden Fleece mine at Lake San Cristobal. In the 1883 edition of Colorado's mining directory two other Golden Fleece mines in Colorado are described, where other parties operated mines. Golden Fleece Mine (Colorado) The Golden Fleece Mine is a gold mining site in Hinsdale County, Colorado, south of Lake City. The mine is located half a mile west of the north end of Lake San Cristobal. By 1904 it had produced $1,400,000 in silver and gold ore. The mine operated intermittently until