ian ▁personal ▁development ▁Category : Christ ian ▁the ological ▁movements ▁Category : Christ ian ▁termin ology ▁Category : H eres y ▁in ▁Christian ity ▁Category : P ent ec ost al ism <0x0A> </s> ▁Dak an ▁was ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁min ing ▁town , ▁now ▁a ▁g host ▁town , ▁in ▁western ▁Douglas ▁County , ▁Colorado , ▁United ▁States , ▁in ▁the ▁Front ▁Range ▁of ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁by ▁prospect or ▁William ▁W anner , ▁who ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁a ▁ship ment ▁of ▁ore ▁worth ▁$ 3 5 ▁per ▁ton ▁in ▁silver ▁and ▁gold ▁from ▁his ▁claim , ▁and ▁the ▁Castle ▁Rock ▁Journal ▁declared ▁“ The ▁future ▁of ▁Dak an ▁is ▁assured .” . ▁ ▁By ▁Christmas ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁there ▁were ▁about ▁ 3 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁Dak an , ▁and ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁post ▁office ▁opened ▁in ▁Dak an ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁Dak an ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁having ▁eight ▁buildings , ▁including ▁hotel , ▁restaurant , ▁sal oon , ▁and ▁gro c ery ▁store , ▁and ▁contract s ▁for ▁five ▁additional ▁buildings ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁l umber ▁could ▁be ▁delivered . ▁ ▁But ▁the ▁ore ▁did ▁not ▁live ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁hopes ▁of ▁the ▁prospect ors ▁and ▁prom ot ers . ▁ ▁By ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁the ▁post ▁office