Our founder, Pete ZaPigh (za pie), an obscure French fur trapper of humble and indeed rather questionable origin, first appeared in the Idaho Springs area at about the time of the Colorado Gold Rush. How he got there is a matter of continuing speculation, the most popular theory being that of spontaneous generation. A second line of thought maintains that he arrived by cab from Trenton, New Jersey.nnFortunately for the many devotees of Beau Jo's Pizza, Pete possessed a somewhat less than working knowle