A new study by the Bureau of Reclamation says the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel (LMDT) does not pose a risk to nearby residents. According to a report by the...
In the biggest deal in the Cripple Creek-Victor goldmining district, shareholders of Golden Cycle Gold Corp. on Monday approved a takeover by South African...
Owners of Colorado's largest gold mine are getting opposition to a $200 million plan to extend operations for four more years from an unexpected source -...
Folks John has done some research on the SP in 1891 and provided the information in the second below email. Immediately below is my response to him and...
Prior to starting PFE, the SP had contracts with Armour to ship produce from Califronia (and Texas). So If the SP routed refrigerator cars over the CM, some...
Here's one I haven't heard before. A government agent has discovered that government timber is being used extensively in building the Florence & Cripple Creek...
A few things happening in Colorado during the 1894 miners strike. This includes a interesting "situation Car Card" for operating your version of the CM Tom...
During the majority of the summer of 1894 the CF&I coal mines in both the New Castle and Jerome Park areas continued to produce coal and coke to keep both...
In reply to Adrian, much of the stuff that I had heard regarding burning of oil for boilers, was related to a cleaner air measures for certain east coast...
From the New Castle News of 8-4-1894 A large flow of oil was struck in the Iris well No. 1 of the Colorado City Gas and Coal Company. Work is being rapidly...
This story turns a bit. The oil died out quickly, as did other oil finds in the Pike's Peak Region, but the well turned into a good natural gas producer....
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Better yet Does anyone in the group have Joe Moore's phone number Thanks Darrell ________________________________ From: ColoradoMidland@yahoogroups.com ...
1-5-1895 - The Colo. Midland out of two cars and engine built for clearing snow from the rail called a "flanger," was here Monday. this machine is rarely...
From the New Castle News of 13 April 1895: The Midland brought two trains of cattle from Colorado Springs to Rifle Monday in 11 hours. A run of 200 miles in...
... Two comments. The movement of livestock must have been seasonal, into the high country in Spring and early Summer for grazing, and out of the high country...
This was a spring move into the higher country, although New Castle is actually 500 feet lower in elevation than Colorado Springs The Grand River, Roaring...
Tom and Grp; The westbound sheep were not the same urnimals as the eastbound. The westbound traffic originated in Santa Fe country in New Mexico and Arizona,...
Folks In researching some of the recently available Western Slope newspaper articles, a couple of us got interested in the different accounts of the famed (or...
Tom; I suspect that in the early years, with the first Aspen Jct. depot, the south side of the building, and the southeast leg of the wye, were just as...
Again, I can't open those attachments, and I suspect not everybody else can either, so you might want to post them as files. Adrian ... newspaper ... of the ...
Adrian Since they were the two attachments you provided can you please post them from your more original version than my 2d plus generation versions. Thanks ...
Adrian, That appears to reasonable up until the November of 1890 when the RGJ finally reached Grand Junction and the Midland cars and passenger trains were...
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