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A view of Belden in the snow [1930s] with mine facilities. A man and a dog are walking the railroad tracks; the Eagle River is almost frozen over.
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At the bottom of the Eagle River Canyon below Gilman, Belden is situated on the railroad. Ore was loaded on train cars here. The surface tram ran from Gilman down to Belden. The debris from the downpour covers the railroad tracks at midfield. The water was 8 ft. deep between the compressor house and the loading tipple during the cloudburst.
The compressor house had been at Belden for many years. "There was one huge Ingersoll-Rand piston-type...
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Service tram going from upper level, Gilman, to Belden in Eagle River Canyon. Cribbings visible, holding hillside in place. Train tracks in foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
4. Belden
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Looking toward Belden in the Eagle River Canyon. Tram to Gilman visible at midground.
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Eagle Mine (New Jersey Zinc Co.) showing the rail access at Belden, looking down. Depot structures and mine buildings visible at the bottom of the canyon. The town of Gilman would be at the top of the escarpment.