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42. Gilman
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Gilman, Colorado, December 25, 1948, taken from the "u" turn in Hwy. 24.
Autobiography of Mayo W. Lanning, p. 30:
"Gilman was close to the top of Battle Mountain at 9,000 feet above sea level. Since a great deal of my day was spent in the mine I was several thousand feet lower, but the only time Trudie got below this was when we drove down off the mountain. Over the top and about 3-4 miles away (mostly down), was Red Cliff and Turkey Creek, both...
44. Jolly's Cabin
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1933-40: Front and side view of the rock Shelter House on Notch Mountain, opposite the Holy Cross. "This is the end of the trail for pilgrimagers [sic]." Built by the CCC. Door and window shaded by overhangs of timber and shingle. Foreground composed of rocky ground. (Labeled 283452)
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
46. Belden
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Castle Peak fire look-out cabin built in 1916; not used since 1938. Repairs done in 1962 or 1963. This area was prone to frequent electrical charges during storms and was therefore not continued as a fire lookout by the Forest Service.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Castle Peak and the lookout station. The lookout station was used in finding fires throughout the surrounding areas, since it was located at approximately 11,275 feet.
Inscription on back: " The Lookout Station on Castle Pk. that I put up last year. How would you like to be up there now (5 ft. of snow). JP"
50. Homestead cabin
54. Trujillo House
55. Tom and Dick
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Horses Tom and Dick tethered to a wagon. Tom and Dick were the team that moved Dessie, Earl and Theodore Beck from Salida to Red Cliff.
"The Earl Beck family moved into town sometime after Jan. 14, 1923, when I was born, and before March 2, 1925, when Buster was born, but I have never known just exactly when. We lived for a short while in a house on Monument Street and then moved down to the lower end of town on Water Street. We rented for a while...