Eagle River Canyon, Colorado
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41) Red Cliff Bridge
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Red Cliff Bridge at entrance to road into Red Cliff; opened to the public August, 1941 [see notes]. The pulley system at the top of Lovers' Leap used during the construction of the bridge is still visible at top left.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Discarded tires rolled off Highway 24 at Battle Mountain form a tire staircase in the Eagle River Canyon. Rock climbers in the canyon built the staircase to assist in reaching climbing areas.
From Angela Beck:
"After the trains quit running, we walked the RR tracks to Belden. People rock climb in the Eagle River Canyon. (Newcomers call it the Gilman Gorge.) Some people get rid of their old tires by rolling them off Battle Mountain (Hwy 24) into...
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The Eagle Lumber Co. loading shed for the Denver & Rio Grand railroad at Peterson Creek gulch in the Eagle River Canyon (about .5 mi. from Red Cliff and 2 mi. from Belden). The logs were sent down on the surface tram running down the gulch in this photo and then loaded on train cars. There is another set of main line tracks across the Eagle River (at the bottom of the photo). The small building at the right is the tram house. Above that, there...
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Verso of the Colortone postcard of the Eagle River Canyon and Gilman, sent to Pvt. Tom Fish, U.S. Army, from his mother.
Caption: "2307--Eagle River Canon Empire Zinc Mine, and Gilman as seen from Battle Mountain Highway, Colorado."
"C.T. Art-Colortone," Sanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, Colo.
The postcard is from the collection of William W. Burnett and was used as the cover photo for the 2005 printing of his book, "The Eagle on Battle Mountain at...
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Colortone postcard of the Eagle River Canyon and Gilman, sent to Pvt. Tom Fish, U.S. Army, from his mother.
Caption: "2307--Eagle River Canon Empire Zinc Mine, and Gilman as seen from Battle Mountain Highway, Colorado."
"C.T. Art-Colortone," Sanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, Colo.
The postcard is from the collection of William W. Burnett and was used as the cover photo for the 2005 printing of his book, "The Eagle on Battle Mountain at Gilman, Colorado...
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"On the western slope of the Rocky Mountains the Eagle River takes its rise, and gathering volume from hundreds of snow fed tributaries, rushes down to its junction with the Grand, pouring through the gorge known as Eagle River Cañon. One of the striking features of this cañon is in the fact that its walls are pierced near the summit with the shafts and tunnels of mines, and, looking up the rugged heights, one catches glim[p]ses of the shaft-houses...
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"On the western slope of the Rocky Mountains the Eagle River takes its rise, and gathering volume from hundreds of snow fed tributaries, rushes down to its junction with the Grand, pouring through the gorge known as Eagle River Cañon. One of the striking features of this cañon is in the fact that its walls are pierced near the summit with the shafts and tunnels of mines, and, looking up the rugged heights, one catches glim[p]ses of the shaft-houses...
48) Double track
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"Double Track, Eagle River Canon, Colo." A passenger train in the Eagle River Canyon.
Verso of the postcard reads:
"Eagle River Canon is between Leadville and Glenwood Springs, and is the center of considerable mining activity. One of the striking features of this Canon is in the fact that its walls are pierced near the summit with the shafts and tunnels of mines, and looking up the rugged heights, one catches glimpses of the shaft houses and...
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A postcard of the Eagle River Canon below Gilman and Iron Mask Mine. A steam locomotive can be seen in the bottom left corner. Buildings from Gilman are visible at the top of the postcard.
