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An unidentified man standing at the back door of the bachelors' quarters in Gilman. Behind him [follow the arrow] is the Gilman Hospital. Both Alan Knight and Patricia Knight Hoffman were born in that hospital.
Front: "Hospital where Trish and Alan were born, Gilman looking north"
Verso: "Back door of bachelor house in Gilman"
42) Digging out
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The stairway leading up from the bachelors' quarters at Gilman. It had to be cleared routinely in the winter.
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Crane at Gilman power plant moving transformers. The building in the left background housed the post office, mercantile, and grocery store.
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Transformers being lifted into place by a Weicker crane at Gilman. The main power line came over Turkey Creek (near Red Cliff) to Gilman.
46) Weicker crane
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Weicker crane being "blocked" during transformer unloading operations at the Gilman power plant. Smiling onlookers at right.
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Installing new transformers at Gilman. The tanks at the back of the unit are for cooling purposes.
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Transformers that were replaced being hauled by Weicker at Gilman.
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Power company employees supervising the installation of transformers at Gilman.
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Ramond M. "Hap" Fletcher plowing snow after a slide at Belden in the winter. Fletcher was a heavy equipment operator for the New Jersey Zinc Co. The vehicle was tracked for better performance in the heavy snow in the Eagle Canyon near Belden.
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Hap Fletcher pushing snow with a dozer after a snow slide near Belden.
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Climbing Fancy Pass to the Holy Cross Mining District. From left: Harold Stoner, Buster Beck and MacDonald Knight. The Holy Cross District covered 100 square miles of the intervening country between the headwaters of Cross and Homestake Creeks. Gold Park and Holy Cross City were the major mining camps.
Verso: "Big'un Stoner, Buster Beck, Don Knight climbing Fancy Pass 1939"
"Harold Stoner was known by his Missouri Family as 'Big'un.' He had...
53) Earl King
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Earl King stands in deep snow while on a hike.
"Mr. Earl King. Miner that worked for Father on Horse Mt. Colo. Brush Creek." -- Alda Borah
54) Holy Cross City
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A view of Holy Cross City, taken in the 1890s. A building is visible on the left.
Holy Cross City was a short-lived mining camp located in what is today the Holy Cross Wilderness. A mining camp in the Holy Cross Mining District, Holy Cross City reached a population of 300 between 1881 and 1883. The town included a post office, two general stores, saloon, assay office and hotel, called the Timberline Hotel. There were reportedly two mills in operation...
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A mining building at Holy Cross City. Deep snow covers the ground. A wood pile is visible in front of the building.
Holy Cross City was a short-lived mining camp located in what is today the Holy Cross Wilderness. A mining camp in the Holy Cross Mining District, Holy Cross City reached a population of 300 between 1881 and 1883. The town included a post office, two general stores, saloon, assay office and hotel, called the Timberline Hotel. There...
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A tunnel house at Holy Cross City. It's possible that this is the Mollie Tunnel.
Holy Cross City was a short-lived mining camp located in what is today the Holy Cross Wilderness. A mining camp in the Holy Cross Mining District, Holy Cross City reached a population of 300 between 1881 and 1883. The town included a post office, two general stores, saloon, assay office and hotel, called the Timberline Hotel. There were reportedly two mills in operation...
