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Battle Mountain as seen from Gilman. The numerous streaks near the mid point of the mountain mark mine openings above Belden. These represented small mining claims from the late 1800's. The photo is oriented east toward Red Cliff with Windy Point in the top center. U.S. Highway 24 is toward the top of Battle Mountain.
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Harry Mize standing next to a 1954 Jeep. There is an elk draped over the hood.
Harry (1908-1980) retired as a Maintenance Foreman for the New Jersey Zinc Co. in 1973 and moved to Salida. He was an avid hunter/family guide.
The Jeep is still running in Arizona.
The photo is looking toward Highway 24. The white house was a New Jersey Zinc company house rented by Foster and Virginia Witthauer. Virginia was a nurse and Foster was head of the mill...
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Sallie Enzenroth, Myra Squires Enzenroth Garnett, Elmer Ottens and Tom Garnett, at the Garnett home in Boulder, Colorado.
Tom Garnett, Sir., Albert W. Enzenroth, and Victor Squires all worked for the New Jersey Zinc Co.
Sallie Enzenroth is Tom Garnett's stepdaughter.
Elmer was an electrician with New Jersey Zinc Co., first in New Jersy and then at Gilman, Colorado. He retired in 1988. He was married to Virginia Lewis, daughter of Pearl Henderson,...
4) Elmer Ottens
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Elmer Ottens behind the wheel of his RV, visiting friends in Boulder, Colorado. Elmer was an electrician with the New Jersey Zinc Co., first in New Jersy and then at Gilman, Colorado. He retired in 1988. He was married to Virginia Lewis, daughter of Pearl Henderson, of Red Cliff.
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Photo postcard showing the "New Battle Mountain Highway," U.S. Hwy 24. The view is looking south, going from GIlman to Red Cliff.
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Ellis Bearden seated on log and Joe Kikle, standing. The photo was taken by Jim Henderson who wrote the following on the verso: "Joe Kikle, long time resident of Red Cliff, went to school in Gilman, 1921--2--3. Ellis (Bear Cat) Bearden sitting down. I was five (5) and Ellis was six (6) months old when we first met. Raymond was six (6) and that my friend is a long time ago. -- Jim Henderson 10/12/1989"
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John Skubic wearing hat and glasses, seated in his car. John was a Gilman miner, Red Cliff resident and avid fisherman.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Ida and Joe Trujillo celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Red Cliff. Joe worked for New Jersey Zinc Co. at Gilman for 46 years, 1930-1976. Ida was a cook in Vail. They had two children, Jerry Trujillo, Avon, and Donna Jean Duran, Thornton,Colorado.
11) Battle Mountain
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Battle Mountain as seen from Gilman. The numerous streaks near the mid point of the mountain mark mine openings above Belden. These represented small mining claims from the late 1800's. The photo is oriented east toward Red Cliff with Windy Point in the top center. U.S. Highway 24 is toward the top of Battle Mountain.
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Buster Beck, Larry Chockie and Tom Garnett, high school students, standing in from of the Red Cliff Union High School bus. Larry and Tom lived in Gilman; Buster lived in Red Cliff.
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Pearl Dump Mize (born December 21, 1911 in Red Cliff), married Harry Mize in 1933. Harry was the son of Bill Mize (Bozeman, Red Cliff, Salida). Pearl worked as a secretary in Gilman from 1950 to 1969. Harry worked as a Maintenance Foreman in Gilman from 1950 to 1972. They have one son, Dick Mize, raised in Gilman, living in Anchorage, Alaska.
This picture was taken in August 1975 in front of their retirement home in Salida, Colorado.
