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The Gates family has traced their genealogy back 6 generations beginning in Europe. This short family history is of Bert & Nona Gates, 5th generation, and their ranching and homesteading experiences in the Eagle River Valley. The information used in this was compiled by Lemley Gates.
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Small pamphlet describing the history of mining and life in Colorado. 456 pages. Includes black and white photographs. Written by Caroline Bancroft.
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Small pamphlet describing the history of the Gold camp in Cripple Creek, Colorado. 68 pages. Includes black and white photographs. Written by Leland Feitz.
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Small pamphlet describing the history of mining and tourism in Lake City, Hinsdale County, Colorado. 36 pages. Includes black and white photographs. Written by Margaret Bates
605) Chapter 7: Gilman
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Gilman, Colorado, is now an abandoned mining town perched on a high cliff viewable from Highway 24 between Red Cliff and Minturn, CO. Its history dates back to the beginning of the state and mining has always been its chief industry. The mining changed over the years as well, from silver and gold, to zinc, lead, and other precious metals. The 1930s through 1950s were years of prosperity for the small company town and its residents; at one time, Gilman...
606) D&RG RR YMCA
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The D&RG Railroad YMCA (now the International Trade Center) was used as sleeping quarters for railroad men. "It had a big sun porch on the east, and it had a glass-enclosed reading room. The stationary boiler in the roundhouse heated the YMCA building. The two floors above the lobby were used for sleeping rooms….Each room had a hang-down electric bulb with a pull-chain switch. Also, one single bed and a little nightstand.
On the main floor...
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Small pamphlet describing the history of mining and life in Creede, Colorado. 48 pages. Includes black and white photographs. Written by Leland Feitz.
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Small pamphlet describing the history of mining and life in Leadville and Cripple Creek, Colorado. 48 pages. Includes black and white photographs. Written by Amanda M Ellis.
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Small pamphlet describing the history of Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado. 80 pages. Includes black and white photographs. Written by Thomas Gray Thompson.
