Dotsero, Colorado
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First bridge over the Colorado River (then the Grand River) at Dotsero. The bridge was probably built by Mr. Yost or Mr. Stewart.
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c.1900: Pack train at the Carbonate mine site (Flat Tops), approximately 12 to 15 miles from Dotsero. The old mining camp was being dismantled and this pack train was taking items from the blacksmith shop, including the bellows. Seven donkeys with three men (l. to r.: Mr. Johnson, Frank Doll, James Dilts). Cut logs in background.
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3) Nels Yost
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John Nelson "Nels" Yost, standing at a bridge. He is wearing overalls and has a pocket watch on a chain. He was born in Quincy, Illinois, on Dec. 13, 1853, and came to Leadville, Colorado, in 1877. There he married Lilly Cook in 1888. He came to Eagle County, driving stage and a freighting outfit between Leadville and Glenwood Springs. After the railroad arrived, he located at Dotsero. He died Mar. 8, 1938, and was buried at Eagle. -- Eagle...
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The east entrance to Glenwood Canyon in the 1930s. The road was not paved and was very close to the Colorado River which carved the canyon. The road connects Dotsero and Eagle County to Glenwood Springs and Garfield County, Colorado.
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Photo postcard, handcolored, 15797: Bridge over the Colorado River on the Dotsero Cutoff.
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"'The Pagodas' in Red Canon, Colorado River. The Dotsero Cutoff, 38.1 miles long, is the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad's latest construction, connecting Dotsero, 17 miles east of Glenwood Springs, with Orestod, on the Moffat Road. This reduces the distance 175 miles from Denver to Glenwood Springs, Salt Lake City and beyond. Ceremonies...
