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Robert

January 24, 2020 08:41PM

Registered: 4 years ago
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You need the book Pioneers, Prospectors and trout. It has a little information on this Mine.

Along the D&RG, in 1891, the La Plata
Coal and Iron Company built a branch extending 3.75 miles north from milepost 443.66
to reach the La Plata Coal Mine north of Bocea, in the area now known as Grandview.
The La Plata Mine‘s main customer was the Durango smelter. In 1893, the Porter mine
opened, severely reducing the demand for coal from the La Plata Mine. The La Plata
Mine operated at least until 1903 and possibly until 1906, when the branch track was
removed.

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Re: Coal mine branch	ROW Explorer	May 16, 2010 11:30AM
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Re: Coal mine branch	Robert	January 24, 2020 08:41PM
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Re: Durango Yard???? 1968	george pearce	January 25, 2020 05:39PM
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