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October 04, 2015 12:21PM

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Loading Coke (not the soda...) I worked for Mid-Continent COal and Coke on the other side of the ridge in the Crystal River area. Basically same coal seam of high-grade coking and metalurgical coal.

Great photo.

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Crested Butte.	Chris Walker	October 03, 2015 06:48PM
Re: Crested Butte.	John Liebson	October 04, 2015 06:11AM
Re: Crested Butte.	jim pallow	October 04, 2015 06:52AM
Re: Crested Butte.	Skip	October 04, 2015 12:21PM
Re: Crested Butte.	Mallory Hope Ferrell	October 04, 2015 04:03PM
Re: Crested Butte.	Chris Walker	October 04, 2015 04:52PM

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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter

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