Re: Ah, the Detroit Mine....
| July 06, 2007 11:24AM |
El Coke Wrote:
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> Though I made approximately 1000 trips as an
> employee,I still vivdly remember how interesting
> the Silverton trip was on my first 1966 visit.
> There was much mining history to be seen along or
> near the railroad. The most spectacular was the
> Detroit mine, opposite the now-gone tipple, high
> up, perched above a waterfall! Alas, in general,
> the mining heritage of the San Juans is
> disappearing, as one historic building after
> another is bulldozed, burned down or simply
> collapses. If you want to see what our mining
> heritage looked like, Nevada is quickly becoming
> the last good place.
I still remember the first time I set eyes on the Detroit Mine structure, back in '69 or so. I'm surprised I've never seen any pics of it published anywhere, considering how picturesque it was. I was sad to see it mostly gone sixteen years later, like so much of Colorado's (and the West's) mining history
. IF anyone has pictures of the Detroit structures, please consider posting them here, or feel free to backchannel me. We should always remember, the mines were the reason the trains came to the mountains in the first place.
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> Though I made approximately 1000 trips as an
> employee,I still vivdly remember how interesting
> the Silverton trip was on my first 1966 visit.
> There was much mining history to be seen along or
> near the railroad. The most spectacular was the
> Detroit mine, opposite the now-gone tipple, high
> up, perched above a waterfall! Alas, in general,
> the mining heritage of the San Juans is
> disappearing, as one historic building after
> another is bulldozed, burned down or simply
> collapses. If you want to see what our mining
> heritage looked like, Nevada is quickly becoming
> the last good place.
I still remember the first time I set eyes on the Detroit Mine structure, back in '69 or so. I'm surprised I've never seen any pics of it published anywhere, considering how picturesque it was. I was sad to see it mostly gone sixteen years later, like so much of Colorado's (and the West's) mining history
. IF anyone has pictures of the Detroit structures, please consider posting them here, or feel free to backchannel me. We should always remember, the mines were the reason the trains came to the mountains in the first place.
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