Crystal River Saga: Lore of the Colorado RockiesFrancis, Theresa V.
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Crystal River Saga: Lore of the Colorado Rockies
Francis, Theresa V.
Crystal River (Colo.); Gunnison County (Colo.) -- History; Marble industry and trade -- Colorado -- Gunnison County
Mr. and Mrs. Ted S. (Marion) Wallace of Tucson, Ariz., have purchased
several lots and a house in Marble. They expect to modernize it and
spend part of their summers there away from the heat in Tucson.
Oscar McCullum, a government employee of Washington, D. C., has a summer
cabin in Marble. While his work takes him to all parts of the world, he
and his family manage to spend some time each year there. He says
there’s no place like Marble for complete relaxation.
Gunnison County spends a considerable sum of money in this district
every year keeping the seven miles of county road below Marble to the
Pitkin County line in repair, and the 12 miles of new road above Marble
to Schofield Pass in a passable condition. John Darien has been in
charge of the road work the past 10 years and does a very commendable
job.
The Ray Sommers of Mountain View, Calif., and the C. H. Pattersons of
Farmington, New Mex., have heavy investments in Chair Mountain Ranch
Resort, six miles below Marble, and are sure they will be well repaid
for their faith in the valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Olyn Parker, Denton, Texas, are another couple who have
shown their faith in the valley by investing in Swiss Village Resort one
mile above Redstone and are happy to see its increased popularity every
summer.
Reese Lewellyn of Glenwood Springs has charge of the Mid Continent Coal
& Coke Co. that is working the mines up Coal Creek and making coke in
Redstone. They are using a fleet of large trucks to haul their products
to the railroad at Carbondale. It is rumored that eventually the
railroad will be extended to Redstone to accommodate this growing
industry.
Frank E. Kistler has invested heavily in remodeling the castle and the
inn in Redstone. He has purchased this part of the Osgood Estate and it
will be second to none in the United States when he completes the
redesigning and additions he has planned.
Ben Turner of Albuquerque, New Mex., is another artist who has chosen
this valley as a setting for many of his pictures. He purchased a
residence in Redstone several years ago, has remodeled it and added a
large studio. He, his wife, and daughter now spend most of their time
there.
The O. R. Whites of Tucson, Ariz., have sold their property there and
have purchased a store and built a home in Redstone where they are now
doing a nice mercantile business.
_GLEANINGS From Old Valley Newspapers_
Some interesting, or at least amusing items taken from the _Crystal
River Current_, Crystal City, Colo.:
Oct. 9, 1886
Bar silver $0.97 per oz.
Lead $4.50 per 100 lbs.
Our miners are wondering if James N. Bennett, our next County
Commissioner, will do anything toward extending a wagon road up Crystal
River next fall.
Bill Benton came over the divide from Crested Butte on Monday with 75
jacks loaded with hay for the J. C. Osgood Coal Co. Hay and grain are
very scarce along the valley as the demand is greater than the supply.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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