going to the Springs from Carbondale, Satank, and up the river, and by
dusk there were upwards of 30 present. At 8 o'clock the bride and groom
entered the room followed by Miss Alice Penny, sister of the bride, and
T. A. Boughton, who acted as bridesmaid and groomsman, to where the Rev.
J. Wallace Ohl, of Aspen, was in waiting with their friends who gathered
around. After Mr. Ohl pronounced them man and wife according to the
rights of the Episcopal Church, congratulations and hand shaking was in
order.
The bride's costume was a rich satin with lace trimmings and orange
blossoms. Lying upon the table were numerous presents for the couple.
Dancing was indulged in until morning, and all expressed themselves as
having had a most enjoyable time.
Dec. 4, 1886
Quite a number of married ladies are leaving here at present for more
comfortable winter quarters. Future Bill of Fare for our bereaved
bachelors--bacon, beans, galvenized biscuits, and hunting case pies.
Dec. 11, 1886
Latest New York quotations:
Silver $1.00½ per oz.
Lead $4.50 per 100 lbs.
Dec. 18, 1886
Citizens around Glenwood Springs and Carbondale are all anxious to see
the toll road built up the river as it would give them another outlet to
Crested Butte and in fact all Gunnison County would be benefitted by the
construction of the road.
Van Sycle & Co. are having their winter supplies packed up to their mine
on Avalanche Creek from Carbondale. Their property is looking fine.
Dec. 25, 1886
Not over 10 inches of snow in camp. How's that for the 25th of December?
Roads over the Pass (Schofield) are blocked for the season and snowshoe
express is the only means of getting anything into this neck of the
woods.
Jan. 15, 1887
About 18 inches of snow fell around camp during our last storm.
June 6, 1887
Wagons will go over the divide (Schofield Pass) next week as the snow
has about all disappeared through the timber.
The Crystal and Prospect mail sack comes in chuck full these days,
making quite a load to be packed over the divide on a man's back.
June 18, 1887
The route down our valley from Crested Butte to Carbondale and Glenwood
Springs is becoming quite popular for those traveling on horseback, as
the distance is considerable shorter and can be made in about two days.
If our wagon road were only completed there would be a large amount of
freighting done on this road and it would not be long before the mail
route would be extended down the valley.
June 25, 1887
The first team went over the divide (Schofield Pass) last Sunday. The
range is now cleared of snow and we can expect to see considerable
travel this season.
Ashby has opened up a good body of lead ore in the Crown Point on
Crystal Mountain. He has been working this property since 1876.
A post office has been established at Carbondale and W. M. Dinkle
appointed postmaster. This is quite a convenience to the rapidly growing
town. The old Satank (sometimes called Yellow Dog) post office is now at
Rockford about two miles farther down the valley.
Aug. 13, 1887
The Board of County Commissioners (Pitkin) met in special session
Monday. $800.00 was set aside to build a road up the Crystal
River.--_Aspen Times._
Sept. 10, 1887
50 coke ovens are to be erected near Glenwood Springs. The coke is to be
made from coal at Jerome Park.
Sept. 17, 1887
The citizens of Glenwood Springs contemplate holding a celebration upon
the arrival of the railroads. The Denver & Rio Grande (D&RG) is expected
to reach the Springs within the next two weeks, and the Midland will not
be far behind.
Sept. 24, 1887
A most attractive feature of the Midland railroad exhibit at the Denver
exposition are several marble specimens which they obtained from their
claims on Yule Creek. They have been polished in square blocks. This
exhibit will give visitors an opportunity to see the valuable resources
of this district.
The wagon road up the Crystal River from Carbondale is progressing quite
favorably and our citizens are in hopes it will be completed this fall.
THE MARBLE CITY TIMES and Clarence Chronicle
Sept. 8, 1893
In the Little Jessie mine on Yule Creek, there is from four to six feet
of lead ore exposd in the workings, which runs well in lead and silver.
The ore body is opened up in two places and shows up well.
Dec. 1, 1893
While over the range they are struggling with from two to three feet of
snow, here we are having pleasant weather and a scant two inches of
snow, which is thawing.
Jan. 5, 1894
The bid on the mail route between Crested Butte and Gothic went for $276
per annum--just $23 per month--barely enough to pay for horse feed.
Evidently some one wants to walk and live on mountain scenery. Speaking
of mail contracts, Allan Hodges did not get his route by about $300.
Some poor hayseed is badly stuck.
Jan. 12, 1894
The Club held a special meeting last night and unanimously decided to
offer Corbett and Mitchell $75,000 each to have the fight come off at
Marble. In addition to this they offered to give the contestants a free
ride on Tucker's bicycle line and a body guard to pass Cumming's place;
a free bath at the Hot Springs; free hot Scotch at Leggetts, and a
marble monument to the one that gets killed.
Jan. 26, 1894
Marble failed to secure the Corbett-Mitchell fight.
Feb. 23, 1894
Bud Fisher had a hard trip to come from Crystal with the mail Wednesday.
He had to leave his horse in the Canyon and walk to town. The boys from
the Silver King shoveled the snow so as to get the horse out and brought
him in about three o'clock.
March 16, 1894
The people of Carbondale are a little excited over the discovery of gold
near there and up towards Mount Sopris. We understand that a large
number of claims have already been staked and that some very promising
rock is being shown around town.
April 4, 1894
A Coxey Army is talked of from Marble. A great interest is being taken
by our people in the industrial army.
A PARTIAL LIST OF BUILDINGS MADE ENTIRELY OR PARTIALLY OF COLORADO YULE
MARBLE
Lincoln Memorial Washington, D. C.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Arlington Cemetery, Washington,
D. C.
Custom Houses (both old and new) Denver, Colo.
Annex to the State Capitol Denver, Colo.
City & County Building Denver, Colo.
Cheesman Memorial Denver, Colo.
Post Office Denver, Colo.
Colorado National Bank Denver, Colo.
Broadway Bank, interior Denver, Colo.
Union Depot Denver, Colo.
Metropolitan Building, interior Denver, Colo.
Barth Mausoleum Denver, Colo.
Daniel & Fisher Building, interior Denver, Colo.
Colorado State Museum Denver, Colo.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral Denver, Colo.
Post Office Greeley, Colo.
Merritt Building Los Angeles, Calif.
Examiner Building Los Angeles, Calif.
Athletic Club Los Angeles, Calif.
Citizens National Bank, interior Los Angeles, Calif.
Merchants National Bank, interior Los Angeles, Calif.
Sub-Treasury Building San Francisco, Calif.
San Francisco City Hall San Francisco, Calif.
Huntington Mausoleum Pasadena, Calif.
Post Office Pasadena, Calif.
Rosehill Mausoleum Chicago, Ill.
Howard County Court House St. Paul, Neb.
Court House Greeley, Neb.
West Lawn Mausoleum Omaha, Neb.
Lincoln High School Lincoln, Neb.
Bancroft High School Lincoln, Neb.
IOOF Building Broken Arrow, Neb.
Brandeis Subway Omaha, Neb.
First National Bank Lincoln, Neb.
Union Pacific Building Omaha, Neb.
Chapin Building Lincoln, Neb.
Douglas County Court House Omaha, Neb.
First National Exchange Bank Sidney, Neb.
City Hall Cleveland, Ohio
Court House Youngstown, Ohio
Union National Bank, interior Houston, Tex.
McKnight Building Minneapolis, Minn.
New York Municipal Building New York City, N. Y.
Adams Hotel Phoenix, Ariz.
Mohave County Court House Kingman, Ariz.
Enid High School Enid, Okla.
Tulsa High School Tulsa, Okla.
Telephone Building Chicago, Ill.
Wiedener Memorial Cambridge, Mass.
First National Bank Portland, Ore.
German-American Institute St. Louis, Mo.
Citizens' National Bank Evansville, Ind.
Chambers Estate Building Kansas City, Mo.
Montana Power House Billing, Mont.
Lind Mausoleum Plover, Iowa
Post Office Pocatello, Idaho
MINE NAMES
While reading the papers published in Crystal City and in Marble in the
1880s and 1890s I came across many intriguing names and thought a list
of them might give you a little enjoyment.
The more familiar names were:
The Lead King
The Black Queen
The Lucky Boy
The Little Darling
John Baroni Tunnel
Sheep Mountain Tunnel
Whopper Load
The Inez
Catalpa
Copper King
20th Century
Winchester
El Negoero
North Pole
These were very important to someone at sometime, yet did very little
production:
Highland Mary
Painter Boy
Robert E. Lee
Bell of Merino
Silver Cord
Grass Widow
Golden Harvest
Gray Copper
Mountain King
Bay State
A. C. Richmond
Forest Queene
Jennie-R
Belle of Titusville
Small Hopes
Judd No. 2
Pride of the West
Bob-tail
Silver Link
New Years Gift
Banker's Daughter
Black Girl
Jim Blaine
Smooth Eph
Bullion King
Mt. Owens
Good-enough
Jackwhacker
Moss Rose
Cebolla Bella
Cortez
Bonanza
Chance
Hecla
Irene
Milwaukee
Excelsior
Cora
Manitou
Sheol
Mammoth
Undine
Chimney
Rescue
Ladoga
Buckeye
Ella
Stonewall
Della S
Topsey
Detroit
Pacific
Terrible
Skookum
January
Warrior
Negola
Brown Point
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
_Crystal River Current_, 1886-1887.
_Marble City Times_, 1893-1894.
_Marble Booster_, 1911-1917.
_Geological Survey Bulletin 884_ by J. W. Vanderwilt.
_History of the State of Colorado_ by Frank Hall, The Blakely Printing
Company, Chicago, Ill., Vol. IV.
_A Statement to the Stockholders of the Colorado-Yule Marble Co._, by
J. F. Manning. Data concerning dates of sales, buildings, etc.
_History of Yule Marble Companies' Properties at Marble_ by Edward C.
Hanley, dated at Denver, Colo., Feb. 14, 1929.
_Vermont Marble Co._, Proctor, Vt.
APPRECIATIONS
My special gratitude to the following persons who so graciously dug
through old papers, pictures, and memories to find special facts:
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. G. McManus, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Mr. J. L. Dever, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Mr. and Mrs. John Reheuser, Denver, Colo.
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Herman, Denver, Colo.
Mr. Kenneth E. Herman, Denver, Colo.
Mrs. V. F. Ratay, Denver, Colo.
Mrs. Anna May Brooks, Littleton, Colo.
Mr. Frank E. Kistler, Redstone, Colo.
Mr. Colon L. Moore, Gunnison, Colo.
Mr. John E. Davisson, Grand Junction, Colo.
Mr. Dick CarScadden, Aspen, Colo.
Christensen Bros., Aspen, Colo.
Mr. Theodore (Sgt.) Jackson, Delta, Colo.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade C. Loudermilk, Marble, Colo.
Mr. Elmer Bair, Carbondale, Colo.
Mrs. Maxine Fowler, Long Beach, Calif.
Mrs. Lucille Jones, Sunnyside, Utah.
Mrs. C. H. Patterson, Farmington, New Mex.
Mr. C. Ambrose Williams, Phoenix, Ariz.
Mr. John A. Williams, Phoenix, Ariz.
Mr. Fred Raymond, Proctor, Vt.
Mr. and Mrs. Olyn Parker, Denton, Tex.
Mrs. Hazel McCully, Grand Junction, Colo.
Vermont Marble Co., Proctor, Vt., graciously searched the files of the
Colorado Yule Marble Co.--their Colorado branch--and sent much
valuable data.
FOOTNOTES
[1]_Marble Booster_ newspaper, January 11, 1916.
[2]The above information was given me by Mrs. Ida Beltz of Glenwood
Springs, Colo. who was a little McTavish girl living in Redstone at
the time.
Transcriber's Notes
--Silently corrected a few typos.
--Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook
is public-domain in the country of publication.
--In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by
_underscores_.
End of Project Gutenberg's Crystal River Saga, by Theresa V. Hermon Francis