Ways of Life Continuing Ways of Life

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Ways of Life Continuing Ways of Life BOUNDLESS LANDSCAPES & S P I R I T E D P E O P L E NORTHWEST COLORADO CULTURAL HERITAGE ways of life The remoteness of northwest Colorado has always attracted self-determined and resilient explorers. There is a legacy of connection here—between spirited people and boundless landscapes. SURVEYORS MINERS RANCHERS LOGGERS Photo courtesy of Library of Congress Photo courtesy of Tracks and Trails Museum Photo courtesy of Tread of Pioneers Museum Photo courtesy of U.S. Forest Service Vast and diverse, the region offered rich Fortieth Parallel The Miner’s Life Time Honored Life Gould, Colorado yet rugged ways of life. Here, people created John Wesley Powell: Argo Mine & Haybro Mine: Working the Land: Bockman Lumber Camp: strong traditions and cultures that were In 1869 the Powell Expedition ran the Green Mining booms—coal ore, gold, and silver— Abundant grasses and water lured early cattle One hundred men and their families once lived sustained by the land. River and camped at its convergence with the brought men and their families to the region to and sheep men to the region. Cowboys trailed in Colorado’s largest logging camp. Tie hacks Yampa River (Echo Park). Two years later, at the labor in the open cut and underground mines. large herds into the mountains during summer felled trees, cut them to length, and fattened top of Harpers Corner, the expedition penned, After the bust times, many stayed to ranch and back to the valleys before winter snowfall. four sides with a broadax to make railroad ties. “We could look over Echo Wall [Steamboat Rock] and build northwest Colorado communities. EXPLORERS NATIVE PEOPLE 1000 feet high…down into the Canyon of Lodore…” Above: Argo Mine workers near Oak Creek, 1910 Above: Ranchers survey land along the Yampa River Above: Tie hack making railroad ties from felled trees Photo courtesy of U.S. Forest Service DPL, Western History Collection, 1890-1900 X–30467 Geological Surveyor Art, Dance, and Theater Fremont People: First People Ferdinand Hayden: Culture: Exploring Colorado in the 1870s, the Hayden Living in the remote communities of northwest The Fremont people were semi-nomadic Survey produced maps and conducted scientifc Colorado, residents created their own cultural hunters and farmers who lived in the region studies. An expedition member wrote, traditions. Performing and visual arts, schools, from AD 700 to 1300. They recorded their “think libraries, and churches thrived. cultural stories in paintings on canyon walls. of my climbing seven great peaks in nine days. Three of these ascents were over 14,000 feet.” Below: Dancers at the Perry–Mansfeld Performing During Hayden’s explorations of the Yampa Arts School and Camp in Steamboat Springs River Valley, he camped near the present day Ute People: Noochew town of Hayden. OILMEN SKIERS ARTISTS Present day Colorado was once the home of DPL, Western History Collection, 1920-1930 GB–5802 Photo courtesy of Tread of Pioneers Museum Stage travelers journey along the Yampa River, ca. 1900 these nomadic people. One of the seven Ute The Cradle of Wilderness bands, the Yampatika, lived and hunted in Arthur Carhart: Roughnecks A New Recreation Pursuit In visiting northwest Colorado you follow a northwest Colorado. Spiritually connected While surveying Trappers Lake for private Geology and Resources: Skiing Tradition: long line of daring explorers who made the to nature—they held the rivers and springs development, Carhart realized its value as Oil has been bubbling to the surface in the Early northwest Colorado pioneers strapped arduous trek by foot, horse, and wagon. Not of the region as sacred. Prominent in their wilderness: “Perhaps the rebuilding of body Rangely area for millennia. Since the 1900s the on homemade wooden skis for transportation. until David Moffat’s railroad pushed through culture is the bear, and in the spring Ute and spirit is the greatest service…from our risk and reward of drilling for oil and extracting In 1913, Carl Howelsen, the “Flying Norseman,” the Continental Divide was the region linked gathered for the Momaqui Mowat, or Bear forests, for of what worth are material things shale oil in the Roan Plateau near Rife, Parachute, introduced Steamboat Springs’ residents to to Denver and the nation. Dance to celebrate life and the end of winter. if we lose the character and quality of people and Battlement Mesa, has lured men to the ski jumping and skiing as a recreational sport. that are the soul of America?” dangerous, demanding work in the region. For the stories and legacy of northwest Colorado visit: www.nwcoloradoheritagetravel.org Above: Ute family in front of tipi ca. 1890 Above: Ferdinand Hayden on expedition, 1870s Above: Early oilmen on the site of a drilling operation Above: Skiers–Carl Howelsen is second from right Photo courtesy of Tread of Pioneers Museum Railroad men: Linking the Nation Preserving the Land: Theodore Roosevelt Hide Outs: Browns Park Iron rails connected remote northwest “We are prone to speak of the resources of this Notorious rustlers, gunmen, bank and train Colorado to the state and the nation. But country as inexhaustible; this is not so.” robbers escaped Western justice in remote for railroad crews, laying track across and, In the early 1900s Teddy Roosevelt set aside areas of northwest Colorado. Rancher, Ann often, through canyons and rivers, forests reserves in northwest Colorado: White River Bassett of Browns Park and her sister Josie and wilderness, mountains and parks as well National Forest, Routt National Forest, Arapaho befriended the outlaws of the Wild Bunch, as mesas and plateaus, was arduous work. National Forest, and Battlement National Forest. including Butch Cassidy and Kid Curry. Below: Railroad men near Baxter Pass, ca. 1900 INDIAN AGENTS FOREST RANGERS Below: Theodore Roosevelt in northwest Colorado OUTFITTERS Below: Queen Ann, friend of Butch Cassidy, ca. 1900 DPL, Western History Collection, 1899 P-56 From the Collection of David W. Cayton CHS, Western History Collection, ca. 1900 CHS-B1412 White River Agency: Clash of Cultures James Cayton: First Ranger Station Scouting the Land: Guiding Expeditions An Indian Agency, established in the White In the early 1900s, Cayton’s duties required Outdoorsmen, willing to share their skill and River Valley on Ute Indian land, caused a twenty-mile rides a day to keep track of the knowledge of northwest Colorado, outftted deadly confict in 1879 between settlers who number of cattle grazing in the forest, survey expeditions and back country hunting trips. wanted to farm the land and the nomadic boundaries, post signs, build and repair In 1905, Jake Borah (pictured) helped guide Ute who valued the region for grazing their telephone lines, inspect homestead claims, Teddy Roosevelt’s hunting party through horses and racing them on open land. and be a resource for local ranchers. Glenwood Canyon in Garfeld County. Above: Ute horseman riding up mesa, ca. 1899 Above: James & Birdie Cayton at ranger station, 1909 CONSERVATIONISTS Above: Jake Borah, guide for Theodore Roosevelt, ca. 1900 OUTLAWS DPL, Western History Collection, ca. 1900 Z-1477 DPL, Western History Collection, 1899 X-22189 DPL, Western History Collection, ca. 1898 Z-153 Photo courtesy of Melody Villard Photo courtesy of Carien Schippers continuing YAMPA STEAMBOAT SPRINGS HAHNS PEAK Gateway to the famed Flat Tops Mountains and Attracted by the natural mineral springs and Founded in 1865 during Colorado’s gold and ways of life the Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway, Yampa began as abundant wildlife, the Ute Indians summered silver rush days, Hahns Peak boomed, but a hunting camp in the 1880s. Freight wagons and in this area. After 1909, early visitors, who were A connection to the land and a respect for became a ghost town after the gold bust. Now, stagecoaches were prominent in town. Later, also attracted by the mineral springs and time-honored ways of life is passed from one attracted by its solitude and beauty, people agriculture and a booming lumber industry in natural beauty, accessed the area by railroad. have returned to live at the National Historic Site. generation to the next in communities across r northwest Colorado. To experience the region the forests surrounding Yampa kept life buzzing. r c Under the infuence of Norwegian ski jumper join us in our heritage celebrations and events. Carl Howelsen, skiing became a recreational Participants of the Wooden Ski Rendezvous in Columbine pursuit of local families beginning in 1913. Photo courtesy of National Park Service Sombrero Ranch’s Great American Horse Drive Sheep wagon—a sheepherder’s home on the range Krausgrill Pat courtesy of Photo Photo courtesy of Joyce Wetterberg Skiing and ski jumping at the Howelsen Hill MAYBELL CRAIG ski area (just across the Yampa River from downtown) began attracting international A storied rural community, Maybell is the Set in a high-desert landscape, Craig is a competitors and, by the 1950s, the town was thriving town steeped in cowboy and Native gateway to Browns Park National Wildlife dubbed “Ski Town USA.” Today Steamboat Refuge. r American history as well as gunfghter and r b c t Springs is a world-class ski destination and *No services after Maybell on RD 318. outlaw lore. claims more Olympic athletes than any other town in North America. Rafting the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument Sombrero Ranch’s Great American Horse Drive Sheep Wagon Days: In September, experience the r b c t and Maybell Heritage Day: Held in May, this event region’s history of sheep ranching through hands-on DINOSAUR continues a ffty-year tradition of driving hundreds sheep shearing events, working dog demonstrations, of horses from winter range in Browns Park sixty and tours of authentic sheep wagons. Proper Ken courtesy of Photo The western most town in the state, Dinosaur Cowboy Horse Polo in Yampa fve miles to summer range just outside of Craig.
Recommended publications
  • Historical Information H.4 Pre-Event Reports Book 1 Project Rulison: Pre
    Historical Information H.4 Pre-Event Reports Book 1 Project Rulison: Pre-Shot Predictions of Structural Effects HPR .2 DISCLAIMER Portions of this document may be illegible in electronic image products. Images are produced from the best available original document. PROJECT RULISON: Pre - Shot Predictions of Structural Effects John A. -~lume& Associates Research Division San ~rancisco,California March 1969 Prepared under Contract AT(26-1)-99 for the Nevada Operations Office, USAEC This page intentionally left blank PROJECT RULISON: PRE-SHOT PREDICTIONS OF STRUCTURAL EFFECTS CONTENTS -Page ABSTRACT ......................../'. .... i i I SUMMARY ............................ v INTRODUCTION.......................... 1 SEISMICITY ........................... 2 STRUCTURAL HAZARD EVALUATION .................. 3 EARTH STRUCTURAL HAZARDS .................... 11 HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE AND WATER SUPPLY HAZARDS .......... 17 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND EVACUATION RECOMt4ENDATIONS ....... 22 DAMAGE COST PREDICTIONS .................... 24 CONDITION SURVEYS ....................... 26 MAP (In pocket inside back cover) This page intentionally left blank . ~ ABSTRACT This report includes results of pre-RULISON structural response investigations and a preliminary evaluation of hazards associated with ground motion effects on buildings, reservoirs, and earth structures. Total damage repair costs from an engineering judg- ment prediction are provided. Spectral Matrix Method calcula- tions are now in progress. Also included are general safety recommendations. A summary of predictions follows: Structural Response Damaging motions are probable in the region inside 25 kilometers. Structural hazards exist in Grand Valley, at the Anvil Points Research Station, and at various small ranches out to a distance of 14 ki lometers from Ground Zero (GZ) . The area is much more densely populated than would appear from initial project informa- tion. Earth Structure Hazards Rockfall and hazards to slope stability create major problems.
    [Show full text]
  • FS Region 2 Snowmobile Trespass Strategy
    Rocky Mountain Region Information and Education Strategy For The Prevention of Snowmobile Trespass In Wilderness Third Edition January 2004 - -1 Table of Contents Page I. Problem Statement 1 II. Current Situation 1 III. Current Direction 3 IV. Implementation and Responsibilities 3 V. Monitoring and Reporting 4 VI. Using the Appendices and Tool Kit 4 VII. Appendices A. Excerpts from the Wilderness Act of 1964 6 B. Selected References from the Code of Federal Regulations 7 C. Selected References from Forest Service Manual 2320 8 D. Patrol Ideas 11 E. Potential Cooperators/Contacts for Reaching Local Users 13 F. Potential Cooperators/Contacts for Reaching Non-local Users 15 G. In-house I&E Ideas 17 H. Suggested Actions for Dealing With Intentional Trespass 18 I. Tool and Techniques - Law Enforcement and the “Authority Of The Resource" 19 J. What Harm Is There in Operating My Snowmobile in Wilderness? 25 K. Why is Wilderness Closed to Motorized and Mechanical Travel? 26 L. State Registration Agencies, State Snowmobile Associations and Snowmobile Clubs 27 M. Annual Monitoring Report 35 VIII. Tool Kit 38 1 - -1 I. Problem Statement The Wilderness Act of 1964 first created Congressionally designated wilderness. The Act stated that "In order to assure that an increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization, does not occupy and modify all areas within the United States ... it is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress to secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness". The Act defined wilderness as having outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation.
    [Show full text]
  • Rifle Creek Watershed Assessment
    Rifle Creek Watershed Assessment February 2019 Prepared By Sponsored By Table of Contents Executive Summary 1.0 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 1.1 Purpose……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 1.2 Study Area Description……………………………………………………………………………………………..2 2.0 Characteristics of Key Watershed Elements……………………………………………………………….…3 2.1 Hydrology………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 2.2 Land Use……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4 2.3 Geology and Soils………………………………………………………………………………………………………5 2.4 Stream Channel and Riparian Condition…………………………………………………………………...6 3.0 Water Quality – Known Concerns and Issues…………………………………………………………………6 3.1 303(d) Listings……………………………………………………………………………………………………………6 3.2 Salinity……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….9 3.3 Fish and Wildlife………………………………………………………………………………………………………..10 4.0 Methods of Field Investigation……………………………………………………………………………………..11 4.1 Timing………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..11 4.2 Site Selection……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..11 4.3 Site Notes…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..12 4.4 Sample Preparation and Collection…………………………………………………………………………….12 4.5 Field Measurements…………………………………………………………………………………………………..12 4.6 Laboratory Analysis…………………………………………………………………………………………………….13 4.7 GIS and Data Uploading………………………………………………………………………………………………15 4.8 Mass Loading………………………………………………………………………………………………………………15 4.9 Data Representation………………………………………………………………………………………..…………15 5.0 Data Synthesis………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..15
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report of Operations for Flaming Gorge Dam Water Year 2013
    Annual Report of Operations For Flaming Gorge Dam Water Year 2013 U.S. Department of the Interior January 2015 Bureau of Reclamation Table of Contents Annual Report of Operations for Flaming Gorge Dam ............................................................ 1 Operational Decision Process for Water Year 2013 ................................................................. 2 Step 1: Flow Requests for Research, and Other Federal, State and Stakeholder Input ........ 2 Step 2: Development of Spring Proposal .............................................................................. 4 Step 3: Solicitation of Comments ........................................................................................ 4 Step 4: Final Decision .......................................................................................................... 4 Basin Hydrology and Operations .............................................................................................. 5 Progression of Inflow Forecasts............................................................................................ 5 Summary of Flaming Gorge Operations ............................................................................... 6 Spillway Inspection ............................................................................................................... 8 Flow Objectives Achieved in Water Year 2013 ....................................................................... 8 Spring Flow Objectives......................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Travel Summary
    Travel Summary – All Trips and Day Trips Retirement 2016-2020 Trips (28) • Relatives 2016-A (R16A), September 30-October 20, 2016, 21 days, 441 photos • Anza-Borrego Desert 2016-A (A16A), November 13-18, 2016, 6 days, 711 photos • Arizona 2017-A (A17A), March 19-24, 2017, 6 days, 692 photos • Utah 2017-A (U17A), April 8-23, 2017, 16 days, 2214 photos • Tonopah 2017-A (T17A), May 14-19, 2017, 6 days, 820 photos • Nevada 2017-A (N17A), June 25-28, 2017, 4 days, 515 photos • New Mexico 2017-A (M17A), July 13-26, 2017, 14 days, 1834 photos • Great Basin 2017-A (B17A), August 13-21, 2017, 9 days, 974 photos • Kanab 2017-A (K17A), August 27-29, 2017, 3 days, 172 photos • Fort Worth 2017-A (F17A), September 16-29, 2017, 14 days, 977 photos • Relatives 2017-A (R17A), October 7-27, 2017, 21 days, 861 photos • Arizona 2018-A (A18A), February 12-17, 2018, 6 days, 403 photos • Mojave Desert 2018-A (M18A), March 14-19, 2018, 6 days, 682 photos • Utah 2018-A (U18A), April 11-27, 2018, 17 days, 1684 photos • Europe 2018-A (E18A), June 27-July 25, 2018, 29 days, 3800 photos • Kanab 2018-A (K18A), August 6-8, 2018, 3 days, 28 photos • California 2018-A (C18A), September 5-15, 2018, 11 days, 913 photos • Relatives 2018-A (R18A), October 1-19, 2018, 19 days, 698 photos • Arizona 2019-A (A19A), February 18-20, 2019, 3 days, 127 photos • Texas 2019-A (T19A), March 18-April 1, 2019, 15 days, 973 photos • Death Valley 2019-A (D19A), April 4-5, 2019, 2 days, 177 photos • Utah 2019-A (U19A), April 19-May 3, 2019, 15 days, 1482 photos • Europe 2019-A (E19A), July
    [Show full text]
  • Mitteilungen 29
    MITTEILUNGEN 29. Jahrgang / Heft 1-2019 / kostenlos „Leipziger Kletterschule“ 100 Jahre Ostbruch Brandis 7-Brüche-Wandertag Flyer zum Jubiläum (Beilage im Heft) Wild, Wilder, Wilderness Trekking in den Bergen Colorados Iran Skitour zum Damawand 1 DAV MITTEILUNGEN | AUS DER GESCHÄFTSSTELLE 2 Vorwort Winter ohne Leipzig Den Ein oder Anderen könnte es freuen, dass dieser Winter weite Teile Deutschlands und Ös- doch einige der spannendsten Geschichten bereit, terreich voll im Griff hatte und zum Schnee- die ihr in diesem Heft nacherleben könnt. Eine schuhwandern und Skitouren gehen eingeladen Skitour im Iran, eine Wintertour von Thomas aber hat. Wer jedoch nicht geplant hatte einmal in die auch eine Trekking-Reise in den eher wärmeren Alpen zu fahren, der blieb vom Schnee verschont. Gefilden von Colorado (Teil1) werden euch diese In Leipzig hatte man wie immer das Gefühl un- Ausgabe versüßen. Ebenso fiebere ich bereits den ter einer Glocke zu leben die den Schnee abfängt. ersten warmem Sonnenstrahlen und Tagen am Seit einigen Jahren erlebe ich den Winter hier Fels entgegen. Über Ostern geht es sicher wieder eher als verspäteten Herbst mit reichlich Regen, für ein paar Tage nach Tirol, um einige Projekte Tee und intensivem Hallentraining. Für jemanden vom letzten Jahr in der Ehnbachklamm anzuge- wie mich, der seine Kindheit im Südharz verbracht hen. Einer der schönsten Kletterspots die ich bis- hat, ist das schon etwas gewöhnungsbedürftig. her besuchen durfte. Um wenigstens einen Hauch von Wintergefühl Anlässlich des 150 Jubiläums des Deutschen Al- zu bekommen, muss ich hier schon in den Zug penvereines und auch der Sektion Leipzig, freue steigen. Da freue ich mich umso mehr von den ich mich in diesem Jahr zudem besonders auf die Menschen zu lesen, die sich trotz der hiesigen Jubiläumsfeier am 31.
    [Show full text]
  • June -·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-1- -I -I -I -I
    Wasatch Mountain Club JUNE -·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-1- -I -I -I -I I I -·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-· VOLUME 68, NUMBER 6, JUNE 1991 Magdaline Quinlan PROSPECTIVE MEMBER Leslie Mullins INFORMATION Managing Editors IF YOU HA VE MOVED: Please notify the WMC Member­ COVER LOGO: Knick Knickerbocker ship Director, 888 South 200 East, Suite 111, Salt Lake City, ADVERTISING: Jill Pointer UT 84111, of your new address. ART: Kate Juenger CLASSIFIED ADS: Sue De Vail IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE YOUR RAMBLER: Con­ MAILING: Rose Novak, Mark McKenzie, Duke Bush tact the Membership Director to make sure your address is in PRODUCTION: Magdaline Quinlan the Club computer correctly. SKY CALENDAR: Ben Everitt IF YOU WANT TO SUBMIT AN ARTICLE: Articles, preferably typed double spaced, must be received by 6:00 pm THE RAMBLER (USPS 053-410) is published monthly by on the 15th of the month preceding publication. ~fail or de­ the WASATCH MOUNTAIN CLUB, Inc., 888 South 200 liver to the WMC office or to the Editor. Include your mrne East, Suite 111, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. Telephone: 363- and phone number on all submissions. 7150. Subscription rates of $12.00 per year are paid for by member ship dues only. Second-class Postage paid at Salt IF YOU WANT TO SUBMIT A PHOTO: We wekome Lake City, UT. photos of all kinds: black & white prints, color prints. and slides. Please include captions describing when and whcre POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE RAM­ the photo was taken, and the names of the people in it (if you BLER, Membership Director, 888 South 200 East, Suite 111, know).
    [Show full text]
  • Evaluation of Hanging Lake
    Evaluation of Hanging Lake Garfield County, Colorado for its Merit in Meeting National Significance Criteria as a National Natural Landmark in Representing Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands in the Southern Rocky Mountain Province prepared by Karin Decker Colorado Natural Heritage Program 1474 Campus Delivery Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 August 27, 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. 2 LISTS OF TABLES AND FIGURES ............................................................................. 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................. 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................. 4 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 5 Source of Site Proposal ................................................................................................... 5 Evaluator(s) ..................................................................................................................... 5 Scope of Evaluation ........................................................................................................ 5 PNNL SITE DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................... 5 Brief Overview ...............................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Itinerary: the Yampa River: 5 Days/4 Nights
    Itinerary: PO Box 1324 Moab, UT 84532 (800) 332-2439 The Yampa River: (435) 259-8229 Fax (435) 259-2226 Email: [email protected] 5 Days/4 Nights www.GriffithExp.com T h r o u g h Dinosaur National Monument O v e r v i e w of The Yampa River Meeting Place Best Western Antlers 423 West Main Street Vernal, UT 84078 Meeting Time : 6 : 3 0 pm (MDT) The evening before your trip Orientation: 6 : 3 0 pm (MDT) the day BEFORE d e p a r t u r e H e r e you will learn what to expect and prepare for, receive your dry bags, sign Assumption of Risk forms, and get a chance to ask last minute q u e s t i o n s . Morning Place : Best Western Antlers 423 West Main Street Vernal, UT 84078 M o r n i n g T i m e : 7 : 0 0 a m (MDT) Return Time : Approximately 5 : 0 0 - 6 : 0 0 P M Rapid Rating: C l a s s I I I - I V (water level dependent) # of Rapids : 16 River Miles: 72 P u t i n : Deer Lodge Park Ranger Station T a k e - out : Split Mountain boat ramp Trip Length: 5 D a y s / 4 N i g h t s Raft Type(s): O a r b o a t s , Paddleboats and Inflatable Kayaks Age Limit: Minimum Age is 10 y e a r s o l d What makes this trip special? The Yampa River through the Dinosaur National Monument has it all! As the last free-flowing river in the entire Colorado River drainage, the Yampa is incredibly wild in May and June.
    [Show full text]
  • Coal Fields of Northwestern Colorado and Northeastern Utah
    COAL FIELDS OF NORTHWESTERN COLORADO AND NORTHEASTERN UTAH. By HOYT S. GALE. INTRODUCTION. NATURE OF THE PRESENT INVESTIGATION. This paper is a preliminary statement of the results of work in the coal fields of northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah during the summer of 1907.° In 1905 a preliminary reconnaissance of the Yampa coal field, of Routt County, was made.6 In the summer of 1906 similar work was extended southwestward from the Yampa field, and the Danforth Hills and Grand Hogback coal fields, of Routt, Rio Blanco, and Garfield counties, were mapped.6 The work of the past season was a continuation of that of the two preceding years, extend­ ing the area studied westward through Routt and Rio Blanco counties, Colo., and including some less extensive coal fields in^Uinta County, Utah, and southern Uinta County, Wyo. ACCESSIBILITY. At present these fields have no_ railroad connection, although surveys for several projected lines have recently been made into the region. Of these lines, the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway ("Moffat road") is under active construction in .the eastern part of Routt County and bids fair to push westward not far from the lower Yampa and White River fields in the near future. An extension of the Uintah Railway has been surveyed from Dragon to Vernal, Utah, crossing the projected route of the "MofFat road" near Green River. The Union Pacific Railroad has made a preliminary survey south from Rawlins, Wyo., intending to reach the Yampa Valley in the vicinity of Craig. a A more complete report combining the results of the preceding season's work in the Danforth Hills and Grand Hogback fields with those of last season's work as outlined here, together with detailed contour maps of the whole area, will be published as a (separate bulletin of the Survey.
    [Show full text]
  • COLORADO CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TRAIL COALITION VISIT COLORADO! Day & Overnight Hikes on the Continental Divide Trail
    CONTINENTAL DIVIDE NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL DAY & OVERNIGHT HIKES: COLORADO CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TRAIL COALITION VISIT COLORADO! Day & Overnight Hikes on the Continental Divide Trail THE CENTENNIAL STATE The Colorado Rockies are the quintessential CDT experience! The CDT traverses 800 miles of these majestic and challenging peaks dotted with abandoned homesteads and ghost towns, and crosses the ancestral lands of the Ute, Eastern Shoshone, and Cheyenne peoples. The CDT winds through some of Colorado’s most incredible landscapes: the spectacular alpine tundra of the South San Juan, Weminuche, and La Garita Wildernesses where the CDT remains at or above 11,000 feet for nearly 70 miles; remnants of the late 1800’s ghost town of Hancock that served the Alpine Tunnel; the awe-inspiring Collegiate Peaks near Leadville, the highest incorporated city in America; geologic oddities like The Window, Knife Edge, and Devil’s Thumb; the towering 14,270 foot Grays Peak – the highest point on the CDT; Rocky Mountain National Park with its rugged snow-capped skyline; the remote Never Summer Wilderness; and the broad valleys and numerous glacial lakes and cirques of the Mount Zirkel Wilderness. You might also encounter moose, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, marmots, and pika on the CDT in Colorado. In this guide, you’ll find Colorado’s best day and overnight hikes on the CDT, organized south to north. ELEVATION: The average elevation of the CDT in Colorado is 10,978 ft, and all of the hikes listed in this guide begin at elevations above 8,000 ft. Remember to bring plenty of water, sun protection, and extra food, and know that a hike at elevation will likely be more challenging than the same distance hike at sea level.
    [Show full text]
  • ()Olorado Native Piant Society
    ()olorado Native PIant Society NEWSLETTER VOLLl'lE 4 NLmER 1 JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1980 llIEnlCATED TO lHE ApPRECIATIGl AND lDNSERVATION OF lHE CoLORADO FLORAII OFFICERS 1979-l9OO CORRESPONDENCE President: Lloyd Hayes Please direct all correspondence and inquiries Vice-President: Scott Peterson to the Secretary, Sue Martin, USDA Crops Secretary: Sue Martin Research Laboratory, Colorado State University Treasurer: ~Ia 1t Ruzzo Ft. Collins 80523 MEI>1BERSHIP RENEWALS & INFORfAATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS * Please direct all membership applications, Ann Armstrong (81) Boulder 494-0545 renewals and address changes to Myrna Miriam Denham (80) Boulder 442-1020 Steinkamp. USDA Crops Research Laboratory. Virginia Dionigi (80) Hygiene 776-2609 Colorado State University. Ft. Collins 80523 Tom Eamon (81) Golden 279-1076 Hugo Ferchau (80) Gunnison SCHEDULE OF ~1BERSHIP FEES Lloyd Hayes (80) Ft. Collins 226-5365 Bob Heapes (81) Parker 841-3978 LIFE $ 250.00 Sue Martin (81) Ft. Collins 226-3371 SUPPORTING 50.00 Scott Peterson (80) Ft. Collins 484-2884 SOCIETY 25.00 Mark Phillips (80) Lafayette 823-3021 FAMILY 12.00 Walt Ruzzo (81) Ft. Collins 493-0305 INDIVIDUAL 8.00 STUDENT &RETIRED 4.00 The CONPS Newsletter is sent to all other *Year when term expires is given in (). Native Plant Societies in exchange for Numbers following names are phones theirs. Nonmembers may subscribe to the where Directors can be reached. All of Newsletter for $ 4.00. Colorado is covered by the area code 303. Cct.f>1 ITTEES NEWSLETTER EDUCATION Virginia Oionig; EDITOR: Dieter H. Wilken, Dept. of Botany HORTICULTURE & &Plant Pathology, Colorado State Univ. REHABI UTATI ON f1ark Phi 11 ; ps Ft.
    [Show full text]