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Crystal River Saga: Lore of the Colorado Rockies

Chapter 17: Transcriber’s Notes
By Theresa V. Francis
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About This Book

The booklet combines local history, personal recollections, maps, photographs, and practical guidance to present the natural features and human story of the Crystal River Valley on Colorado’s western slope. It describes the river’s source and clarity, alpine meadows and flowers, early mining camps such as Schofield, the marble quarrying industry and mill at Marble, and changes in population and infrastructure. Interspersed are anecdotal memories, answers to frequent visitor questions, route descriptions, and illustrated landmarks intended as a guide for tourists and a concise regional history.

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_.