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A view of Ben Bolt's home near Minturn. Ben Bolt, along with his brother S. F., settled on a ranch above Minturn. Bolt was the namesake for Bolt's Lake near Minturn. The Empire Zinc Company purchased the land in 1917, "intending at the time to establish their mining headquarters on Battle Mountain in the adjoining flats." -- Eagle Valley Enterprise, March 10, 1922