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Lew Parcell talks about the history of hydro-power at Electra Lake and his work for the Western Colorado Power company, and about his ownership of the Grand Imperial Hotel in Silverton, Colorado. Ella (Boyd) Kinterknecht reminisces about the history and social life of Silverton, and about her time working in the Grand Imperial. They also discuss the old Ouray and Silverton stagecoach line and Club 20. This recording is made available via signed release...
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Elizabeth Angus talks about teaching in Atchee, Colorado, now a ghost town, in the early 1920’s. She remembers the life and history of the company towns that served the Uintah Railway, a gilsonite mining enterprise. She speaks about the Ute people who would visit the general store in Mack, Colorado. She describes certain employees of the Uintah. She talks about Baxter Pass and the environment of the Bookcliffs. The interview was conducted by the...