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Photo postcard of the Balanced Rock in the Colorado River near the Kirby ranch [former Quinlan place]. John Ambos' horse in photo.
"...when the Dotsero Cut-off was built the river was relocated and shifted south to avoid a sharp curve in the track, which isolated the rock in still water. In the winter time, this was an ice crossing and a short distance above there was an excellent ford." -- McCoy Memoirs p.144
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4. Lover's Leap
6. Jack Flynn
7. Lover's Leap
10. Balanced Rock
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"The Balanced Rock near the present Ronald Kirby ranch or former Quinlan place was once in the middle of the river, but when the Dotsero Cut-off was built, the river was relocated and shifted south to avoid a sharp curve in the track, which isolaed the rock in still water. In the winter time, this was an ice crossing and a short distance above there was an excellent ford." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 144
The river described is the Colorado (formerly Grand)...
11. Kent and 4 Pines
13. Ft. Arnett
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Ft. Arnett in Red Cliff taken in November 1984.
Early Days on the Eagle, by MacDonald Knight and Leonard Hammock, p. 17:
"In September, 1879, word reached the infant settlement that the Utes were on the warpath. A rumor made the rounds that a band of Indians had been seen coming up the Eagle. Hurriedly, the men of the town constructed a small fort of stone, high on a projection of quartzite at the junction of Turkey Creek and Eagle River. Rohm...
15. Red Cliff Bridge
17. Red Cliff Bridge
19. Lover's Leap
20. Red Cliff Bridge
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Red Cliff Bridge at entrance to road into Red Cliff; opened to the public August, 1941 [see notes]. The pulley system at the top of Lovers' Leap used during the construction of the bridge is still visible at top left.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]