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In the fall of 1969, a new tunnel and bridge that bypassed Dead Horse Gulch were built to replace the tall steel cantilever bridge that could not carry the heavier trains. This enormous investment made the company dependent on continued ore traffic to earn the revenue, and left the railway vulnerable to loss of that ore-carrying business. [36]
White Pass trail in 1899 White Pass summit seen from train, 2002. The White Pass trail was one of the two main passes used by prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush.The White Pass was an easier route to Lake Bennett than the Chilkoot Trail a few kilometers to the west, but it harbored a criminal element that preyed on the cheechakos (newcomers to the Klondike).
Oro City, an early Colorado gold placer mining town located about a mile east of Leadville in California Gulch, was the location to one of the richest placer gold strikes in Colorado, with estimated gold production of 120,000–150,000 ozt (8,200–10,300 lb; 3,700–4,700 kg), worth $2.5 to $3 million at the then-price [clarification needed ...
White Pass Fork splits into Cut-off Gulch to the east and Dead Horse Gulch to the north, opposite milepost 18 of the railroad. At milepost 18.6, the railroad makes a left turn and crosses Cut-off Gulch.
Sep. 29—The Spokane County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a slate of new names for the roads surrounding the Bigelow Urban Connector Project, including one name that honors a veteran of two ...
The small mining town was first called Clear Creek Diggings in 1851, it was founded on Clear Creek Road and Clear Creek. As the town grew it was given the name One Horse Town and then it was changed to Horsetown. The gold found here starting a California Gold Rush in the surrounding area. [1] [2]
Dead Horse Point State Park is a state park in San Juan County, Utah in the United States, featuring a dramatic overlook of the Colorado River and Canyonlands National Park. [4] The park opened to the public in 1959 and covers 5,362 acres (2,170 ha) of high desert at an altitude of 5,900 feet (1,800 m).
Horseshoe Bend is a superb example of an entrenched meander. [1] Six million years ago, [6] [7] the region around Horseshoe Bend was much closer to sea level, and the Colorado River was a meandering river with a nearly level floodplain.