Chapter II: Part 2

The Parkers had spent several summers in various parts of Colorado and had fallen in love with the majestic rugged scenery, the clear fresh air, and the peace and quiet found along the mountain streams away from the city. The idea of having a summer haven in Colorado grew on them until they began corresponding with real estate men in different sections of the state.

Irvin Jarvis, Glenwood Springs, Colo. wrote them that he believed he had just the place they were looking for--his summer home above Redstone. They were interested and arranged to meet him and his wife there on June 8, 1948. It was love at first sight, just the place they were looking for--a place away from the city, in the beautiful high mountain country, the sparkling Crystal River flowing just across the road, tall majestic evergreen trees and lovely aspen gracing the scenery, and many deer, elk, bear and other animals roaming the mountains. Needless to say they bought the place.

The house and barn are of Swiss architecture, built in 1901 and were originally a part of the John C. Osgood estate. The gamekeeper, William Keir, lived here with his family and looked after the private herds of deer, elk, and mountain sheep. Much of the high fence and original posts which enclosed many acres as pasture for these wild animals, are still standing.

Two of the Keir daughters visited the Parkers and related many interesting anecdotes concerning the early life of the game park. One deer they had tamed and named Dolly. She would often jump the high fence and follow them to school. Then it would be their pleasant duty to skip school and take Dolly back home.

Quoting from a letter received from Mrs. Parker, Jan. 19, 1959:

"We started building cabins in 1949 and called our place Swiss Village
Resort. Many nice guests came our way that first summer and stayed in
our cabins. Since then many people--and they are such lovely
people--have come our way and happy are the memories of their laughter
ringing out over the place in summers and falls.

"We derive genuine pleasure in seeing our guests happy. Most of them
are people who love a quiet vacation away from cities, close to
nature. Many enjoy riding into the high country to see nature at its
best. So very many enjoy fishing while others like to ride, hike,
rest, or play games. All of them, the same as we, love to hear the
early history of Redstone, which is most interesting.

"Fond are our memories of gatherings in the living room in front of a
roaring fire in the huge fireplace listening to the guests tell of the
big fish that got away, or the hunters tell of their day's experiences
in getting their elk, deer or bear.

"Our fondest wish is to keep Redstone and the surrounding area always
a place where people like to return year after year, and that God will
grant us many more years to live in this lovely spot.

"Yes, we love Redstone and to us the area in and near there is some of
the most beautiful country we have ever seen. As we view the majestic,
awe inspiring handiwork of God we feel very humble and grateful, and
humbly say, 'Thank you God, for the privilege of seeing and living in
this lovely spot.'

"Most sincerely,"
(_Signed_) Virginia Parker

_REDSTONE, One Man's Dream_

of an Ideal Village for Miners
(_Elevation Approximately 6,500 feet_)

John C. Osgood came to Colorado in the early 1880s to make a thorough investigation of all the coal deposits in the state. Those up Coal Creek, a branch of the Crystal River, seemed especially favorable for his plan, and he was able to buy them from their original owners for a few hundred dollars. The dream he had of building a model village for miners in this valley did not materialize for almost twenty years. He organized the Colorado Fuel Co. and later acquired the Colorado Coal & Iron Co. and merged them into one--Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. (CF&I)--and was its first president. Then he set out to carry through his dream and built Redstone, a model village of 40 workmen's cottages (each styled and painted differently), a modern 40-roomed inn, a school house, a club house, and a library; all electrically lighted and as modern as they could be made at that time.

Every workman was given the opportunity of joining the club and making use of the club rooms. Every member had his own locker and was urged to come there after work and bathe or shower, and change into clean clothes before appearing on the street. They elected their own officers and made their own rules; one of which was especially good--treating was not permissible.

The mines were up Coal Creek about 12 miles. There the miners had their own little village in which they took great pride, vieing with Redstone as to neatness and gardening.

All the buildings in this model village were constructed to last, nothing of the overnight box-car type. Yet all this came to an end in less than a decade. Rumor has it that Mr. Osgood became too ambitious: he tried to "buck" John D. Rockefeller and J. P. Morgan. He ran out of millions; they didn't.

The scenic grandeur of the Crystal River cannot be excelled; sometimes narrow canyons, precipitous cliffs and steep waterfalls; sometimes broad valleys heavily wooded with stately ponderosa pine, Engelmann spruce, Colorado green spruce, blue spruce, Douglas fir, the narrow leaf cottonwood, and the quaking aspen; carpeted with waist high ferns, Oregon grapes, and kinnikinnick (sometimes called Indian tobacco) interspersed with brilliant flowers of every hue, and often rare plants found only in much warmer climes. The reason? Perhaps they are remnants of earlier geological ages; perchance the great combination and variety of rainfall, heat and cold, shade and sunshine, and slope exposure have their influences.

The natural resources are unsurpassable. It is an often stated fact that the Crystal River area from Schofield to Redstone bears the heaviest concentration of known minerals in the United States. Millions of dollars worth of coal deposits, undeveloped; billions of dollars worth of pure white marble waiting to be made into buildings, memorials, and statuaries; gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc deposits that haven't been scratched. Yes, Mother Nature has been very generous in this fabulous valley.

In its Aug. 25, 1917 issue the _Marble Booster_ had this to say just before it permanently closed its doors:

"Some day this valley will come into its own. Nature has certainly
been very bountiful in its distribution of resources up and down the
Crystal River Valley, but man has been lame, mighty lame, in
developing the same. The right man may yet come along. Speed the day
is our fervent wish."

Perhaps this man has come along in the person of Frank E. Kistler who has purchased the Osgood Estate and is busily engaged restoring the property and making it into an all-year resort. He has added 36 rooms to the already 40-room inn, built a glass enclosed swimming pool, and constructed a children's playground. He is selling home sites, erecting homes, building a ski course, golf course, tennis courts, and minor auxiliary recreational facilities.

Four miles below Redstone the Crystal River runs through a district that contains several hot mineral springs that have medicinal value comparable to any in the United States.

Soon the canyon widens, sometimes on one side, sometimes on the other, into fertile meadows especially adapted to raising strawberries, raspberries, cherries, and apples. A little farther on there are large ranches bordering it. These raise potatoes, oats, alfalfa, and hay; they all depend on the never failing Crystal River for irrigation. It also runs through several stock (sheep and cattle) ranches before it reaches the Roaring Fork River below Carbondale, then, on to join the Colorado River below Glenwood Springs, thence to the Pacific Ocean.

_THESE PEOPLE Have Faith in the Valley_

Theodore (Sgt.) Jackson of Paonia, Colo., owns a cabin in Schofield and keeps sixteen horses there during the summer for conducting tourist trips to many remote points in the mountains.

The Cristenson Brothers graze 1,500 sheep every summer in the mountain meadows high above Crystal City. They say this is the most ideal spot for sheep grazing they have ever seen.

Ward C. Canaday, at one time president of Willys-Overland Motors, owns several mining claims above Crystal and some buildings and lots in the village. He expects that someday they will warrant his holding them the past 20 years.

The Collins, Tidwells, and Fowlers are holding on to all their mining claims and town property in Crystal City. They say if they never realize all their investment, they will at least always have a wonderful place to spend their vacations.

The Welcome Joe Neals of Mooresville, Ind., also have faith that their investments in mining claims and property in Crystal will pay handsomely as well as give them a favorite vacationing spot.

Judge C. C. McWilliams, of Gunnison, Colo., and his son, Carvel of Cedarridge, Colo., still pay the taxes and do the assessment work on their silver and gold claims above Lizzard Lake. And it is well they should as there have been some very valuable specimens taken from them.

Jack Clemenson of Kansas City, Mo., has a cabin up Lost Trail Creek, three miles above Marble, in which he spends his summers. He is studying for the ministry and sometimes helps the young folks conduct services in St. Paul's Episcopal (Community) Church during the summer.

Thano Johnson, artist and head of the art department in the Willoughby, Ohio, public schools, bought several lots and a house in Marble in 1945. He has improved the house by remodeling the inside, installing two huge fireplaces, and putting in several large plate-glass windows, until now it is one of the show places of Marble.

The Williams Brothers moved their general store from Crystal City to Marble in the early 1900s and ran it until 1942. John A. Williams had the post office in the back of the store for 20 years. He and his brother, C. Ambrose Williams, still come to Marble early in June every year and return to their winter home in Phoenix, Ariz., early in September.

Ted S. Wallace and Will L. Francis, employees of Tucson Newspapers, Inc., Tucson, Ariz., have investments in real estate here and expect someday to see Marble a strong tourist attraction.

Elmer Bair of Carbondale is probably the largest land owner in the valley, approximately 2,700 acres. He has been grazing sheep in this district for over 25 years and finds it a profitable investment. At present he runs 2,100 sheep in the Marble area every summer.

The Holy Cross Electric Assn., George Thurston general manager, had faith enough in the valley to extend a high tension electric line from Glenwood Springs to Redstone, and working with the Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Co. to install an all new electric and telephone line to Marble, thus giving first class service in both utilities to all in the valley.

Dr. and Mrs. Vanderbosch and the George Vanderweits, all of Denver, Colo., own a house in Marble that is in use most of the year by them or some of their friends.

Mr. and Mrs. John Reheuser of Denver own several lots in Marble that they have refused to sell since leaving here in 1942. They expect to build on them in the near future.

The Wade G. Loudermilks of Buckeye, Ariz., are disposing of all their holdings there and expect to invest everything in improving the Colorado property they own with the Frank Rehs, late of Washington, D. C., now of Glenwood Spgs. This is located at the Airport two miles below Marble and is ideal for summer vacation cottages.

Mrs. Marie Ramsey, Colorado Springs, Colo., has a summer cabin in Marble, and manages to make several trips there every summer.

Mr. and Mrs. Rome Isler own a house and a roadside stand, The Marble Trading Post, in Marble. They come up from Carbondale every spring before fishing season opens and stay until after hunting season in the fall.

The Hunters of Glenwood Springs and the Barnards of Fowler, Colo., own a cabin in Marble that they use as headquarters for their fishing trips in the summer and hunting in the fall.

Vance Baker of Glenwood Springs has investment in a marble crushing operation at the Old Mill Site in Marble. He expects to develop it into a paying industry in the near future.

The Leo Pascals of Fort Collins, Colo. and La Paz, Bolivia, South America, have a cabin in Marble that they expect to make more use of in the future than they have during the past two years while stationed in South America.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ganley of Buckeye, Ariz., maintain a summer home in Marble, although it is rather far to come for a short vacation. Their children insist they keep it so they can come for skiing in the winter.

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lee of Denver and their four children, Edward, Nancy, Pat, and Judy, have a cabin in Marble where they spend much time horseback riding, hiking, picnicing and fishing every summer.

Mr. and Mrs. George T. (Anna) Harris own numerous lots and two cabins in Marble and several mining claims in the Crystal City area, that they feel confident will warrant their investment, and faith in the valley.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted S. (Marion) Wallace of Tucson, Ariz., have purchased several lots and a house in Marble. They expect to modernize it and spend part of their summers there away from the heat in Tucson.

Oscar McCullum, a government employee of Washington, D. C., has a summer cabin in Marble. While his work takes him to all parts of the world, he and his family manage to spend some time each year there. He says there's no place like Marble for complete relaxation.

Gunnison County spends a considerable sum of money in this district every year keeping the seven miles of county road below Marble to the Pitkin County line in repair, and the 12 miles of new road above Marble to Schofield Pass in a passable condition. John Darien has been in charge of the road work the past 10 years and does a very commendable job.

The Ray Sommers of Mountain View, Calif., and the C. H. Pattersons of Farmington, New Mex., have heavy investments in Chair Mountain Ranch Resort, six miles below Marble, and are sure they will be well repaid for their faith in the valley.

Mr. and Mrs. Olyn Parker, Denton, Texas, are another couple who have shown their faith in the valley by investing in Swiss Village Resort one mile above Redstone and are happy to see its increased popularity every summer.

Reese Lewellyn of Glenwood Springs has charge of the Mid Continent Coal & Coke Co. that is working the mines up Coal Creek and making coke in Redstone. They are using a fleet of large trucks to haul their products to the railroad at Carbondale. It is rumored that eventually the railroad will be extended to Redstone to accommodate this growing industry.

Frank E. Kistler has invested heavily in remodeling the castle and the inn in Redstone. He has purchased this part of the Osgood Estate and it will be second to none in the United States when he completes the redesigning and additions he has planned.

Ben Turner of Albuquerque, New Mex., is another artist who has chosen this valley as a setting for many of his pictures. He purchased a residence in Redstone several years ago, has remodeled it and added a large studio. He, his wife, and daughter now spend most of their time there.

The O. R. Whites of Tucson, Ariz., have sold their property there and have purchased a store and built a home in Redstone where they are now doing a nice mercantile business.

_GLEANINGS From Old Valley Newspapers_

Some interesting, or at least amusing items taken from the _Crystal River Current_, Crystal City, Colo.:

Oct. 9, 1886

Bar silver $0.97 per oz.
Lead $4.50 per 100 lbs.

Our miners are wondering if James N. Bennett, our next County Commissioner, will do anything toward extending a wagon road up Crystal River next fall.

Bill Benton came over the divide from Crested Butte on Monday with 75 jacks loaded with hay for the J. C. Osgood Coal Co. Hay and grain are very scarce along the valley as the demand is greater than the supply.

Nov. 20, 1886

Sleighing is good over the divide and our roads could be kept open all winter if there were a few more sleighs on the road. At present there are six "fours" running between here and Crested Butte.

Nov. 27, 1886
WEDDING BELLS
The Phillips-Penny Marriage

About two weeks ago the friends of Mr. J. W. Phillips and Miss Olive Penny received cards to be present at their wedding to take place Thanksgiving Eve, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Penny of Hot Springs, and the event had become the principal topic of conversation. It was thought us old bachelors never would get "over the fence," but Mr. Phillips was the first to make the start.

All day Wednesday, despite the unfavorable weather, crowds could be seen going to the Springs from Carbondale, Satank, and up the river, and by dusk there were upwards of 30 present. At 8 o'clock the bride and groom entered the room followed by Miss Alice Penny, sister of the bride, and T. A. Boughton, who acted as bridesmaid and groomsman, to where the Rev. J. Wallace Ohl, of Aspen, was in waiting with their friends who gathered around. After Mr. Ohl pronounced them man and wife according to the rights of the Episcopal Church, congratulations and hand shaking was in order.

The bride's costume was a rich satin with lace trimmings and orange blossoms. Lying upon the table were numerous presents for the couple. Dancing was indulged in until morning, and all expressed themselves as having had a most enjoyable time.

Dec. 4, 1886

Quite a number of married ladies are leaving here at present for more comfortable winter quarters. Future Bill of Fare for our bereaved bachelors--bacon, beans, galvenized biscuits, and hunting case pies.

Dec. 11, 1886

Latest New York quotations:
Silver $1.00½ per oz.
Lead $4.50 per 100 lbs.

Dec. 18, 1886

Citizens around Glenwood Springs and Carbondale are all anxious to see the toll road built up the river as it would give them another outlet to Crested Butte and in fact all Gunnison County would be benefitted by the construction of the road.

Van Sycle & Co. are having their winter supplies packed up to their mine on Avalanche Creek from Carbondale. Their property is looking fine.

Dec. 25, 1886

Not over 10 inches of snow in camp. How's that for the 25th of December?

Roads over the Pass (Schofield) are blocked for the season and snowshoe express is the only means of getting anything into this neck of the woods.

Jan. 15, 1887

About 18 inches of snow fell around camp during our last storm.

June 6, 1887

Wagons will go over the divide (Schofield Pass) next week as the snow has about all disappeared through the timber.

The Crystal and Prospect mail sack comes in chuck full these days, making quite a load to be packed over the divide on a man's back.

June 18, 1887

The route down our valley from Crested Butte to Carbondale and Glenwood Springs is becoming quite popular for those traveling on horseback, as the distance is considerable shorter and can be made in about two days. If our wagon road were only completed there would be a large amount of freighting done on this road and it would not be long before the mail route would be extended down the valley.

June 25, 1887

The first team went over the divide (Schofield Pass) last Sunday. The range is now cleared of snow and we can expect to see considerable travel this season.

Ashby has opened up a good body of lead ore in the Crown Point on Crystal Mountain. He has been working this property since 1876.

A post office has been established at Carbondale and W. M. Dinkle appointed postmaster. This is quite a convenience to the rapidly growing town. The old Satank (sometimes called Yellow Dog) post office is now at Rockford about two miles farther down the valley.

Aug. 13, 1887

The Board of County Commissioners (Pitkin) met in special session Monday. $800.00 was set aside to build a road up the Crystal River.--_Aspen Times._

Sept. 10, 1887

50 coke ovens are to be erected near Glenwood Springs. The coke is to be made from coal at Jerome Park.

Sept. 17, 1887

The citizens of Glenwood Springs contemplate holding a celebration upon the arrival of the railroads. The Denver & Rio Grande (D&RG) is expected to reach the Springs within the next two weeks, and the Midland will not be far behind.

Sept. 24, 1887

A most attractive feature of the Midland railroad exhibit at the Denver exposition are several marble specimens which they obtained from their claims on Yule Creek. They have been polished in square blocks. This exhibit will give visitors an opportunity to see the valuable resources of this district.

The wagon road up the Crystal River from Carbondale is progressing quite favorably and our citizens are in hopes it will be completed this fall.

THE MARBLE CITY TIMES and Clarence Chronicle

Sept. 8, 1893

In the Little Jessie mine on Yule Creek, there is from four to six feet of lead ore exposd in the workings, which runs well in lead and silver. The ore body is opened up in two places and shows up well.

Dec. 1, 1893

While over the range they are struggling with from two to three feet of snow, here we are having pleasant weather and a scant two inches of snow, which is thawing.

Jan. 5, 1894

The bid on the mail route between Crested Butte and Gothic went for $276 per annum--just $23 per month--barely enough to pay for horse feed. Evidently some one wants to walk and live on mountain scenery. Speaking of mail contracts, Allan Hodges did not get his route by about $300. Some poor hayseed is badly stuck.

Jan. 12, 1894

The Club held a special meeting last night and unanimously decided to offer Corbett and Mitchell $75,000 each to have the fight come off at Marble. In addition to this they offered to give the contestants a free ride on Tucker's bicycle line and a body guard to pass Cumming's place; a free bath at the Hot Springs; free hot Scotch at Leggetts, and a marble monument to the one that gets killed.

Jan. 26, 1894

Marble failed to secure the Corbett-Mitchell fight.

Feb. 23, 1894

Bud Fisher had a hard trip to come from Crystal with the mail Wednesday. He had to leave his horse in the Canyon and walk to town. The boys from the Silver King shoveled the snow so as to get the horse out and brought him in about three o'clock.

March 16, 1894

The people of Carbondale are a little excited over the discovery of gold near there and up towards Mount Sopris. We understand that a large number of claims have already been staked and that some very promising rock is being shown around town.

April 4, 1894

A Coxey Army is talked of from Marble. A great interest is being taken by our people in the industrial army.

A PARTIAL LIST OF BUILDINGS MADE ENTIRELY OR PARTIALLY OF COLORADO YULE
MARBLE

Lincoln Memorial Washington, D. C.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Arlington Cemetery, Washington,
D. C.
Custom Houses (both old and new) Denver, Colo.
Annex to the State Capitol Denver, Colo.
City & County Building Denver, Colo.
Cheesman Memorial Denver, Colo.
Post Office Denver, Colo.
Colorado National Bank Denver, Colo.
Broadway Bank, interior Denver, Colo.
Union Depot Denver, Colo.
Metropolitan Building, interior Denver, Colo.
Barth Mausoleum Denver, Colo.
Daniel & Fisher Building, interior Denver, Colo.
Colorado State Museum Denver, Colo.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral Denver, Colo.
Post Office Greeley, Colo.
Merritt Building Los Angeles, Calif.
Examiner Building Los Angeles, Calif.
Athletic Club Los Angeles, Calif.
Citizens National Bank, interior Los Angeles, Calif.
Merchants National Bank, interior Los Angeles, Calif.
Sub-Treasury Building San Francisco, Calif.
San Francisco City Hall San Francisco, Calif.
Huntington Mausoleum Pasadena, Calif.
Post Office Pasadena, Calif.
Rosehill Mausoleum Chicago, Ill.
Howard County Court House St. Paul, Neb.
Court House Greeley, Neb.
West Lawn Mausoleum Omaha, Neb.
Lincoln High School Lincoln, Neb.
Bancroft High School Lincoln, Neb.
IOOF Building Broken Arrow, Neb.
Brandeis Subway Omaha, Neb.
First National Bank Lincoln, Neb.
Union Pacific Building Omaha, Neb.
Chapin Building Lincoln, Neb.
Douglas County Court House Omaha, Neb.
First National Exchange Bank Sidney, Neb.
City Hall Cleveland, Ohio
Court House Youngstown, Ohio
Union National Bank, interior Houston, Tex.
McKnight Building Minneapolis, Minn.
New York Municipal Building New York City, N. Y.
Adams Hotel Phoenix, Ariz.
Mohave County Court House Kingman, Ariz.
Enid High School Enid, Okla.
Tulsa High School Tulsa, Okla.
Telephone Building Chicago, Ill.
Wiedener Memorial Cambridge, Mass.
First National Bank Portland, Ore.
German-American Institute St. Louis, Mo.
Citizens' National Bank Evansville, Ind.
Chambers Estate Building Kansas City, Mo.
Montana Power House Billing, Mont.
Lind Mausoleum Plover, Iowa
Post Office Pocatello, Idaho

MINE NAMES

While reading the papers published in Crystal City and in Marble in the 1880s and 1890s I came across many intriguing names and thought a list of them might give you a little enjoyment.

The more familiar names were:

The Lead King
The Black Queen
The Lucky Boy
The Little Darling
John Baroni Tunnel
Sheep Mountain Tunnel
Whopper Load
The Inez
Catalpa
Copper King
20th Century
Winchester
El Negoero
North Pole

These were very important to someone at sometime, yet did very little production:

Highland Mary
Painter Boy
Robert E. Lee
Bell of Merino
Silver Cord
Grass Widow
Golden Harvest
Gray Copper
Mountain King
Bay State
A. C. Richmond
Forest Queene
Jennie-R
Belle of Titusville
Small Hopes
Judd No. 2
Pride of the West
Bob-tail
Silver Link
New Years Gift
Banker's Daughter
Black Girl
Jim Blaine
Smooth Eph
Bullion King
Mt. Owens
Good-enough
Jackwhacker
Moss Rose
Cebolla Bella
Cortez
Bonanza
Chance
Hecla
Irene
Milwaukee
Excelsior
Cora
Manitou
Sheol
Mammoth
Undine
Chimney
Rescue
Ladoga
Buckeye
Ella
Stonewall
Della S
Topsey
Detroit
Pacific
Terrible
Skookum
January
Warrior
Negola
Brown Point

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_.

End of Project Gutenberg's Crystal River Saga, by Theresa V. Hermon Francis