Sidebar by Martha Quillen

Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Art: For the people, by the people, and of the people, Read the rest of this article

Sidebar by Central Staff

Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Helper, Utah, is an old railroad and mining town, similar in many ways to Salida, since it was built at the same time for the same purpose. However, Helper still has several blocks of shuttered stores downtown. Read the rest of this article

Sidebar by Ed Quillen

Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Economists can tell us how a factory or store fits into the general economic picture, but it’s harder to assign a role to the “art industry” of studios and galleries. Read the rest of this article

Sidebar by Diane Alexander

Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Diane Alexander asks some artists –

What is art, anyway? Read the rest of this article

Sidebar by Central Staff

Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

This summer, the Steam Plant Theatre in Salida was open for business and hosted numerous events. But now it’s closed for the winter, and back under construction. Read the rest of this article

Sidebar by Martha Quillen

Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Funded by donations and bequests from individuals, families, corporations, and communities, foundations earnestly filter money from those who have it to those who don’t, and by doing so, they get to decide who is worthy and who isn’t. Read the rest of this article

Article by Martha Quillen

Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Although it may not have been as apparent twenty years ago — when the railroad depot still stood, the quarry still operated, and the mines still ran — even then Salida harbored a bit of an art colony. Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]1560442727[/amazon-product]Review by Ed Quillen

Colorado – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Colorado on My Mind
Introduction by Curt Buchholtz
published in 1994 by Falcon Press
ISBN 1-56044-272-7 Read the rest of this article

Review by Marcia Darnell

Poetry – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Write ‘em Roughshod

by Peggy Godfrey

published in 1994 by MediaChaosBooks Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]0870813110[/amazon-product]Review by Ed Quillen

Colorado History – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Trials and Triumphs – A Colorado Portrait of the Great Depression With FSA Photographs
by Stephen J. Leonard
Published in 1993 by University Press of Colorado
ISBN 0-87081-311-0 Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]0871085127[/amazon-product]Review by Martha Quillen

Coloado History – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Tomboy Bride – A Woman’s Personal Account of Life in Mining Camps of the West
by Harriet Fish Backus
Published in 1969 by Pruett
ISBN 0-87108-512-7 Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]156044262X[/amazon-product]Review by Mandy Ainsworth

Colorado Animals – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Four-Legged Legends of Colorado
by Gayle C. Shirley
published in 1994 by Falcon Press
ISBN 1-56044-262-X Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]1560442026[/amazon-product]Review by Martha Quillen

Colorado – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

It Happened In Colorado
by James A. Crutchfield
Published in 1993 by Falcon Press
ISBN 1-56044-202-6

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[amazon-product]087108662X[/amazon-product]Review by Hal Walter

Outdoors – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Flyfishing the High Country
By John Gierach
Published in 1984 by Pruett
ISBN: 0-87108-662-X

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Article by Steve Voynick

Mining history – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

If there was a single date that marked the transition between the rise and fall of Climax, it was January 1, 1958. On that date, the Climax Molybdenum Company merged with the American Metals Company, becoming a division of American Metals Climax, Inc. Read the rest of this article

Brief by Central Staff

Various – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Greater Pyramid

FLORIDA — Operating under the name Pyramids Unlimited, some developers have proposed a 495-foot pyramid of steel and granite. Inside would be 300,000 crypts, and the mausoleum would be topped with a glass chapel. Read the rest of this article

Letter from Robert Mcphee

November edition – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Editors:

Your November issue was especially interesting to me. Jeanne Englert’s book review on roadside geology, the Climax Mine history, Frémont’s fourth expedition book review, the legislative race between Ken Chlouber and Curtis Imrie, and the religious pyramid controversy in Crestone — they all provided the kind of information that urban residents like myself find helpful in keeping up with you rural sophisticates. Read the rest of this article

Letter from John Hansen

Salida festival – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Dear Martha and Ed,

Thank you for listing us in the Agenda section of the November issue.

One of our “agendas” is the promotion of our festival, and since subscriptions to your magazine distribute it to many parts of the country, we appreciate any coverage we can get from you. Read the rest of this article

Essay by Ed Quillen

Colorado Central – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

First, an apology. In this edition, we had planned to publish the second installment of an article about the future of the Southern Pacific Railroad’s “Central Corridor” in Central Colorado. Read the rest of this article

Article by Ed Quillen

Politics – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

We’re pretty lucky in House District 61, which covers the northern part of central Colorado, as well as Pitkin County. Read the rest of this article

Sidebar by Central Staff

Transportation – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

1880: The Denver & Rio Grande wins the Royal Gorge War with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé, and builds a narrow-gauge line west from Ca$on City up the Arkansas as far as Crane Park, near the summit of Tennessee Pass. Read the rest of this article

Article by Allen Best and Ed Quillen

Transportation – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Some parts of the world specialize in rumors of Elvis sightings. Others prefer the rumors of UFO abductions. Read the rest of this article

Essay by Ellen Miller

Politics – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Early voting started too early — on Oct. 13 — and it guarantees one thing. More political ads for a longer period of time. It’s too bad, because candidates used to marshal their money for a last-minute blitz that went on for maybe a week. Now we get three weeks of it, at least. Read the rest of this article

Review by Hal Walter

New magazine – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Focus on Colorado

Bi-monthly magazine

ORIGINALLY THE EDITOR asked me to review a new magazine available free in Custer County called Focus on Colorado. Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]087842105X[/amazon-product]Review by Jeanne Englert

Geology – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine – Roadside Geology of Colorado
by Halka Chronic
Published by Mountain Press Publishing Co.
ISBN 0-87842-105-X Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]0870812750[/amazon-product]Review by Ed Quillen

History – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Trail to Disaster – The Route of John C. Frémont’s Fourth Expedition
by Patricia Joy Richmond
Published in 1990 by University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 0-87081-275-0 Read the rest of this article

Article by Steve Voynick

Mining History – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Author’s note: Fourteen years ago, much of the region covered by Colorado Central stepped to the economic, social, and cultural beat of the Climax Molybdenum Mine. In 1981, the Climax Mine, one of the world’s largest, had 3,100 employees and an $8O million annual payroll. Employees commuted from places as distant as Kremmling, Denver, Saguache, Texas Creek, and Eagle, but most lived in Leadville, Buena Vista, and Salida. Read the rest of this article

Brief by Various

Sundry – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Electing water boards

DENVER — “No taxation without representation” inspired a revolution in 1776, but that principle seems to have been forgotten when it comes to water in Colorado. Read the rest of this article

Article by Christina Nealson

Crestone pyramid – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

You remember the polished pink granite pyramid, the “architectural masterpiece” transmitted by the Ascended Masters to aid the enlightened to move from the third dimension to the fifth? Read the rest of this article

Letter from Susan Alpert

Small Towns – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Dear Martha and Ed,

Thanks much for sending the copy of your magazine. I found it most interesting and it aroused more than a little homesickness for Colorado. Salida sounds like a great small town, like so many others in Colorado, and just the opposite of big city, big tourist, big growing Las Vegas. Read the rest of this article

Letter from Bill Perry

Cottonwood Pass – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Editors:

Thanks for featuring the Cottonwood Pass dilemma in the October issue of Colorado Central Magazine. Your letter from the editor on this controversy was dead on target; paving isn’t the issue! Read the rest of this article

Letter from Eleanor Harrington

Cottonwood Pass – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Many thanks for featuring the Cottonwood Pass controversy in your October Issue. The short history was well done and most informative and the contrasting points of view were interesting and entertaining. Read the rest of this article

Letter from John Walker

Hunting – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Editor:

Although slavery is one of humanity’s oldest activities, it’s condemned by many modern people. This shocking statement, simplistic in its evocation of ancient tradition to rationalize a practice that is rightfully fading into the evolutionary mists of human history, assumes a high level of credibility when the word “hunting” is substituted for “slavery,” according to Chas Clifton, author of the essay “The Nature of the Hunt.” (published in the October ’94 edition of Colorado Central). Read the rest of this article

Essay by Linda Budd

Mountain Life – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Early morning sunlight crashes through wide windows and soaks into the cabin’s crudely cut cedar paneling. I’m out on the deck feeding whiskey jacks and finches when the phone rings. Read the rest of this article

Essay by Martha Quillen

Politics – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

It’s November, so the subject of my letter should be easily derived. What I’m supposed to say is, “Vote.” Yet it doesn’t seem that simple.

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Article by Kirby Perschbacher

Construction – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

MOVE RIGHT IN Secluded mountain home with great view.

Rustic exterior, large decks … Read the rest of this article

Article by Hal Walter

Wildlife – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

It was by no cosmic coincidence that I went to sleep reading The Grizzly Years by Doug Peacock and awoke to the sound of low growling. It was not a bear.

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[amazon-product]0879056142[/amazon-product]Review by Phil Carson

History – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

In Search of the Spanish Trail – Santa Fé to Los Angeles, 1829-1848
By C. Gregory Crampton & Steven K. Madsen
Published in 1994 by Peregrine Smith Books,
ISBN 0-87905-614-2 Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]0871088479[/amazon-product]Review by Lynda La Rocca

Recreation – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Hiking Trails in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Area
by Lora Davis
Published in 1994 by Pruett
ISBN 0-87108-847-9 Read the rest of this article

Article by Bill Perry

Cottonwood Pass – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Once again, Gunnison County is trying to profit from others’ efforts to get the western approach to Cottonwood Pass upgraded to a paved surface consistent with its major connecting roads. Read the rest of this article

Article by Marija B. Vader

Cottonwood Pass – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

“What lasts longer, dirt or pavement?”

-Susan Gore, Taylor Canyon resident

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Article by Ed Quillen

Cottonwood Pass – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

As the scars of old routes above timberline clearly demonstrate, 12,126-foot Cottonwood Pass has been in use for many years. Doubtless it was employed for centuries as an Indian trail, since the Utes enjoyed the hot springs on the east side and the hunting on the west side long before white settlement.

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Article by Chas S. Clifton

Hunting – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Lit from behind by the rising sun, a big mule deer buck trots up one of Poverty Mountain’s shoulder ridges. When he stops, the sun transforms his breath into glowing fog. Braced against a boulder, I try to find him in the rifle scope, the optically focused sun exploding into my eye.

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Article by Christina Nealson

Agriculture – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

You don’t sit and interview Lillian McCracken. You follow her around while she walks, waters, picks, feeds, and weeds. Rabbits, ducks, turkeys, and chickens were part of the rounds this particular morning.

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Brief by Central Staff

Various – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Saving South Park

PARK COUNTY — Park County strikes us as a land divided. For one thing, it has two telephone area codes. For another, it serves as a bedroom community for three urban zones: Denver metro around Bailey and Summit resort around Fairplay, with some commuters venturing to Colorado Springs from the Lake George area. Read the rest of this article