Re: D&RG Grading Through Platte Canyon...

Posted by chtrout on
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Robert McFarland wrote

Weston was the major shipping and receiving point for Leadville ,not Platte River.You are thinking about Platte Station-a stop on the way between Weston and Weston Pass that some people confuse with Weston.

Hi Robert,

Perhaps you are exactly right...  I was thinking that DSP&P "Platte River Station," m.p. 113.5 was one of the same as "Platte Station," but your explanation makes perfect sense, in that Weston Pass was a major early freighting route into the Leadville District.  Regardless, I do not believe the D&RG ever considered the Salt Works area as a potential source for any significant revenue, beyond perhaps some lumber products, timothy hay, and such -- it was simply a well-known landmark for reference purposes.