Re: More about the Smith/Bertha/Alpine Concentrator.

Posted by Chris Walker on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Another-Where-Is-This-Picture-tp1216p1505.html


DPL called out this Mill as the Bertha in this photo.   However the Alpine Concentrator lettering is not always present on the side of this huge building in later views.  
http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15330coll22/id/3381/rv/singleitem/rec/2



This Mill, in my initial post above I stated that "It subsequently burned as it is missing from a later view on pg314 in the Mineral Belt vol-3."

Confirmation here of that speculation. http://libcudl.colorado.edu:8180/luna/servlet/UCBOULDERCB1~21~21


http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15330coll22/id/1428/rv/singleitem


In the Historical Society of Idaho Springs, book "A History of Clear Creek County" 2004 pg98, can be found a view (dated 1890) of similar perspective to Robert Grandt's Title picture at the top of this thread but with the addition of the long orebins facing the Siding as shown in this view.

http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15330coll22/id/67645/rv/singleitem/rec/24
Like the Title photo showing the earlier building with a St Charles Coalcar, this purported 1890 photo shows a Coalcar, but with a Knuckle coupler visible.

I wonder if the "Locality" or the Siding was also known by the name "Smith Mill" as it was still called that in the 1922/1929 C&S trackage map of Idaho Springs shown on pg213 CRRA#10.   The siding was still present at the "Last Train" photo by John Maxwell also on pg198 (middle) of N.G.to Central & Silver.

Finally there was a newer Mill built here in the last years of the C&S visible in the background of this photo.  No name at this writing found.
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