Re: Speculation on the Gilpin Tramway at the Black Hawk Roundhouse.

Posted by Dave Eggleston on Feb 07, 2023; 8:36pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Speculation-on-the-Gilpin-Tramway-at-the-Black-Hawk-Roundhouse-tp18403p18414.html

Keith, interesting thought and good catch on that structure. The Sanborns don't show an addition on that end of the building--but Sanborns have their faults and limits. To my eye the structure doesn't appear to be elevated.

A water supply near the engine house is logical. This discussion of what and where it was keeps pushing me back to the thought: Are we looking for something we normally expect--a tank--that may not have been there? Could the engines have been watered from a stand-pipe with hose somewhere outside the engine house? We know water was piped up to that point, and a tank, while convenient, is not mandatory. Thinking of places like Central City, Blackhawk at times, Fisher. Out on a limb again: What if that structure held a standpipe and hose?