Re: Speaking of Leadville

Posted by Chris Walker on Oct 24, 2017; 10:53pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Speaking-of-the-Arkansas-Valley-Smelter-tp9823p9846.html

  Since I diverted Keith's thread.....

Keith Hayes wrote

Thank you, John.

You will notice that many of the early buildings in Leadville were built of hewn logs, and for some reason, many of these persisted in spite of being located proximate to fire and sparks.

The log construction is far more fire resistant than balloon framing, the same reason Mills and Warehouses were built from Post and Beam.

Here's a beaut for you.  A Boardinghouse on some street in Leadville.


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