Above: Just about 3/4 mile above OurayBeyond Ouray:
Bear Creek Falls
Above: Part of the Red Mountain projectThe Red Mountains
They discovered a huge column or "pipe" of silver ore. By 1883, 40 mines were sending silver ore to smelters.
"Yankee Girl" Silver Mine
One peak of the Red Mountains with cloud cover.
We saw a lot of mining buildings out of the sides of the mountains. My one question is: "How did they know where it (ore of any kind) was?"
Monday: We are heading south to New Mexico to see Dave's sister Diane in Placitas. We have heard so much about how beautiful New Mexico is from several sources and now, we will see for ourselves! I can't wait to eat the food!!
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