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Call Number
X-13215
Title
Rollinsville
,
Colorado
Creator(s)
Chamberlain, W. G. (William Gunnison), 1815-1910.
Summary
Rollinsville
, in
Gilpin
County
,
Colorado
,
consists
of a
quartz
stamp
mill
,
outbuildings
and
dwellings
along
a
dirt
road
;
Boulder
Creek
meanders
through
the
adjacent
meadow
.
Date
[between
1860
and
1865?]
Notes
Formerly
F38216.
;
Title
hand-written
on
back
of
photoprint
, with
printed
label
: "
Boulder
Pass
, the
scenery
that
everywhere
meets
and
surrounds
the
traveler
in
crossing
the
Snowy
Range
is
magnificent
. The
Rocky
Mountains
in
Colorado
as
seen
from the
plains
,
present
in
appearance
an
impassible
barrier
, but are
nevertheless
easily
penetrated
and
crossed
to their
western
slope
, and
nowhere
offer
any
serious
obstacle
to
travelling
among
them. The
Boulder
Pass
is
the
only
one
as
yet
open
to
carriage
travel
leading
to the
Middle
Park
,
one
of the
best
summer
resorts
for
seekers
of
health
and
recreation
in
Colorado
. The
view
from this
Pass
is
extensive
,
beautifully
picturesque
and
grand
,
presenting
high
mountains
,
snowy
peaks
,
green
meadows
and
glittering
lakes
.
Parties
from
Denver
over
this
Pass
by the
most
direct
route
, will
go
to
Rollinsville
, a
mining
town
located
in a
very
picturesque
little
valley
on the
South
Boulder
, from
thence
a
few
miles
to the
upper
end
of the
valley
, the
ascent
of the
Range
commences
. The
scenery
up
to this
point
is
paricularly
picturesque
, and the
observing
Tourist
will
find
"
Tongues
in
trees
,
books
in the
running
brooks
,
Sermons
in the
stones
, and
good
in
everything.
" The
road
, from
base
to
summit
is
10
miles
, and
good
all
the
way
.
Elevation
of the
Pass
is
11700
feet
. The
Hot
Sulphur
Springs
, in the
Park
on
Grand
River
, are
thirty
miles
distant.
";
R7100132159
Physical Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint on cabinet card ; 9 x 17 cm. (3 1/2 x 7 in.)
Is Part Of
C Photo Collection 254. W. G. Chamberlain photograph collection.
Subject
Rollinsville (Colo.)--1860-1870.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material
Cabinet
photographs.
;
Film
negatives.
;
Imaged.
;
Image
Format-Medium
Photograph
Identifier
F38216
DPLW
Filename
10013215.tif
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