Photo of horseback trip taken by group called the Silverton Walking Club, to the mines on King Solomon Mountain. Party posed with miners and workmen at the North Star - King Solomon Mine above timberline. Several saddled horses in the foreground, including a white one with a man standing amid the horses. Women are posed with the workmen - they are on the left side of the photo. San Juan County Historical Society photo
From the August 21, 1880 edition of the La PLata Miner: CORNERSTONE PLACED FOR CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
The ceremony of laying the cornerstone of the new Congregational Church in Silverton occurred Friday, August 20th, at 2 p.m. The services were opened by singing and prayer, followed by a brief but appropriate address by Rev.
Mr. Janeway of Ouray. A short address was also made by Rev.
