From the February 19, 1880 edition of the (Ouray) Solid Muldoon:
MAIL DUMPED DOWN CHIMNEY.
Over at Silverton when the semi-monthly mail arrives it has to be dumped down through the chimney of the post office. The snow is 25 feet deep and the air holes can only be kept open by the exercise of eternal vigilance.
130 YEARS AGO
From the February 21, 1891 edition of the Silverton Standard:
FOUR MEN BURIED I…
