Way Back!
A photo of the Silverton Northern Railroad tracks passing by the Silver Wing Mine between Eureka and Animas Forks. This photo was believed taken by Frank Gonner in the summer of 1906.
130 YEARS AGO From the July 15, 1882 edition of the La Plata Miner: WHY WE CELEBRATE!
The railroad has arrived in Silverton, and though all the work is not yet completed, the iron has crossed the boundary line of the town and it may be said that the final terminus of the San Juan extension has been reached.
It is about ten years almost to the day since the area now em...
