Way Back!

From the December 27, 1884 edition of the (Rico) Dolores News: OPHIR PASS CLOSED; MAIL CARRIER’S BODY IS STILL LOST. The pass between Ophir and Silverton (one of the highest in the country) is already closed by snow, and mail for the Ophir country goes by way of Montrose. The body of the mail carrier who was lost in trying to cross the range last winter has not been recovered...