An undated post card of snow clearing on a slide along the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad south of Silverton. Menare hand-shoveling while passengers have walked to make a connection to a south-facing train beyond the slide. Photo courtesy of San Juan County Historical Society
Way Back!
Friday, Madame Rumor scattered a broadcast that the reservoir above town was full and well supplied with water and also full with snowballs.
If we mistake not, the reservoir was in about the same fix eight winters ago, at the time of the big fire, which destroyed nearly the entire block on the south side of Greene Street, between 13th and 14th St. That the entire city was not reduced ...
