1921 CRASH AT RED MOUNTAIN PASS

The wreckage of Will Ennis’ automobile on the roadway above Chattanooga. Two men are on the roadway. The man at right is Fred Patterson. The Ennis vehicle crashed on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 1921 Photo courtesy of San Juan County Historical Society

The wreckage of Will Ennis’ automobile on the roadway above Chattanooga. Two men are on the roadway. The man at right is Fred Patterson. The Ennis vehicle crashed on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 1921 Photo courtesy of San Juan County Historical Society

115 Years Ago From the Oct. 3, 1908 edition of the Silverton Standard: HIS LAST CLIMB. Last Friday afternoon Myron McWright, who made the trip to the top of Kendall Mountain and back on Labor day in one hour, twenty-seven minutes and thirty one seconds, made a wager of $60 that he could duplicate the feat in one hour and a half, starting at 6 p.m. At the time it was raining in ...

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