Overview of Silverton from Kendall Mountain about 1894. The depot and related buildings on Tenth street are just out of view on the left San Juan County Historical Society photo
Way Back
130 Years Ago From the November 16, 1895 edition of the Silverton Standard: MINER PUBLISHED DESPITE A ‘STRIKE.’
Last week half of the force of the Miner struck but by heroic work the paper came out. Some people are very ungrateful. Last week, “Billy,” the old horse belonging to “French Fred,” died a natural death from old age. Fred has lived a long time in this town and the old horse will be missed…
