Way Back!
Edgar James Dyson sitting in yard of the Dyson home with one foot propped atop the other. Displays the cleated soles and heels of his hiking boots. Entitled 'Engineering Feat' by the photographer. The blurred subject at left is young Dan McNaughton. Image Courtesy of San Juan Historical Society
From the February 2, 1891 edition of the Silverton Standard: ENGINE 100 HIT BY SNOWSLIDE.As engine 100, of The Silverton Railroad, was on her way down to the Silver Belle mine yesterday afternoon and had reached the turntable, the snow on the entire side of the mountain for a distance of a quarter of a mile slid down the hill, covering the track for this distance to a de...
