From the December 18, 1897 edition of the Silverton Standard:
RED MTN. OLD TIMER VISITS SILVERTON AND TAKES A BATH.
Geo. Walker, the oldest resident of Red Mountain, came in the fore part of the week. He says baths are the greatest feature of Silverton; there are other necessities equally inviting.
Two of the Iowa tram towers standing on the flat near the mill were blown down Monday morning last by a San Juan zephur peculiar to that altitude, with the mercury …
