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Abandoned Minturn Bus Line bus parked on the old road between Bells Camp and Red Cliff, October 1996. The Minturn Bus Line ran between Minturn and Gilman, taking workers to the Gilman mines. The Minturn Line was owned by Bert Winters.
"The bus line between Red Cliff and Gilman was a separate entity, for a long time owned by Mr. Neff and, eventually, by Ralph Henderson." -- Bud Beck
"Bud, Buster, our grandson, Conrad, and I walked the old road from...
2) Bus lines
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Photocopy of a postcard, the photo for which was taken by R. R. Cooper. Miners arriving for "Ole's Shift," standing in front of the bus.
From Ted Beck:
The Red Cliff bus line was probably started away back, probably in the 1930s, by Mickey Walsh. He got hold of a big old sedan, probably a Cadillac or Pierce-Arrow, that 7 or 8 men could crowd into and started hauling miners to Gilman. I don't think it was much of a success as it kept breaking down....
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Seeing Denver tour bus parked on a street. The bus has open sides with drop-down canvas weather protectors (rolled) and a wooden top. A woman tourist with two children is standing on the step of the bus, facing the camera. The remainder of the passengers are seated except for a man at the rear posed on the steps. [Photo postcard addressed to Mrs. William (Annie) Crawford, Leadville, Colorado]
Message in pencil: Dear Annie, Just look at these...
5) Bus in snow
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A Battle Mountain Transportation bus in the snow at Gilman. The license plates reads 1936.
