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1930s: Front view of six coke ovens showing doors. Snow on the ground.
"Frying Pan Town got its start through Charcoal Industry. There was a demand for charcoal at the Wheeler Smelter at Aspen. To supply this demand, ten charcoal kilns were constructed at the foot of Red Hill on the outskirts of the town near the timber. They are still standing but are being used for granary and machine shops by the owner. The pinion wood from which the charcoal...
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A view of the coke ovens near Mitchell.
"Mitchell is/was on the west side of Tennessee Pass. As one drives east, after passing Pando a few miles, the highway is right next to the railroad. Right at that location, on the other side of the track, are some kiln ruins. During 1890 there would have been a track beside the kilns. Assuming that the location is Mitchell that would be where Camp Hale was located in later years." -- Jimmy Blouch
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Coke ovens along Eagle River next to railroad tracks. Several men are on site with dogs, horses, carts, wagons, wheelbarrows, and tools.
4) Ruedi
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Ruedi, Colorado, showing plaster mill, coal kilns, depot, and section house. "The first white man to settle in Ruedi was John Ruedi, who showshoed up from Basalt in the spring of 1885. He homesteaded what is now known as the J revers R Ranch. Bill Smith came in 1887 and homesteaded the YS Ranch.
The steel for the Colorado Midland Railroad was laid through the valley in 1887. The railroad company wanted ground for a depot and section houses....
