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"The famous mountain, 14,176 feet in height, lies at the extreme northern end of the Sawatch Mountains, near the headwaters of Eagle River. The cross is formed by a deep vertical fissure in the face of the mountain, 1,500 feet in length, intersected by a transverse ledge of some 750 feet, both retaining permanently deep snow with which they are filled."
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Caption: "Nature has placed a perfect snow-white cross upon this mountain. It is formed by the two transverse canyons of immense depth, wherein lies snow twelve months of each year."
"Published by Elmer C. Clark, 739 Marion St., Denver, Colo.; Natural Color Post Card Made in U.S.A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milw., Wis. --CDY"
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Herman Newquist's family arrived in the Eagle Valley around 1920. The family would homestead near Bellyache Mountain and Herman has described his childhood, family, and events of the area in several small manuscripts. This manuscript focuses on the years of pilgrimages up Mount of the Holy Cross led by Dr. O.W. Randall or "Doc Randall". The Tigiwon shelter and community house, built during the Great Depression, became a focal point for gatherings...
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A windy point on the wagon road to Holy Cross City.
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A driveway to the new mill at Holy Cross City.
Holy Cross City was a short-lived mining camp located in what is today the Holy Cross Wilderness. A mining camp in the Holy Cross Mining District, Holy Cross City reached a population of 300 between 1881 and 1883. The town included a post office, two general stores, saloon, assay office and hotel, called the Timberline Hotel. There were reportedly two mills in operation at Holy Cross City, the Holy...
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A cabin at Holy Cross City. The entrance to the Mollie Tunnel is visible in the background. An explosion occurred in the Mollie Tunnel on December 16, 1896.
"The accident was caused by the explosion of a shot in a missed hole. Five men were in the drift at the time, and two, Eugene Belmont and P. O. Sullivan, both of Kokomo, were so badly injured in the face and eyes that it is likely they will lose their sight." -- The Aspen Tribune, December...
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On August 1, 1951, a stamp commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Colorado statehood was released. The stamp featured the Colorado statehouse and also the iconic Mount of the Holy Cross. Special editions were released in Minturn, Colorado on this date and this particular envelope is from the first day of issue.
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A poster announcing the 10th Annual Pilgrimage to the Mount of the Holy Cross led by O.W. (Oloff Wellington) Randall. Randall was the local dentist, but had an affinity for the Mount of the Holy Cross. He began pilgrimages and arranged for services to take place at the top. Those who couldn't make the journey sometimes sent pilgrims with a handkerchief or other item to bring back with them after visiting this religious place.
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Photograph taken by E.R. Lepley.
Yeoman Park Ranger Station barn and a side view of the shed. Many of the structures at Yeoman Park were built as part of the CCC Program, or Civilian Conservation Corps, during the Great Depression.
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Bernard "Spike" Doyle on left and Robert Maloit during the second Holy Cross Pilgrimage (1928). They are at Camp Tigiwon with the large assembly tent and the uncompleted Tigiwon Post Office in the background. The boys were allowed to join the Pilgrimage without being accompanied by an adult. They are standing near Rock Circle, made by the members of the First Pilgrimage by chipping their initials and date on a rock and placing them in this formation....
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The mill building at Holy Cross City.
Gold Park and Holy Cross City were the major mining camps in the Holy Cross Mining District.
"Apparently, there were two mills at Holy Cross City. The first, located just below the town, on the west side of the road, was called simply the Holy Cross Mill. It was owned by the Gold Park Mining and Milling Co. which also maintained a similar installation down below. ... Both mills were connected by a direct 2...
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A detention basin at the base of Mt. of the Holy Cross, filled with ice and snow.
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Mount of the Holy Cross in the background with the plaque marking the boulder where William H. Jackson photographed his son, Clarence, and George Beam in 1893. That famous photo is part of the Western History Collection of the Denver Public Library [DPL WHJ-10213].
The plaque reads:
"Clarence Jackson was photographed on
this boulder in 1893 by his father WILLIAM
H. JACKSON, who took the very first
picture of the cross on August 23, 1873.
This...
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Tom Knight, leading a pack burro. Sam Anderson is mounted, riding behind Tom. Holy Cross City and mill are in the background.
Front: "Me and my ------- Holy Cross City, me, Sam Anderson 1940"
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Another view of the plateau on Notch Mountain with a clear view of Mount of the Holy Cross in the background.
