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At the bottom of the Eagle River Canyon below Gilman, Belden is situated on the railroad. Ore was loaded on train cars here. The surface tram ran from Gilman down to Belden. The debris from the downpour covers the railroad tracks at midfield. The water was 8 ft. deep between the compressor house and the loading tipple during the cloudburst.
The compressor house had been at Belden for many years. "There was one huge Ingersoll-Rand piston-type...
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The work train with carpenter outfit on its way to Utah to repair the damage to a railroad bridge that had been washed out, 1917.
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Railroad bridge washout in Utah. Men are visible on the bridge, making repairs.
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Flood waters from Turkey Creek in Fleming Lumber and Mercantile Co. yard during spring runoff June1952.
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Water from Turkey Creek floods the grounds of the Fleming Lumber and Mercantile Co. during June 1952. Spring runoff was high.
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Douglas Martin and Glende Vernice standing next to the remains of a building on the Hank Fox place, Red Dirt Creek. Vesintiner's Dam broke on June 3, 1952, flooding the area down through McCoy. -- Verso
Eagle Valley Enterprise June 5, 1952 p.1: "Dam Break Destoys Cabins at McCoy.
Homes, ranch property and livestock were destroyed early Tuesday morning when the King Mt. Reservoir dam near McCoy gave way, spilling 600 acre feet of water into Red,...
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Al Look talks about his role in helping to discover Fremont Indian ruins in what became the Look-Turner Site in Utah. He speaks about Hannah Wormington, the archaeologist who excavated the site. He also discusses a flash flood on Diamond Creek in which rancher Laura Turner was killed. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Eagle Valley Enterprise June 5, 1952 p.1: "Dam Break Destoys Cabins at McCoy.
Homes, ranch property and livestock were destroyed early Tuesday morning when the King Mt. Reservoir dam near McCoy gave way, spilling 600 acre feet of water into Red, Egeria and Rock creeks, into the town of McCoy.
The dam broke around 9 p.m. and its rushing waters carried cabins, livestock and poultry in its rush to the Colorado river.
Heaviest losses were on the Harry...
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Eagle Valley Enterprise June 5, 1952 p.1: "Dam Break Destoys Cabins at McCoy.
Homes, ranch property and livestock were destroyed early Tuesday morning when the King Mt. Reservoir dam near McCoy gave way, spilling 600 acre feet of water into Red, Egeria and Rock creeks, into the town of McCoy.
The dam broke around 9 p.m. and its rushing waters carried cabins, livestock and poultry in its rush to the Colorado river.
Heaviest losses were on the Harry...
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Eagle Valley Enterprise June 5, 1952 p.1: "Dam Break Destoys Cabins at McCoy.
Homes, ranch property and livestock were destroyed early Tuesday morning when the King Mt. Reservoir dam near McCoy gave way, spilling 600 acre feet of water into Red, Egeria and Rock creeks, into the town of McCoy.
The dam broke around 9 p.m. and its rushing waters carried cabins, livestock and poultry in its rush to the Colorado river.
Heaviest losses were on the Harry...
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Eagle Valley Enterprise June 5, 1952 p.1: "Dam Break Destoys Cabins at McCoy.
Homes, ranch property and livestock were destroyed early Tuesday morning when the King Mt. Reservoir dam near McCoy gave way, spilling 600 acre feet of water into Red, Egeria and Rock creeks, into the town of McCoy.
The dam broke around 9 p.m. and its rushing waters carried cabins, livestock and poultry in its rush to the Colorado river.
Heaviest losses were on the Harry...
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Eagle Valley Enterprise June 5, 1952 p.1: "Dam Break Destoys Cabins at McCoy.
Homes, ranch property and livestock were destroyed early Tuesday morning when the King Mt. Reservoir dam near McCoy gave way, spilling 600 acre feet of water into Red, Egeria and Rock creeks, into the town of McCoy.
The dam broke around 9 p.m. and its rushing waters carried cabins, livestock and poultry in its rush to the Colorado river.
Heaviest losses were on the Harry...
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Eagle Valley Enterprise June 5, 1952 p.1: "Dam Break Destoys Cabins at McCoy.
Homes, ranch property and livestock were destroyed early Tuesday morning when the King Mt. Reservoir dam near McCoy gave way, spilling 600 acre feet of water into Red, Egeria and Rock creeks, into the town of McCoy.
The dam broke around 9 p.m. and its rushing waters carried cabins, livestock and poultry in its rush to the Colorado river.
Heaviest losses were on the Harry...
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Eagle Valley Enterprise June 5, 1952 p.1: "Dam Break Destoys Cabins at McCoy.
Homes, ranch property and livestock were destroyed early Tuesday morning when the King Mt. Reservoir dam near McCoy gave way, spilling 600 acre feet of water into Red, Egeria and Rock creeks, into the town of McCoy.
The dam broke around 9 p.m. and its rushing waters carried cabins, livestock and poultry in its rush to the Colorado river.
Heaviest losses were on the Harry...
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Eagle Valley Enterprise June 5, 1952 p.1: "Dam Break Destoys Cabins at McCoy.
Homes, ranch property and livestock were destroyed early Tuesday morning when the King Mt. Reservoir dam near McCoy gave way, spilling 600 acre feet of water into Red, Egeria and Rock creeks, into the town of McCoy.
The dam broke around 9 p.m. and its rushing waters carried cabins, livestock and poultry in its rush to the Colorado river.
Heaviest losses were on the Harry...
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Eagle Valley Enterprise June 5, 1952 p.1: "Dam Break Destoys Cabins at McCoy.
Homes, ranch property and livestock were destroyed early Tuesday morning when the King Mt. Reservoir dam near McCoy gave way, spilling 600 acre feet of water into Red, Egeria and Rock creeks, into the town of McCoy.
The dam broke around 9 p.m. and its rushing waters carried cabins, livestock and poultry in its rush to the Colorado river.
Heaviest losses were on the Harry...
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Eagle Valley Enterprise June 5, 1952 p.1: "Dam Break Destoys Cabins at McCoy.
Homes, ranch property and livestock were destroyed early Tuesday morning when the King Mt. Reservoir dam near McCoy gave way, spilling 600 acre feet of water into Red, Egeria and Rock creeks, into the town of McCoy.
The dam broke around 9 p.m. and its rushing waters carried cabins, livestock and poultry in its rush to the Colorado river.
Heaviest losses were on the Harry...
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Eagle Valley Enterprise June 5, 1952 p.1: "Dam Break Destoys Cabins at McCoy.
Homes, ranch property and livestock were destroyed early Tuesday morning when the King Mt. Reservoir dam near McCoy gave way, spilling 600 acre feet of water into Red, Egeria and Rock creeks, into the town of McCoy.
The dam broke around 9 p.m. and its rushing waters carried cabins, livestock and poultry in its rush to the Colorado river.
Heaviest losses were on the Harry...
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Eagle Valley Enterprise June 5, 1952 p.1: "Dam Break Destoys Cabins at McCoy.
Homes, ranch property and livestock were destroyed early Tuesday morning when the King Mt. Reservoir dam near McCoy gave way, spilling 600 acre feet of water into Red, Egeria and Rock creeks, into the town of McCoy.
The dam broke around 9 p.m. and its rushing waters carried cabins, livestock and poultry in its rush to the Colorado river.
Heaviest losses were on the Harry...
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Merle Winters, a cowboy and ranch hand for the Turner Ranch in Utah, describes the 1939 flash flood of Diamond Creek, in which Laura (Brown) Turner died. He also talks about American Indian petroglyphs, and about the inscription of Antoine Robidoux and about other archaeological finds. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical...
