Belden, Colorado
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Looking at Belden, at the bottom of the Eagle River Canyon, below Gilman, from the surface tram. The railroad siding was where chemicals were off loaded and ore was loaded into freight cars. The power plant sits across the Eagle River, accessible by a foot bridge. A group of men are gathered at the center of the photo.
2) Belden
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A close-up of facilities at Belden, some abandoned. Across the Eagle River, the power plant is visible at left.
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Looking down the surface tram rails to Belden. The railroad tracks across the Eagle River are visible at the bottom.
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Facilities at Belden, some abandoned. Mine buildings are at right, midfield. The Eagle River is at the right and railroad tracks are at the bottom
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Approaching Belden via surface tram which operated between Gilman (at the top) and Belden, at the bottom of the Eagle River Canyon.
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Belden, at the bottom of the Eagle River Canyon, taken from the surface tram. The white building across the Eaagle River is the power plant. Drying facilities are on the left hand side.
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View from the surface tram looking down toward Belden.
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Facilities at Belden, some abandoned. Gilman is visible at the top of the cliff. Mine buildings are at right, midfield.
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Belden below Gilman in the Eagle River Canyon. Railroad siding, water tower, wagons, and equipment visible. Photo labeled: "On D.&R.G., Eagle River Canon, 293, Brisbois Photo, Leadville, Colo."
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Approaching Belden at the end of the surface tram. Mine facilities and equipment are visible as are the Eagle River and the railroad tracks across the river.
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A surface tram used to move ore and equipment is on the left coming into Belden from Gilman at the top. Loading tippel, steam room and the dryer buildings are pictured in the lower right.
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The Belden processing and shipping area for the ore that was mined at Gilman Mine. The loading tippel is the first building on the left (white); next is the steam room and then the dryer.
Box cars are lined up on the tracks by the loading tippel. The box cars at the center of the photo are underneath the Ben Butler Mine.
