Gilman, Colorado, December 25, 1948, taken from the "u" turn in Hwy. 24. Autobiography of Mayo W. Lanning, p. 30: "Gilman was close to the top of Battle Mountain at 9,000 feet above sea level. Since a great deal of my day was spent in the mine I was several thousand feet lower, but the only time Trudie got below this was when we drove down off the mountain. Over the top and about 3-4 miles away (mostly down), was Red Cliff and Turkey Creek, both...