View northward from hilltop at Colorado Fuel and Iron Company fluorspar mine. Mineral County, Colorado. 1926.
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Date Taken
1926-07-24
Summary
Wagon Wheel Gap Hot Springs. Panorama with image 1323. View northward from hilltop at Colorado Fuel and Iron Company fluorspar mine showing beyond the ridge in the foreground a sheer cliff of pink lava an the north side of the Canyon of the Rio Grande. The sheer cliff marks the position of the so-called Wagon Wheel Gap through which the Rio Grande flows. Above Wagon Wheel Gap is shown the valley of the Rio Grande. The mining camp of Creede is situated in the distance at the left. Mineral County, Colorado. July 24, 1926.
Summary
Wagon Wheel Gap Hot Springs. Panorama with image 1323. View northward from hilltop at Colorado Fuel and Iron Company fluorspar mine showing beyond the ridge in the foreground a sheer cliff of pink lava an the north side of the Canyon of the Rio Grande. The sheer cliff marks the position of the so-called Wagon Wheel Gap through which the Rio Grande flows. Above Wagon Wheel Gap is shown the valley of the Rio Grande. The mining camp of Creede is situated in the distance at the left. Mineral County, Colorado. July 24, 1926.
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