Eagle Valley Manuscripts

: The Eagle Vanadium Mining & Milling Company Stock Certificate; A stock certificate held by Alfred Borah for one share in the Eagle Vanadium Mining and Milling Company. The certificate was signed on October 4, 1915, by the secretary (Alfred Borah) and president of the company. This particular certificate is from the State of South Dakota.

: The Eagle Vanadium Mining & Milling Company Stock Certificate; A stock certificate held by Alfred Borah for one share in the Eagle Vanadium Mining and Milling Company. The certificate was signed on October 4, 1915, by the secretary (Alfred Borah) and president of the company. This particular certificate is from the State of South Dakota.

: The Eagle Vanadium Mining & Milling Company Stock Certificate; A stock certificate held by Alfred Borah for 30,000 shares in the Eagle Vanadium Mining and Milling Company. The certificate was signed on January 10, 1917, by the secretary (Alfred Borah) and president of the company. This particular certificate is from the State of South Dakota.

: The Echo Newsletter May 1945; Volume V, No. 5 of "The Echo," the official newsletter for the Minturn High School, published on May 17, 1945. "The Echo" was the sister publication of the "Baby Echo." The newsletter included sports scores, upcoming events, student achievements, and other updates concerning students and teachers. This particular issue focuses on commencement and the end of the school year with details of the commencement highlights of the senior class, class will, and sports updates. Also included was a list of "Minturn High boys in service of our country."

: The Ending of Sin; The poem "The Ending of Sin" was originally written by Grace Nottingham and printed in the Denver Post, sometime between 1900-1920. This copy was created by Esther Klatt, a teacher in Eagle County. Both women were members of influential ranching families in the area.

: The Gilman Years 1923-1971; Olive Houck Cryan was a lifelong resident of Gilman and Red Cliff, Colorado. She details early life in the mining town of Gilman, Colorado, through research and storytelling, to its company town glory days, to its subsequent closure and lay-offs in the 1980s. The story spans from mine accidents, newspaper articles, events, friends, and school, to daily life and memories from her friends and neighbors of their home. Also includes sections and details regarding: Bell's Camp, Rock Creek, Iron Mask Mine, Holy Cross Mountain, Battle Mountain, and different structures and their purposes surrounding the Eagle Mine in Gilman. Includes index and citations. Gilman, Colorado is now a designated EPA Superfund site located in Eagle County. The once booming company town shuttered and the remains are perched on the mountainside, just visible from Highway 24.

: The Harvard Gold Mining and Milling Company Stock Certificate; A stock certificate held by Alfred Borah for 11,100 shares in the Harvard Gold Mining and Milling Company. The certificate was signed on August 26, 1893, by the secretary and president of the company.

: The Horse Mountain Mining & Milling Corporation Stock Certificate; A stock certificate held by Alfred Borah for 10,000 shares in the Horse Mountain Mining & Milling Corporation. The certificate was signed on May 31, 1919, by the secretary and president of the company.

: The Mount of the Holy Cross and Tigiwon; 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 and campfires after the groups would descend the mountain. "We, our family" owed him quite a sum of money for dental bills; so he said we could work out our debt if we went up on his place across Battle Mountain to build a road to his place and on up to Camp Tigiwon... from wher they could glimpse the Mount of the Holy Cross." - page 1, Newquist.

: Things I Can Remember About Burns; Ella May Albertson's family was one of the first to settle in the Burns area. In this letter dated March 1, 1956, Ella shares personal stories of the community of characters she grew up with. This first-hand account is very special in that Ella shares her own personal experiences and memories of pioneer life and growing up.

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