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Colorado Cooperative Company
In the winter of 1894 nine men and one woman met in the city of Denver and organized
“The road for one who is not willing to work will be a hard
- ne to travel and usually very short”
Colorado Cooperative Company The company was incorporated on - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Colorado Cooperative Company The company was incorporated on - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
In the winter of 1894 nine men and one woman met in the city of Denver and organized Colorado Cooperative Company The company was incorporated on February 16, 1894. 1000 shares of stock were issued with a par value of $100 each. The road for
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” No one will be ostracized on the account of politics or religion”
“ Our school will be second to none in the state”
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The land was a fairly level stretch of ground located 300 feet above the San Miguel River with an ideal climate for agriculture
Tabeguache is a Ute word for “ Sunny side of the Hill”
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He was instructed to move on the ground at once and begin laying the foundation of what the men believed,
and still believe to be the most successful cooperative in the world.
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First published in Denver; later at Pinon
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In the fall of 1895 the High Line canal was finally surveyed, platted and filed according to law.
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Logging for the sawmill
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Pinon
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- Dr. Springers Office
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Pinon Boarding House
The Saturday night dance was a cure all for any dissension among the members
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Women’s Club Embroidery Club
The colony indulged in cultural activities such as “Literary” evenings, a drama club, musical programs, ethical talk and poetry recital.
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In 1897 the work began on the Cottonwood Trestle
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Sarah Chamberlain
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M.D. Bowen
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M.D. Bowen and crew
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Tourists without baggage must pay in advance
Ladies without bloomers not allowed on the beach
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Head gate camp
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Loveland Camp “Power plant hill”
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Sawmill Crew Ute, CO
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Bean Ranch Camp The Bean Ranch consisted of several acres of river bottom that the colonists used as bean fields.
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Blacksmith G.M. Love
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“Clearwater” Lou Lacher
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Nucla looking south
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Road Construction
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C.C.C. Office July 4, 1916
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Brooks Trestle
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Tuttle Syphon Flood 1922
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Tuttle Draw Tuttle Draw Syphon
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Cottonwood Trestle Break
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New head gate 1967
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Bucktail Tunnel Cave In
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Cottonwood Syphon
Each section is 40’ long, 5’ in diameter, and ¼” thick. Every 10’ weighs 2000
- pounds. A total of 4 tons per
section
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Tuttle Draw Syphon 2014
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Brooks Trestle
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Pressure gate
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Head gate and damn
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Fish ladder installed in 2011
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Three generations of Ditch Superintendents
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C.C.C. office 505 Main Street Nucla Building was moved from Pinon in 1904
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Every year the Rimrocker Historical Society conducts an ATV tour
- f the 18 miles of Main lateral. Starting at Nucla and riding on the
ditch bank to the head gate at Pinon. See www.rimrocker.org for more information