The Gilpin Tramway Engine No. 5 travels along a hillside near Central City, Colorado, in Gilpin County. The rail, a two-foot, narrow- gauge line, was started in 1887 and extended about 26 miles from Blackhawk through Chase Gulch to Central City, up...
Central City (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Central City--1890-1920.
Tracks for the Gilpin Tramway wind around a rocky hillside in Gilpin County, Colorado. The two-foot, narrow-gauge tramway was used to haul ore from the mines in the Central City area down to Blackhawk, where they were transferred to the Colorado...
A young boy wearing knickers and a cap walks in the middle of a track of the Gilpin Tramway in Gilpin County, Colorado. The two-foot, narrow-gauge tramway was used to haul ore from the mines in the Central City area down the hill to Blackhawk,...
A young boy wearing knickers and a cap stands next to a bend in the track of the Gilpin Tramway near Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. The two-foot, narrow-gauge tramway was used to haul ore from the mines in the Central City area down the...
View above the entrance to Chase Gulch, near Black Hawk, Colorado, with Highway 119 and North Clear Creek on the right. A large two- story house is on the right with bay windows on first floor, double hung on second, single chimney, front porch...
View down on the rectangular frame of an abandoned building near Black Hawk, Colorado. Walls are of stone construction; four bays are visible on the wall that is least obscured, many more are visible around the structure. Trees are growing up...
View south of Chase Gulch, Gregory Gulch, and Black Hawk, Colorado; shows North Clear Creek among the many stamp mills, processing mills and sampling mills that used the water to power their operations. The Gilpin Tram (used to haul ore down to the...