Sidebar by Martha Quillen
Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Art: For the people, by the people, and of the people,
Year: 1994
Even closed galleries help a town’s economy
Sidebar by Central Staff
Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Helper, Utah, is an old railroad and mining town, similar in many ways to Salida, since it was built at the same time for the same purpose. However, Helper still has several blocks of shuttered stores downtown.
Using art to elevate real-estate prices
Sidebar by Ed Quillen
Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Economists can tell us how a factory or store fits into the general economic picture, but it’s harder to assign a role to the “art industry” of studios and galleries.
What is art, anyway?
Sidebar by Diane Alexander
Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Diane Alexander asks some artists —
What is art, anyway?
More Steam Plant Work set for 1995
Sidebar by Central Staff
Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
This summer, the Steam Plant Theatre in Salida was open for business and hosted numerous events. But now it’s closed for the winter, and back under construction.
Culture for the Country Folk
Sidebar by Martha Quillen
Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Funded by donations and bequests from individuals, families, corporations, and communities, foundations earnestly filter money from those who have it to those who don’t, and by doing so, they get to decide who is worthy and who isn’t.
What happens when a pasttime turns into an industry?
Article by Martha Quillen
Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Although it may not have been as apparent twenty years ago — when the railroad depot still stood, the quarry still operated, and the mines still ran — even then Salida harbored a bit of an art colony.
Colorado on my mind, by Curt Buchholtz
Review by Ed Quillen
Colorado – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Colorado on My Mind
Introduction by Curt Buchholtz
published in 1994 by Falcon Press
ISBN 1-56044-272-7
Write ’em Roughshod, by Peggy Godfrey
Review by Marcia Darnell
Poetry – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Write ’em Roughshod
by Peggy Godfrey
published in 1994 by MediaChaosBooks
Trials and Triumphs, by Stephen J. Leonard
Review by Ed Quillen
Colorado History – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Trials and Triumphs – A Colorado Portrait of the Great Depression With FSA Photographs
by Stephen J. Leonard
Published in 1993 by University Press of Colorado
ISBN 0-87081-311-0
Tomboy Bride, by Harriet Fish Backus
Review by Martha Quillen
Coloado History – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Tomboy Bride – A Woman’s Personal Account of Life in Mining Camps of the West
by Harriet Fish Backus
Published in 1969 by Pruett
ISBN 0-87108-512-7
Four-Legged legends of Colorado by Gayle C. Shirley
Review by Mandy Ainsworth
Colorado Animals – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Four-Legged Legends of Colorado
by Gayle C. Shirley
published in 1994 by Falcon Press
ISBN 1-56044-262-X
2 books about strange events
Review by Martha Quillen
Colorado – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
It Happened In Colorado
by James A. Crutchfield
Published in 1993 by Falcon Press
ISBN 1-56044-202-6
Flyfishing, Hiking, and Cycling books
Review by Hal Walter
Outdoors – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Flyfishing the High Country
By John Gierach
Published in 1984 by Pruett
ISBN: 0-87108-662-X
The Fall of Climax Molybdenum
Article by Steve Voynick
Mining history – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
If there was a single date that marked the transition between the rise and fall of Climax, it was January 1, 1958. On that date, the Climax Molybdenum Company merged with the American Metals Company, becoming a division of American Metals Climax, Inc.
Notes and commentary for December 1994
Brief by Central Staff
Various – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Greater Pyramid
FLORIDA — Operating under the name Pyramids Unlimited, some developers have proposed a 495-foot pyramid of steel and granite. Inside would be 300,000 crypts, and the mausoleum would be topped with a glass chapel.
Geologic Mischief
Letter from Robert Mcphee
November edition – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Editors:
Your November issue was especially interesting to me. Jeanne Englert’s book review on roadside geology, the Climax Mine history, Frémont’s fourth expedition book review, the legislative race between Ken Chlouber and Curtis Imrie, and the religious pyramid controversy in Crestone — they all provided the kind of information that urban residents like myself find helpful in keeping up with you rural sophisticates.
It’s FIBArk, not FIBARK or Fibark
Letter from John Hansen
Salida festival – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Dear Martha and Ed,
Thank you for listing us in the Agenda section of the November issue.
One of our “agendas” is the promotion of our festival, and since subscriptions to your magazine distribute it to many parts of the country, we appreciate any coverage we can get from you.
Naive and idealistic notions
Essay by Ed Quillen
Colorado Central – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
First, an apology. In this edition, we had planned to publish the second installment of an article about the future of the Southern Pacific Railroad’s “Central Corridor” in Central Colorado.
Chlouber and Imrie both have a few rough edges
Article by Ed Quillen
Politics – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
We’re pretty lucky in House District 61, which covers the northern part of central Colorado, as well as Pitkin County.
A D&RGW timeline
Sidebar by Central Staff
Transportation – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
1880: The Denver & Rio Grande wins the Royal Gorge War with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé, and builds a narrow-gauge line west from Ca$on City up the Arkansas as far as Crane Park, near the summit of Tennessee Pass.
How much longer for our rail route?
Article by Allen Best and Ed Quillen
Transportation – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Some parts of the world specialize in rumors of Elvis sightings. Others prefer the rumors of UFO abductions.
When in doubt, vote no
Essay by Ellen Miller
Politics – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Early voting started too early — on Oct. 13 — and it guarantees one thing. More political ads for a longer period of time. It’s too bad, because candidates used to marshal their money for a last-minute blitz that went on for maybe a week. Now we get three weeks of it, at least.
Focus on Colorado
Review by Hal Walter
New magazine – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Focus on Colorado
Bi-monthly magazine
ORIGINALLY THE EDITOR asked me to review a new magazine available free in Custer County called Focus on Colorado.
Roadside Geology of Colorado by Halka Chronic
Review by Jeanne Englert
Geology – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine – Roadside Geology of Colorado
by Halka Chronic
Published by Mountain Press Publishing Co.
ISBN 0-87842-105-X
Trail to Disaster by Patricia Joy Richmond
Review by Ed Quillen
History – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Trail to Disaster – The Route of John C. Frémont’s Fourth Expedition
by Patricia Joy Richmond
Published in 1990 by University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 0-87081-275-0
The Rise of Climax Molybdenum
Article by Steve Voynick
Mining History – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Author’s note: Fourteen years ago, much of the region covered by Colorado Central stepped to the economic, social, and cultural beat of the Climax Molybdenum Mine. In 1981, the Climax Mine, one of the world’s largest, had 3,100 employees and an $8O million annual payroll. Employees commuted from places as distant as Kremmling, Denver, Saguache, Texas Creek, and Eagle, but most lived in Leadville, Buena Vista, and Salida.
Notes and Commentary for November 1994
Brief by Various
Sundry – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Electing water boards
DENVER — “No taxation without representation” inspired a revolution in 1776, but that principle seems to have been forgotten when it comes to water in Colorado.
The Edifice Complex
Article by Christina Nealson
Crestone pyramid – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
You remember the polished pink granite pyramid, the “architectural masterpiece” transmitted by the Ascended Masters to aid the enlightened to move from the third dimension to the fifth?
The Wal-Mart article was cogent
Letter from Susan Alpert
Small Towns – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Dear Martha and Ed,
Thanks much for sending the copy of your magazine. I found it most interesting and it aroused more than a little homesickness for Colorado. Salida sounds like a great small town, like so many others in Colorado, and just the opposite of big city, big tourist, big growing Las Vegas.
Does paving really cause overpopulation, famine, and drought?
Letter from Bill Perry
Cottonwood Pass – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Editors:
Thanks for featuring the Cottonwood Pass dilemma in the October issue of Colorado Central Magazine. Your letter from the editor on this controversy was dead on target; paving isn’t the issue!
Rather than fight, why not pave both canyon and pass?
Letter from Eleanor Harrington
Cottonwood Pass – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Many thanks for featuring the Cottonwood Pass controversy in your October Issue. The short history was well done and most informative and the contrasting points of view were interesting and entertaining.
Slavery is traditional, too
Letter from John Walker
Hunting – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Editor:
Although slavery is one of humanity’s oldest activities, it’s condemned by many modern people. This shocking statement, simplistic in its evocation of ancient tradition to rationalize a practice that is rightfully fading into the evolutionary mists of human history, assumes a high level of credibility when the word “hunting” is substituted for “slavery,” according to Chas Clifton, author of the essay “The Nature of the Hunt.” (published in the October ’94 edition of Colorado Central).
Everybody counts
Essay by Linda Budd
Mountain Life – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Early morning sunlight crashes through wide windows and soaks into the cabin’s crudely cut cedar paneling. I’m out on the deck feeding whiskey jacks and finches when the phone rings.
The right to complain is a good reason to vote
Essay by Martha Quillen
Politics – November 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
It’s November, so the subject of my letter should be easily derived. What I’m supposed to say is, “Vote.” Yet it doesn’t seem that simple.
How to keep contractors in businesss
Article by Kirby Perschbacher
Construction – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
MOVE RIGHT IN Secluded mountain home with great view.
Rustic exterior, large decks …
Bear Encounters
Article by Hal Walter
Wildlife – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
It was by no cosmic coincidence that I went to sleep reading The Grizzly Years by Doug Peacock and awoke to the sound of low growling. It was not a bear.
In Search of the Old Spanish Trail, by C.G. Crampton & S.K. Madsen
Review by Phil Carson
History – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
In Search of the Spanish Trail – Santa Fé to Los Angeles, 1829-1848
By C. Gregory Crampton & Steven K. Madsen
Published in 1994 by Peregrine Smith Books,
ISBN 0-87905-614-2
Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Hiking Trails, by Lora Davis
Review by Lynda La Rocca
Recreation – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Hiking Trails in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Area
by Lora Davis
Published in 1994 by Pruett
ISBN 0-87108-847-9
Please come/don’t come to Gunnison County
Article by Bill Perry
Cottonwood Pass – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Once again, Gunnison County is trying to profit from others’ efforts to get the western approach to Cottonwood Pass upgraded to a paved surface consistent with its major connecting roads.
There are better ways to spend money than paving it
Article by Marija B. Vader
Cottonwood Pass – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
“What lasts longer, dirt or pavement?”
-Susan Gore, Taylor Canyon resident
A short history of Cottonwood Pass
Article by Ed Quillen
Cottonwood Pass – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
As the scars of old routes above timberline clearly demonstrate, 12,126-foot Cottonwood Pass has been in use for many years. Doubtless it was employed for centuries as an Indian trail, since the Utes enjoyed the hot springs on the east side and the hunting on the west side long before white settlement.
The nature of the hunt
Article by Chas S. Clifton
Hunting – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Lit from behind by the rising sun, a big mule deer buck trots up one of Poverty Mountain’s shoulder ridges. When he stops, the sun transforms his breath into glowing fog. Braced against a boulder, I try to find him in the rifle scope, the optically focused sun exploding into my eye.
Profitable organic farming at 8,000 feet
Article by Christina Nealson
Agriculture – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
You don’t sit and interview Lillian McCracken. You follow her around while she walks, waters, picks, feeds, and weeds. Rabbits, ducks, turkeys, and chickens were part of the rounds this particular morning.
Notes and Commentary for October 1994
Brief by Central Staff
Various – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
Saving South Park
PARK COUNTY — Park County strikes us as a land divided. For one thing, it has two telephone area codes. For another, it serves as a bedroom community for three urban zones: Denver metro around Bailey and Summit resort around Fairplay, with some commuters venturing to Colorado Springs from the Lake George area.
