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Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District
Railway MSS Collection Finding Aid
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COLORADO SPRINGS AND CRIPPLE CREEK DISTRICT RAILWAY
MSS 806
Colorado Historical Society
Denver
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On 13 April 1897 Lucian D. Ross, Thomas Burk, James L. Lindsay, W.T. Doubt and Kurnel R. Babbitt organized the Cripple Creek District Railway Company to operate a 6.25 mile standard gauge electric line between Cripple Creek and Victor. The Articles of Incorporation were amended 17 November 1899, at which time the line’s name was changed to Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway. An extension to Colorado Springs opened in April 1901.
From 1897 to 1904 the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway remained under the control of local investors. After gaining control of the line through stock ownership in 1904, the Colorado & Southern directed operations until 1911. After the line lost money due to competition from the Florence and Cripple Creek Railway and the Midland Terminal Railway, the Colorado & Southern, in 1911, leased the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway to the Florence and Cripple Creek. In 1915 this lease was transferred to the Cripple Creek Central Railway, which also controlled the Midland Terminal Railway.
By 1917 most rail traffic in the area was directed to the Midland Terminal Railway. The loss of the Bear Creek Bridge in May 1918 cut off all direct traffic from Colorado springs. The Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway was declared bankrupt in 1919, at which time it went into receivership. All operations ceased in 1920 and the line was sold for scrap.
Description of Collection
The Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway Collection (MSS 806) is composed of six linear feet of records dating from 1900 to 1937. Included in the collection are correspondence, minutes, leases, reports, financial statements, annual reports, maps and promotional pamphlets.
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INVENTORY |
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Box 1 |
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FF 1 |
Correspondence |
1905-1906 |
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FF 2 |
Correspondence |
01-07/1907 |
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FF 3 |
Correspondence |
08-10/1907 |
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FF 4 |
Correspondence |
11-12/1907 |
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FF 5 |
Correspondence |
01/1908 |
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FF 6 |
Correspondence |
02/1908 |
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FF 7 |
Correspondence |
03/1908 |
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FF 8 |
Correspondence |
04-05/1908 |
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FF 9 |
Correspondence |
06-07/1908 |
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FF 10 |
Correspondence |
08-09/1908 |
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FF 11 |
Correspondence |
10/1908 |
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FF 12 |
Correspondence |
11-12/1908 |
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FF 13 |
Correspondence |
01-02/1909 |
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FF 14 |
Correspondence |
03/1909 |
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FF 15 |
Correspondence |
04-05/1909 |
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FF 16 |
Correspondence |
06-07/1909 |
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FF 17 |
Correspondence |
08-09/1909 |
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FF 18 |
Correspondence |
10-11/1909 |
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FF 19 |
Correspondence |
12/1909 |
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FF 20 |
Correspondence |
01-02/1910 |
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FF 21 |
Correspondence |
03-04/1910 |
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FF 22 |
Correspondence |
05-06/1910 |
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FF 23 |
Correspondence |
07-08/1910 |
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FF 24 |
Correspondence |
09-10/1910 |
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FF 25 |
Correspondence |
11-12/1910 |
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FF 26 |
Correspondence |
01-02/1911 |
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FF 27 |
Correspondence |
03-04/1911 |
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FF 28 |
Correspondence |
05-06/1911 |
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FF 29 |
Correspondence |
07-08/1911 |
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FF 30 |
Correspondence |
09-10/1911 |
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FF 31 |
Correspondence |
11/1911 |
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FF 32 |
Correspondence |
12/1-15/1911 |
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FF 33 |
Correspondence |
12/16-31/1911 |
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FF 34 |
Correspondence |
01/1-15/1912 |
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FF 35 |
Correspondence |
01/16-31/1912 |
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FF 36 |
Correspondence |
02/1-15/1912 |
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FF 37 |
Correspondence |
02/16-28/1912 |
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FF 38 |
Correspondence |
03/1-15/1912 |
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FF 39 |
Correspondence |
03/16-30/1912 |
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FF 40 |
Correspondence |
04/1912 |
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FF 41 |
Correspondence |
05/2-15/1912 |
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FF 42 |
Correspondence |
05/16-29/1912 |
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FF 43 |
Correspondence |
06/8-28/1912 |
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FF 44 |
Correspondence |
07/1-23/1912 |
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FF 45 |
Correspondence |
08/1-15/1912 |
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FF 46 |
Correspondence |
08/16-31/1912 |
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FF 47 |
Correspondence |
09/1912 |
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FF 48 |
Correspondence |
10/1912 |
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FF 49 |
Correspondence |
11/1-12/1912 |
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FF 50 |
Correspondence |
11/19-30/1912 |
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FF 51 |
Correspondence |
12/1912 |
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Box 2 |
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FF 52 |
Correspondence |
01/1913 |
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FF 53 |
Correspondence |
02/1913 |
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FF 54 |
Correspondence |
03/1913 |
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FF 55 |
Correspondence |
04/1913 |
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FF 56 |
Correspondence |
05-06/1913 |
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FF 57 |
Correspondence |
07/1913 |
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FF 58 |
Correspondence |
08/1913 |
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FF 59 |
Correspondence |
09/1913 |
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FF 60 |
Correspondence |
10/1913 |
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FF 61 |
Correspondence |
11-12/1913 |
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FF 62 |
Correspondence |
01-02/1914 |
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FF 63 |
Correspondence |
03-04/1914 |
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FF 64 |
Correspondence |
05-07/1914 |
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FF 65 |
Correspondence |
08-09/1914 |
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FF 66 |
Correspondence |
10-12/1914 |
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FF 67 |
Correspondence |
01-03/1915 |
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FF 68 |
Correspondence |
04-06/1915 |
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FF 69 |
Correspondence |
07-09/1915 |
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FF 70 |
Correspondence |
10-12/1915 |
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FF 71 |
Correspondence |
01-03/1916 |
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FF 72 |
Correspondence |
04-06/1916 |
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FF 73 |
Correspondence |
07-09/1916 |
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FF 74 |
Correspondence |
10-12/1916 |
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FF 75 |
Correspondence |
01-02/1917 |
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FF 76 |
Correspondence |
03-04/1917 |
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FF 77 |
Correspondence |
05-06/1917 |
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FF 78 |
Correspondence |
07/1917 |
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FF 79 |
Correspondence |
08/1917 |
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FF 80 |
Correspondence |
09-10/1917 |
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FF 81 |
Correspondence |
11/1917 |
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FF 82 |
Correspondence |
12/1917 |
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FF 83 |
Correspondence |
01/1918 |
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FF 84 |
Correspondence |
02/1918 |
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FF 85 |
Correspondence |
03-04/1918 |
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FF 86 |
Correspondence |
05-06/1918 |
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FF 87 |
Correspondence |
07-08/1918 |
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FF 88 |
Correspondence |
09-10/1918 |
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FF 89 |
Correspondence |
11-12/1918 |
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Box 3 |
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FF 90 |
Correspondence |
01/1919 |
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FF 91 |
Correspondence |
02/1-15/1919 |
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FF 92 |
Correspondence |
02/16-28/1919 |
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FF 93 |
Correspondence |
03/1919 |
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FF 94 |
Correspondence |
04-05/1919 |
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FF 95 |
Correspondence |
06-07/1919 |
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FF 96 |
Correspondence |
08-09/1919 |
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FF 97 |
Correspondence |
10-12/1919 |
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FF 98 |
Correspondence |
01-02/1920 |
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FF 99 |
Correspondence |
03/1920 |
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FF 100 |
Correspondence |
04-05/1920 |
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FF 101 |
Correspondence |
06-09/1920 |
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FF 102 |
Correspondence |
10-12/1920 |
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FF 103 |
Correspondence |
01-03/1921 |
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FF 104 |
Correspondence |
04-06/1921 |
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FF 105 |
Correspondence |
07-12/1921 |
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FF 106 |
Correspondence |
01-02/1922 |
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FF 107 |
Correspondence |
03/1922 |
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FF 108 |
Correspondence |
04/1922 |
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FF 109 |
Correspondence |
05/1922 |
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FF 110 |
Correspondence |
06/1922 |
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FF 111 |
Correspondence |
07/1922 |
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FF 112 |
Correspondence |
08/1922 |
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FF 113 |
Correspondence |
09/1922 |
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FF 114 |
Correspondence |
10-12/1922 |
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FF 115 |
Correspondence |
01-02/1923 |
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FF 116 |
Correspondence |
03-06/1923 |
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FF 117 |
Correspondence |
07-12/1923 |
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FF 118 |
Correspondence |
1924-1937 |
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FF 119 |
Correspondence- Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Hospital Fund |
07/11/1905-01/02/1920 |
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FF 120 |
Lease of Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway to Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad |
11/01/1911 |
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FF 121 |
Memorandum of lease of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway to Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs Railroad, unsigned |
ca. 09/1918 |
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FF 122 |
Notice of default served on the Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs Railroad Company |
04/17/1919 |
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FF 123 |
Protection Committee report |
06/30/1936 |
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FF 124 |
Seniority roster: engineers and fireman |
03/28/1917 |
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FF 125 |
Equipment lists (3) |
1905 |
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FF 126 |
Report of physical condition and operation of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway |
02/18/1919 |
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FF 127 |
Index of minutes of directors and stockholders meetings |
1897-1914 |
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FF 128 |
Minutes of directors and stockholders meetings |
11/20/1912-07/06/1923 |
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FF 129 |
Minutes of executive committee meetings |
08/06/1901-02/24/1905 |
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FF 130 |
Minutes of special committee appointed 10/25/1900 |
01/14/1903-09/13/1904 |
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FF 131 |
Power of attorney reference to Cripple Creek District Railway bonds |
04/04/1899 |
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FF 132 |
Stock transfer ledger |
12/18/1900-02/24/1905 |
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FF 133 |
Stock transfer ledger |
06/25/1900-12/1905 |
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Box 4 |
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FF 134 |
Preferred stock ledger |
01/25/1900-12/11/1905 |
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FF 135 |
Common stock ledger |
06/08/1900-08/30/1918 |
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FF 136 |
First consolidated forty-year gold mortgage and deed of trust |
10/01/1902 |
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FF 137 |
First Mortgage (hectograph) |
01/01/1900 |
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FF 138 |
List of bond holders |
04/01/1918-07/01/1918 |
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FF 139 |
Certificates of indebtedness |
06/24/1908-12/21/1911 |
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FF 140 |
Report of receiver |
01/05/1920 |
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FF 141 |
Financial statements |
1905 |
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FF 142 |
Financial statements |
1906 |
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FF 143 |
Financial statements |
1907 |
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FF 144 |
Financial statements |
1908 |
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FF 145 |
Financial statements |
1909 |
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FF 146 |
Financial statements |
1910 |
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FF 147 |
Financial statements |
1911 |
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FF 148 |
Financial statements |
1912 |
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FF 149 |
Financial statements |
1913 |
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FF 150 |
Financial statements |
1915 |
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FF 151 |
Financial statements |
1916 |
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FF 152 |
Financial statements |
1917 |
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FF 153 |
Financial statements |
1918 |
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FF 154 |
Financial statements |
1919 |
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FF 155 |
Auditor's report to U.S. District Court (Denver) |
07/29/1924 |
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FF 156 |
Treasurer's cash book |
08/21/1912-06/09/1925 |
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FF 157 |
Treasurer's cash book, receiver's account |
05/01/1921-12/1936 |
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FF 158 |
Receiver's accounts, pp.12-25, record of coal shipments pp. 26-32, trial balance, corporate account |
06/18/1919-08/01/1920 06/1922-12/1922 |
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FF 159 |
Historical sketches
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FF 160 |
Newspaper clippings |
03/14/1905 02/10/1923 |
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Box 5 |
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Annual reports (bound volumes) |
1911-1922 |
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Box 6 |
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FF 161 |
"Highest Electric Railway in the World" |
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FF 162 |
" A Pictorial Souvenir: Scenes along the Short Line" |
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FF 163 |
"Round-up of the Antlered Herd" |
1906 |
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FF 164 |
"O'er Canon and Crag to the Land of Gold" |
undated |
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FF 165 |
"A Picture History of the Cripple Creek Trip" |
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FF 166 |
"The Short Line Trip to Cripple Creek" |
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FF 167 |
"The Cripple Creek Trip" |
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FF 168 |
"Nuggets from the Cripple Creek District" |
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FF 169 |
"Through the Heart of the Rockies to the Land of Gold" |
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FF 170 |
"The World's Scenic Wonder" |
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FF 171 |
"De Long's Tours" |
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FF 172 |
"Wonderful Scenery and Precious Gold: The World's Grandest One Day Trip" |
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FF 173 |
Maps - Cripple Creek and Short Line |
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FF 174 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
05, 07,10/1901 |
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FF 175 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
05/1902 |
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FF 176 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
02, 05, 07, 10/1904 |
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FF 177 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
04, 06, 12/1905 |
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FF 178 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
01, 04, 07/1906 |
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FF 179 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
08, 12/1906 |
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FF 180 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
01, 03, 05, 06/1907 |
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FF 181 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
07-12/1907 |
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FF 182 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
01-06/1908 |
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FF 183 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
07-12/1908 |
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FF 184 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
01-06/1909 |
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FF 185 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
07-12/1909 |
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FF 186 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
01-06/1910 |
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FF 187 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
07-12/1910 |
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FF 188 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
02-06/1911 |
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FF 189 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
07-12/1911 |
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FF 190 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
02/1912 |
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FF 191 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
07, 09-12/1912 |
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FF 192 |
"The Short Line - Blue Book" |
01-06/1913 |
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Oversize 3 |
Minute book |
1897-1914 |
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Oversize 4 |
Income tax reports |
1914-1921 |
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Oversize 5 |
Deed index: Teller County |
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Oversize 6 |
Deed index: Teller County |
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Oversize 7 |
Deed index: El Paso County |
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Oversize 8 |
Ledger |
1909-1920 |
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Oversize 9 |
Cash book |
1909-1912 |
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Oversize 10 |
Ledger |
1919-1922 |
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