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<br />r .. " :,' <br />1 \.~.x.J... <br /> <br />encroached upon Ute Reservation lands and demanded that <br /> <br />triLes evacuate the area. The U. S. Army compelled the <br /> <br />Utes to leave the r~s~r~ation and the Government opened <br /> <br />lands to settlement in 1881. <br /> <br />Iu 1886, the Colorado Midland ~ailway bc~au construction on <br /> <br />a line from Colorado Springs via Leadville to Aspen and Glen- <br /> <br />wood Springs. Tlw route fro", Leadville to Aspen fallOl,ed the, <br /> <br />Fryingpan River. Notable stations, sidings, spurn ~nd points <br /> <br />of inter,-,st along the Hidland rout" in the upper Fryingp'ln <br /> <br />Valley wore IV'lnhoe, Hell Gate, Sellnr, Nast, N'orrie, Thomns- <br /> <br />ville and lleredith. The line reached Aspen in 1887 ,md pri- <br /> <br />narily served mining interests until 1918. (10) <br /> <br />Traces of tllO railroad bod and sidinr, are still visible fr.]!,,- <br /> <br />County Road 104 which folloHs the ruute established for the <br /> <br />Culorildu Hidland Railtmy. !lith shutdotm of tho railrcoad, <br /> <br />people in the valley coutinued agricultural pursuits and catered <br /> <br />to seasonal tourist d~nnds. Today, ",ith imprav,-,d ~ccess and <br /> <br />devclop~u recreational .nr~.'].s, 'P'l.ost yer:.r-round rw.sidc.nts OpC.Tt',tc <br /> <br />SUMnur resorts ~lthoueh son~ ranching 0pcr~ticn9 continue 3t <br /> <br />lower elevations. Figure No. 8 shaus "Hell G.:1te" uhich i8 <br /> <br />nCilr th" inlet portal of Nast Tunnel. This aren tJ~s the <br /> <br />scenic highlight of the histuric Color'tc1o !riJl~nd Route. <br /> <br />28 <br /> <br />, <br />