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102 • TELLURIDE TURNS Headlines & Highlights from the Local News 12,500 feet in elevation, in the midst DEAN SILVER of wildflowers and waterfalls, stands the historic and iconic Lewis Mill. Those that visit it are tempted to enter and explore, but visitors to the building must be aware The towering, seventy-foot tall Lewis Mill was built in 1910, on a that the interior is dangerous and unauthorized entry steep rock slope that descends five and trespassing is prohibited. levels from the main entrance to the headwaters of Bridal Veil Creek. In its But even though the building by a State Historical Fund Grant from Ownership of the Lewis Mill was heyday, Lewis Mill operated as a six- appears to be of high structural integ- the Colorado Historical Society. Most conveyed from Idarado Mining Com- ty-ton capacity, state-of-the-art grav- rity and sufficiently stable, records recently the plan is to spend some pany to San Miguel County in 2002. ity processing facility for silver and indicate prior to the 2000s the build- $60,000 to cover the windows with A designated San Miguel County other polymetallic ores (composed of ing received little maintenance since plexiglass for weather protection, Landmark, the building was placed three or more metals) typical of those it stopped operating nearly a century fasten roof sections, and work on the on the National Register of Historic mined in the San Juan Mountains of ago. Structural assessments indicate interior floors and structural posts. Places in 2009. southwestern Colorado. parts of the building are in deterio- “Kind of makes us feel like cheat- rated condition from the effects of ers watching the helicopter drop off The Lewis Mill endures as a Different machinery inside the the mill’s harsh environment. While materials to keep the building struc- visually impressive structure that mill was used for crushing and fine it is a marvel to behold, it is unsafe turally sound,” Ossola admits. dominates its site and setting in grinding ore before feeding it to to enter the building. Bridal Veil Basin. Those that visit it large Wilfley concentrating tables Vehicles are not allowed in Bridal are tempted to enter and explore, to separate out waste, a technology To prevent the once-grand Lewis Veil Basin, but you can get to Lewis but visitors to the building must developed by nationally recognized Mill from simply becoming another Mill by skiing, hiking, or biking from be aware that the interior is dan- mining engineer Robert H. Richards. mining structure ruin, the County all directions. However, be warned gerous and unauthorized entry and conducts ongoing stabilization and there is no trail or signage leading to trespassing is prohibited. “We must Although many smaller mills of its preservation activities based on pro- the site, and It is easy to get lost or continue to educate the public that type were constructed in the region, fessional recommendations and the caught off-guard in the fast-changing, this magnificent mill structure is only the Lewis Mill retains its original Secretary of Interior Standards for high alpine weather. “For those who for viewing only and should not be milling equipment as an example of Historic Preservation. In addition, con- can make the trek up the hill to see entered, so hopefully it can stand for the famous Richards ore concentra- struction activities have been funded it, it’s nothing short of mesmerizing.” another hundred years.” \\ tion technology. Due to its remote location, the mill was spared the fate of mills at lower elevations which were often salvaged for scrap mate- rial during World War II. “The Lewis Mill was one of the very first projects undertaken by the San Miguel County Historic Commission, and will for- ever be our baby,” explains JJ Ossola, Vice-Chairperson and long standing member of the Commission. “It’s the highest, in the best condition, and the coolest mill building in the state.” Built less than a hundred feet from the Lewis Mine, the Mill’s mas- sive timber-frame construction is said to have been fabricated in sec- tions in St. Louis, Missouri, brought by train to Durango, transported over Chattanooga Pass and assem- bled onsite with an excavated stone and rock foundation. The mill’s inner workings, including three material elevators, were powered by coal-fired boilers and electricity generated by the power plant at the falls, one of the oldest still operating in the country. “It’s unthinkable that the old miners were able to construct it at such a high elevation nestled in the mountains with non-motorized transportation,” says Ossola. Because of the craftsmanship and engineering excellence of its heavy timber-frame construction, the building remains amazingly intact despite years of abandonment, neglect, and extreme exposure to high country winds, hail, and snow. TellurideMagazine.com SUMMER/FALL 2022

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104 • TELLURIDE TURNS Headlines & Highlights from the Local News FELONY POSSESSION Fentanyl crisis in Colorado By D. Dion The San Miguel County Sher- The bill enables prosecutors to ple. They don’t think they are taking the lyrics of the old classic rock iff’s office warned residents in charge people in possession, even fentanyl. Most drug dealers have no tune “Smuggler’s Blues”: They say early March of a “particularly if the individual was not aware that real idea what they are selling, most they’re gonna stop it but it doesn’t deadly” batch of pure fentanyl cir- fentanyl had been cut into the drug people who give away drugs have no go away. According to the DEA culating in the county; officers had they were holding. That scenario was idea what they are really giving away, (Drug Enforcement Administra- discovered samples of the drug at a true for the five people who died in a and most people have no idea what tion), fentanyl is primarily manufac- crime scene. house in Commerce City in February they are really taking.” tured in foreign labs and smuggled after using cocaine that had been into the United States, and trying to Nearly 108,000 people died from a laced with fentanyl. The bill that passed this spring quell drug traffic into the country is drug overdose in the U.S. in 2021—an includes funding for test strips not, in his experience, an easy fix. historic high. And more than 71,000 of Fentanyl is a Schedule II synthetic to discern the presence of fen- Because it is so potent in such small those fatalities involved illegally man- opioid that is up to a hundred times tanyl. But fentanyl is so ubiquitous quantities, fentanyl is particularly ufactured fentanyl. In Colorado, the stronger than morphine. Because of now, that Lisa Raville of the Harm difficult to regulate. “Fentanyl is so number of overdose deaths involving its potency and low cost, illicit fen- Reduction Action Center told West- easy to conceal that border controls fentanyl doubled in 2020 relative to tanyl is often mixed with other illegal word the tests might not be use- will never contain the problem,” 2019. The Colorado legislature passed drugs including heroin, methamphet- ful “because everything will have says Masters. “Communities, sub- a bill this spring to make possession of amines, and cocaine, increasing the fentanyl in it.” The legislation also stance abuse caregivers, and health one gram or more a felony; the intent likelihood of a fatal overdose. “Many included money for emergency professionals need to come together was not to crack down on users, but to street drugs are made with or laced treatment, education, and opiate and figure out what the solution is have the legal tools to offer clemency with/contain a degree of fentanyl in antagonists such as Narcan. to reduce demand. This is really the in exchange for information about unknown amounts,” said Sheriff Bill only solution.” \\ dealers and the drug pipeline. Masters. “This is what is killing peo- When asked about the fen- tanyl crisis, Sheriff Masters cited TellurideMagazine.com SUMMER/FALL 2022

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106 • INDEX COLOR BY SKATEBOARDING SOCIAL MEDIA I SPEAK FOR THE POWER BELIEVE IN IS BACK FOR SPORTS THE TREES OF WATER THE BEAVER Skateboarding made its Strava generated The Earth has As of 2020, the average The USDA killed more than Olympic debut in 2021 in $72 million in 2020 and approximately 3 trillion 23,000 beavers in 2017. trees—46% fewer trees age of the fleet of global Tokyo. There were the app was valued at than it did 12 thousand There are an estimated 8.8 million U.S. $125 billion. hydropower generators 6–12 million of these skateboarders in 2020, years ago. According to was 31.3 years. They made compared to 6.6 million More than 1 billion a 2017 study, there are keystone species in North in 2019. One of the first 6,065 species of trees in up 16% of the world’s activities were completed America and another skateboards was built in on the app in 2020. existence across the globe. power generation and 1 million in Europe. 1920, a 3-wheeled device to 45% of the total renewable Strava had more than In the U.S., the Forest energy capacity. In 2021, practice skiing. 95 million users in 2021. Service recognizes more hydropower generation is than 400 tree species. estimated to amount to approximately 1.34 terawatts globally. TellurideMagazine.com SUMMER/FALL 2022

NUMBERS ON THE BOX OFFICE MIGRAINE A LOT OF STARVING AIRWAVES REBOUND PAIN DOUGH ARTISTS There are more than North American box office In the U.S., 15.9% of Artisan bread made The median pay for craft 15,445 radio stations all adults suffer from up 30.2% of U.S. bread in the United States, revenue fell from migraines. An estimated sales in 2017 and is still and fine artists in the U.S. reaching 82.5% of adults $11.32 billion in 2019 39 million people in the in 2021 was $49,960 weekly. Radio broadcast U.S. and 1 billion people rising. The global artisan per year and $24.02 revenue is an estimated to $2.09 billion worldwide have migraines, $20.73 billion, but local in 2020. Despite and more than 8 out of 10 bakery market size is per hour. In Colorado, public radio stations only people with migraines generate $9.7 billion pandemic impacts, anticipated to have a craft artists have a mean are women. annual income of $41,280 annually. the U.S. film industry is CAGR (compound annual ($19.85 hourly), and the growth rate) of 4.32% expected to compound its from 2021–2026, and mean annual income for fine artists is $50,040 annual growth by increase by $1.06 billion. ($24.06 hourly). 8.3% in 2021–2027 and a 2027 value of $43.9 million. Sources: Statista, SkateboardersHQ.com,Businessofapps.com, Treehugger.com, U.S.F.S., Hydro.org, TheRevelator.org., A-Z-animals.com, Zippia.com, NIH.gov, Migraine.com, Technavio.com, BLS.gov SUMMER/FALL 2022 TellurideMagazine.com 107

108 • LAST LOOK Learning Curves There are small stands of trees around the San Juans with these unusual curved trunks. It is believed the curves are caused by a phenomenon in geology called “soil creep,” where pressure from avalanches or gravity make the top layer of soil move faster than the other layers, causing the tree to bend before continuing to grow upright. The trees are hard to find, but mesmerizing. It’s like James Joyce wrote in Ulysses: “Beauty: it curves, curves are beauty.” PHOTO BY MELISSA PLANTZ TellurideMagazine.com SUMMER/FALL 2022



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