Talk:Gilman, Colorado

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While travelling along Highway 24 traversing Battle Mountain we stopped briefly on a sharp turn overlooking the creek and railbed below. While taking some pictures of a rock formation my travel companion and myself were both chilled to the bone by sinister laughter that sounded like children playing, yet much louder and more harsh than anything we had ever heard. Continuing on our travels up the mountainside we came upon the abandoned mining town of Gilma, with an eerie "ghost town" appearance, we could not help but wonder what kind of history the town holds in regards to such an incident and if there is any connection possible to our experience.

ambuguy@hotmail.com

[edit] Error in Population

This article notes a maximum population of "8970" reached in the 1950's or 1960's. This is an error. In fact, 8970 is the ELEVATION of Gilman. My father (Tom Garnett, Jr. of Boulder, CO) grew up in Gilman in the 30's and 40's. It's unlikely that there were ever more than 300 or 400 residents unless it was in the lat 1800's before it became a company town. I modified the article accordingly on July 15, 2007.

We were fortunate to visit the site on a tour recently. It's quite a small town in terms of homes. But, fascinating to see what they left behind. When it closed, it looks like they just picked up and left everything.

My grandfather was chief engineer for building the underground mill at the site. I've seen it written that the underground mill was 8 stories high. It was built underground because there was no room for a mill at the canyon floor since the walls are so steep.

Certainly, I haven't heard stories to connect with ambuguy's experience. And, we've heard a lot of stories about the town.

Regards,

Doug Garnett