Unknown, 1918; D.P.L.
THE SUNNYSIDE WAS EUREKA’S MAINSTAY
The Sunnyside mine and mill were served by one of Otto Mears’ three little railroads, the Silverton Northern. Gladstone, a similar mining camp to the west of Eureka and now also a ghost town, was served by its own railroad. The tall building at the right of both photos is the jail from which all the bars and bolts have recently been vandalized. The road that crosses below the dump at the right leads up to Animas Forks.
Joseph Collier, circa 1878; D.P.L.
D.K.P., 1960
EVALYN WALSH McLEAN DID NOT SLEEP HERE
On these two pages the usual order of the “then” photo at the top of the page and the “now” photo at the bottom of the page has not been adhered to because of the size of the pictures. Eureka is at the top of both pages and Animas Forks at the bottom. Evalyn Walsh McLean testified in her book Father Struck It Rich that she was born in Denver on August 1, 1886 (see [page 3]). The local legend is quite erroneous.
D.K.P., 1960