The Greening of a Colorado Ghost Town

Dartmouth's in town again, an old southwest Colorado mining town called Telluride, where Butch Cassidy began his banking career in 1885 and where thirsty miners once patronized over 40 bars, most of which are still standing and some of which are still operating.

There is no necessary link between this statistic and the fact that five men with Dartmouth connections form a relatively large Green proportion in the present town population of 1,200. More relative to their presence is Telluride's location in the spectacular San Juan Mountain range with its deep powder snow, and the Dartmouth bent to winter sports.

Developing a ski area and selling real estate is a company named, quite understandably, the Telluride company. W. Dennison Brown '52 is the firm's executive vice president and chief operating officer. William Cantlin '70 is vice president, real estate. Also with the firm is Edwin Bowers '59, and giving a helping hand with press promotion is John Burns Jr. '73. The fiifth College-connected resident is Richard Wagner, former chairman of the Dartmouth Art Department, who wished to give more time to painting and now owns the Wagner studio in Telluride.

Recreational facilities are not confined to skiing: at an altitude of 8,600 feet, the town is surrounded by 14,000-foot peaks with their wildflowers and high-altitude lakes and waterfalls, including one over 365 feet high.

And there are picturesque features in the former ghost town itself as Promoter Burns points out: his current lodgings are in an ex-brothel call-ed the Goofy Crib.

Loftier mountains than New Hampshire'ssurround this Dartmouth group in Telluride.Colo.: (from l) John Burns Jr. '73, BillCantlin '70, Denny Brown '52, and RichardWagner, ex-chairman of the College'sDepartment of Art. A fifth Telluridian, EdBowers '59, was not available when thephotograph was taken.