Leadville (Colo.)

Hal Benson, a CU graduate, reflects on his childhood in Leadville, Colorado on a homestead and in town. Recalls watching the silver and ore smelters at a mine in Leadville and his connection with Baby Doe Tabor. Benson discusses the railroad industry in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, including railroad accidents. Discusses the influx of Chinese immigrants working for the Public Service Company building power lines in the mountains.

Peg Mudgett reminisces on growing up in Leadville, Colorado near the mines there until moving to Durango to attend college at Fort Lewis College. Reflects on life in a mining camp owned by the town smelters, learning Spanish from Mexican workers, cutting down and decorating Christmas trees, her days in school, and riding in sleighs. Describes her encounter with Baby Doe Tabor in a grocery store.