Nucla High School - Lariat Yearbook (Nucla, CO)

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U - Ranching 62 Mining 4444 4444444444-444-V-44444444444444444444 .Y ,,m,,,.,., ,Yj,,,, , Y,,Y ,AYYVYA . Y V . Y we WE HONOR TI-IE COLORADO COOPERATIVE DITCH CO. In 1895, the Colorado Cooperative Ditch Co. began work on the 13 mile long ditch that initiated the devel- opment in this area. This ditch continues to be a necessity to people yet today. Without this ditch, the mining, ranching, and farming, the major industries here today, would not exist. UPPER LEFT: Nora Imel, Dottie Whitesel, Mike Nylund, Mary McClellan and Charleen Vaughan. UPPER RIGHT: Annette Huffnagle. LOWER RIGHT: Ray McGhghy and Pam Woods sit on one of the old wooden ditch irrigation boxes. 4 Introduction

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Milling and Processing at U 4444444444444444444444444-4-4444444444-444444444444-444444444444444444444-V-4444444444 Levi Rael, Janet Dedrickson, Scot Schierman, S Lewis Rael with Uravan mill in the background. In 1938, the United States Vanadium Corp. --a rival of the VCA--located and built a model town CUravanj on the approximate site of the old jo junior mill which belonged to the Sanders Chemical Company around 1923. Uranium Vanadium mining became the major source of income from that time on. In 1953 the Union Carbide Nuclear Corp. bought out the USV mill at Uravan. Much mining and chemical work has supported the growing population of our area. 5 C f +R it ,c,,Nc ,...,.,,, we C if - r Introduction 3

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PA RAD 0X Combination of Ranching 62 Mining 'k'k'k'k'k'kiiitiiiiiiiiiitiiittit nf r M .w,,,M.a1.:,-:-f-meg-,K ,J ' iW' ,QQ fa finh 2 'ffffl!--.- -, Paradox was first settled in 1877 by two men, Thomas Goshern and Riley Watson. In 1878 the first cattle were brought into the Paradox Valley by Fred Mayall. Since that time, cattle ranching has played an impor- tant part in Paradox history. Mining as well as ranching has played a role in the history of Paradox. The first mine in Paradox was the Cashin mine, discovered by Tom Swain, in 1895 or 1896. The first store was estab- lished in Bedrock in 1898. This store is still standing and being used today. STUDENTS at BEDROCK Store -Laura Steele, Chris Robb, Susan Steele, Ann Steele, Lisa Demers, Jenny Demers, Tena Bills, Victor Robb, Ely McGhghy, Dirk Eades, Greg Demers, Alan Chiles. Introduction 5