Cañon City record., 1911-07-13
Monday of this week it did not work

at it again. Mr. Ben Beach is sup
erintendent and finds that it keeps
him busy nearly all Of the time seeing
that the interests of his company are
looked after in the proper manner.
Coal Creek is supplied with water
by its own reservoir built sometime
ago and adequate enough to furnish
the needs of the town for lengthy
period. Since the fire of five or six
years ago which destroyed a greater
portion of the town ample fire protec-
tion has always been at hand.
This fire was indeed disastrous to
the then unusually prosperous and
thriving little place, At that time 1t
was rivalling Rockvale as the bus
mess center of that vicinity. The
output of its mine was as large as
that of its sister town and its resi-
dents and stores were as large and
as substantial and architecturally as
pretty as those of Rockvale today.
The confiagration started from a
spark in the bottling works at the
north end of the town and without
mercy or warning, and. in fact, with
the greatest possible speed the angry
flames darted hither and thither, lick
ing up everything within their grasp
until the farther end of the town was
reached It is a singular fact that
the owner of the bottling works was
the first and last victim of the flames
when his house in which he lived was
the final one consumed.
Mrs. NJ E. Evans. postmistress, who
with her husband, now dead,
ran a drug store in the town says
that the morning of the fire they had
received consignment of goods to the
value of two hundred dollars. They
had placed all but thirty dollars
worth of it in their storage room.
having left the rest at the depot, and
had as yet not unpacked one bit OF
the goods when the flames broke out.
In one half hour the town was moth
ing but heaps of ashes.
IN the
ambitions that some day there might
be a greater Coal Creek. However,
the output Of the mine was too rich
to keep a town from rising again and
it was not long until the present
splendid little village was In the
process Of growth. The town rosa In
miniature Of it's former self. Where
the large two and three story dwell
ing houses once stood small frame
cottages were erected in their stead.
These, as an inspection today will
testify, were OF the substantial sort
and as simple and as pretty as any
one could desire. egg
The /. o. o. F. hall stands out the
most prominent of any OF the build
ings on Main Street. Perhaps this Is
due to the fact that 1t is the only
two story stone structure in the place
1t is a splendid example OF the faith
that many have in Coal Creek who
believe that even yet the little ham,
let will regain it's prestige and sur
mount the many obstacles that have
that have been strewn in it's path
and bring it once more into the fav-
or and limelight of the larger busi-
ness centers of the state.
Here is hoping that is shall be re-
warded, for SO gamely wihstanding
it's misfortune. by being blessed with
unprecedented growth.
COAL CREEK DOINGS.
George Pearcy is spending a week
or ten days with Canon City friends
on a fishing trip near Seargents, Col
orado. George never enjoys himself
more than when he is angling for the
willy trout.
Mayor George Scollic. Mr. Ed Cop
perthewaite, Mrs. NJ. A. Copperthe-
waite, Mr.. John Cowan. Mr.. Ward
rope, and Miss Evelyn Davis are on