From the Ouray County Herald and

Ouray County Plaindealer:

50 Years Ago

September 25, 1969 – More public opinion poll coupons and letters continue to come into the Plaindealer post office box, all of which support keeping open and maintaining all Forest Sevice trails in the Ouray area, and most of which also ask renovation and reopening of Bear Creek Trail and the original portion of Horsethief Trail. In a letter accompanying her coupon, Miss Fontana wrote: “I’ve wondered about th...