Finally finished Volume 2 of the Moffat Tunnel of Colorado. Book review, Part 2 will be posted sometime Wed AM. After I get home from work. With more specifics. Briefly: Deals more with the economic side of things, before and after the completion of tunnel. Also contains short biographies of many prominent folks in Denver. Many of them who were directly involved with the tunnel, and many who were indirectly involved. In MY opinion, not quite as interesting as Volume 1, but still a very interesting/fascinating read! Discovered that the DPL - Denver Public Library - Has 7 copies of this book set available! Including signed set #389. Would highly recommend one read it, if they're interested. and can locate a copy! Well worth the reading.
Finally, a review of Volume 2. Before I fall asleep in front of computer. Again! It is stated in the foreward, in part: In the main, however, it is the Uintah Basin that the following pages treat, because this is the territory to be affected directly by construction of the Moffat Tunnel. Table of contents Chapter 1 Connection between Moffat Road and Colorado River basin controversy -- Tentative division of annual flow between upper and lower basin states -- Reasons for conserving water supply -- Mineral wealth of upper basin -- Brief history of the compact Physiographical description of the basin -- Comparative drainage areas and contributed flows of interested states -- Power sites -- Colorado's irragble area in basin Government land -- Agricultural development -- The Uintah Basin -- National forests Timber resources Chapter 2 Industrial development limited by coal and iron deposits -- World War changes ownership of resources -- Situation in Asia -- Preponderance of coal and iron held by the United States -- Easily accessable -- Rank of Colorado among states -- Classification of coal fields -- The Colorado market -- Relative value of water power -- Oil and oils shale resources of Colorado -- Utah's remarkable hydrocarbon deposits -- Uses of Gilsonite Building stone -- Clays -- Other minerals -- Production of metals -- Mineral waters Summarization Chapter 3 Industrial development of Colorado -- Coal the leading product of northwestern Colorado Freight shipments over the Moffat Road -- Head lettuce and petroleun industries new Marketing problem serious -- Manufacturing status of Grand, Moffat, and Routt counties Lumber production -- Some new industries -- Areas of counties -- Scenic attractions Over the circle trip -- The Ouray-Silverton route -- The glacier region -- National parks and monuments Chapter 4 Probable markets for Uintah Basin products -- Manufacturing production of Colorado Denver as a Railroad center and distributing point -- Its manufacturing census Favorable location in relation to coal -- Climactic advantages -- Denver as a health center -- Educational facilities -- Federal offices -- Civic Center and public buildings Parks and recreation -- Cultural development -- Tunnel usages Appendix The Moffat Tunnel Law Statistical tables Comparison of rates on the Denver & Salt Lake, Denver & Rio Grande and Union Pacific roads Some intracity commodity rates Colorado coal production by years Coal production by counties Coal production of Routt and Moffat counties with percent of state total Production of crude oil in Colorado Mine production of Gold, Silver, Coppe, Lead and Zinc in Colorado in 1925, by counties Livestock in Colorado, 1920, 1924 and 1925 Reciepts of livestock at the DenverUnion Stockyards over the Denver & Salt Lake Railroad Colorado's relation to agriculture in the United States, 1925 Number and size of farms and farm tenure 1925 Farm acreage reported under various tenures and total area cultivated, 1925 Distribution of agricultural land Farm values of crops by counties Land distribution and value of farms, 1925 Average yield, in bushels, of principle crops per acre for Five years, ending with 1925 Percentage of crops grown with and without irrigation Rank of counties in crop values, 1925 Assessed value of farm property in Colorado, 1925 and 1924 Manufactures in Colorado by industries, 1921 Manufactures by counties, U.S.census, 1919 Valuation and taxes levied, together with mill levies for County, Average levies for town and school purposes, and the average total levies for the year 1924 Rank of counties in the state Distribution of population and per capita statistics Average annual per capita cost of education in public schools Public schools, Teachers and school populations, 1925 Normal monthly and annual mean temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit Normal monthly and annual precipitation in inches Biographical section (beginning) List of Illustrations Maps Metals, stones and mineral waters of western Colorado Coal, oil, and hydrocarbons in the territory tributary to the Moffat Tunnel and the Denver & Salt Lake Railroad Again, not quite as interesting as Volume 1, but still a very facinating read! I would highly recommend one of the following: 1. Borrow a copy from Library, if available, or by inter library loan! 2. IF it could be afforded, buy a complete set! As long as financially possible! Sad thing is, I know where to obtain several copies of Volume 1 alone! But, prices start at about $297!!
