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Throughout Aspen’s history, laments of loss are nothing new. In a series exploring community, we began to look at the history of Aspen’s sense of community.

“We understand that measures have been taken to establish a daily mail route from Aspen to the Glenwood or Grand River Hot Springs,” noted the Aspen Times on June 16, 1883.

The Aspen Daily Chronicle reported May 23, 1891 that “Judge Watson went down to his ranch on Brush Creek yesterday to oversee the planting of a large crop of potatoes. The judge expects to have a corner on the market when the tubers are ready to ship.”

Legends & Legacies Women fishing on Warren Lake in 1911 when it was a fishing resort. Aspen Historical Society, Masterson Estate Collection/Courtesy Photo Some of the country’s finest silver came from inside Smuggler Mountain but few know/remember that the mountain had another treasure that was carted down the mountain and sold, peat moss found in the Warren Lake area at the top of the mountain. There were a variety of uses and forms of peat for as long as history has been recorded. In the early years of Aspen there was increased production and use. Ireland and Scotland led because of the a...