. Bell telephone magazine . 19^2 Across the Roof of the Continent 29. Where the New Line CrossesThis drawing includes only the area in the general vicinity of Loveland Pass and ArgentinePass. Elevations shown are for the roads, which are somewhat lower than the telephone lines was broken on a number of occasionsby snowslides and had to be submarine cable was laid thefollowing summer. It served well, ex-cept that it was subject to damagefrom slide rock, and the mountainrats (called conies) had a taste forthe jute covering of the cable. Fre-quent repairs were necessary. Theline was
. Bell telephone magazine . 19^2 Across the Roof of the Continent 29. Where the New Line CrossesThis drawing includes only the area in the general vicinity of Loveland Pass and ArgentinePass. Elevations shown are for the roads, which are somewhat lower than the telephone lines was broken on a number of occasionsby snowslides and had to be submarine cable was laid thefollowing summer. It served well, ex-cept that it was subject to damagefrom slide rock, and the mountainrats (called conies) had a taste forthe jute covering of the cable. Fre-quent repairs were necessary. Theline was extended to Grand Junctionsoon after 1900, and became an im-portant route serving Western Slopepoints. Maintaining this line always hasbeen difficult, however, and even haz-ardous. Argentine Pass can be reachedonly by a historic old stage road thatconnected the mining camps ofGeorgetown and Leadville in the was too steep for anything but horse or foot travel, even during thesummer months. And throughout thelong winter a trip on snowshoes orskis was the only
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