Part 2: The Old 100 Boarding House

The Old 100 actually consists of the boarding house and the tram house. The picture on the right shows the cables still intact as they leave the tram house.

Serving as a lifeline, the ore carts not only transported their namesake, but they also ferried the miners and supplies up to the boarding house.

Given the slope and precarious terrain, it is was a feat that these structures were ever built. After surviving over 100 years of high-altitude sun, rain, rock slides, and avalanches, the remaining structures stand almost as if they are a testimony to the industrious nature of those who built them.