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  Ophir - Colorado Ghost Town
When the population had grown to about 500, which did not take long, word of the silver strike at a nearby town called Rico caused the miners to vacate Ophir for Rico for fear that gold deposits were short lived.
Silverton had the nearest smelters available to Ophir making it possible for miners to send their ore there via burrow trains.
Ophir is due west of Silverton, as the crow flies, on highway 145.
www.ghosttowns.com /states/co/ophir.html   (149 words)

  
 Success Stories - OPHIR Corporation
DoD's SBIR funding has been critical to Ophir's technology advancements and commercial growth, and has offered the Department substantial returns as well: OPHIR Corporation is the sole-source supplier of the only lidar system installed on the B-2 Stealth Bomber, and is also providing contractor logistics support for fielded avionics systems.
OPHIR developed the Pilot Alert System (PAS) to provide the crew with mission critical information when the aircraft is creating visible contrails during high altitude flight.
Other OPHIR successes that are direct outcomes of its SBIR activities include an Optical Hygrometer and an Air Temperature Radiometer which have seen approximately $1.4 million and $1.8 million in commercial sales, respectively.
www.dodsbir.net /SuccessStories/Ophir.htm   (307 words)

  
 Ophir News
Detection and measurement of turbulence ahead of an airborne vehicle is the subject of a new Ophir research study funded by a $99,000 National Science Foundation grant.
Ophir has completed four Small Business Innovative Research projects funded by NASA Dryden, including a Phase I and II for development of Rayleigh/Mie lidar for non-intrusive measurement of aircraft air data parameters.
Ophir Corporation has obtained a patent for an innovative method for sensing air outside a moving aircraft.
www.ophir.com /news.htm   (318 words)

  
 Ophir Real Estate | Ophir CO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Of those housing units, none were located in either urbanized areas or urban clusters, and 58 were located in what is classified as a rural area.
Ophir's vacancy rate, including seasonal lodging, is about 10.3%.
The majority of houses, apartments or condos in Ophir were built after 1981.
www.idcide.com /realestate/co/ophir.htm   (85 words)

  
 Ophir Pass Trail Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Ophir Pass Road has the reputation of being one of the easiest of the high trails in the San Juans.
The Ophir Needles can be seen at the far end of the north ridge of the valley.
At the foot of Ophir pass is the town of Old Ophir.
www.narrowgauge.org /4x4/html/ophir.html   (754 words)

  
 Ophir Pass
The Ophir Pass Pass Trail is located between Silverton and Telluride, Colorado, off of US Hwy 550.
Ranging in elevation from around 8,800 feet (in Telluride) to 11,800 (at Ophir Pass), the trail takes you through the town of Ophir, up and over Ophir Pass, and dumps you out on US Hwy 550 (about 5 miles South of the Black Bear Pass turn-off).
Ophir Pass is between Waypoints OP01-12 and OP01-13, at an elevation of 11,800 feet.
www.webejeepin.com /Trails/Colorado/Ohpir_Pass.htm   (412 words)

  
 A visit to Ophir, Colorado (CO)
The town of Ophir is located in San Miguel County.
In addition, Ophir is located 5 miles [8 km] to the south of Mountain Village.
Ouray is located 14 miles [22 km] to the northeast and Silverton lies 9 miles [14 km] to the east of Ophir.
www.roadsidethoughts.com /03/c03_3111200.htm   (273 words)

  
 Ophir News
Local news for Ophir, CO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.
Avalanche conditions in the Colorado Rockies are "tricky" in the wake of this week's heavy snow, the director of the state avalanche forecasting center warned today.
Mexican consulate weighs in on new Colorado immigration...
www.topix.net /city/ophir-co   (320 words)

  
 Ophir
Ophir, Colorado, United States [Populated Place] is in San Miguel County; location is 37°51'25"N 107°49'55"W [SourceGSP]
Ophir, Colorado, United States [Town]; population was 69 in 1990; housing units was 35 in 1990; location is 37°51'N 107°50'W; land area is 0.15 square miles (93 acres); FIPS code is 55870 [SourceCBP]
Ophir, Utah, United States [Town]; population was 25 in 1990; housing units was 30 in 1990; location is 40°22'N 112°15'W; land area is 0.16 square miles (103 acres); FIPS code is 56750 [SourceCBP]
www.placesnamed.com /o/p/ophir.asp   (248 words)

  
 Ophir Profile | Ophir CO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ophir, CO, population 113, is located in Colorado's San Miguel county, about 176.8 miles from Colorado Springs and 177.7 miles from Pueblo.
Through the 90's Ophir's population has grown by about 64%.
It is estimated that in recent years Ophir's population has been growing at an annual rate of 1.4 percent.
www.idcide.com /citydata/co/ophir.htm   (51 words)

  
 Ophir Wines | You have questions; we have answers
The Ophir winery is located on Woodman Lane outside of Newcastle, California, a mile or so downstream from the former site of the lively gold rush community of Ophir.
The town of Ophir no longer exists, having burned down in the 1800s, but the area alongside Auburn Ravine where the town was located has retained the name for local use.
Along with some other small Placer County wineries, Ophir is participating in several planned “Open Houses” where visitors can come to, in our case, Gold Blossom Vineyard for a day of wine tasting, art, music, demonstrations and other activities.
www.ophirwines.com /questions.htm   (585 words)

  
 Imogene Pass and Ophir Colorado 4WD Trails - Rick Russell Video
After leaving Telluride on the way to Ophir Pass, Rick takes a bonus side trip to the interesting ghost town of Alta. Rick "clowns around" a little "holding up" an old log cabin that is nearly collapsed while Barry sets up the video camera to shoot Rick's narrative on the ghost town.
By the time we reached Ophir it was dusk and starting to rain.
The Ophir Pass road was originally a toll road between Telluride and Silverton.
www.4x4now.com /trcoip.htm   (954 words)

  
 Breakthrough On Skis...Colorado High Route
With no flat ground anywhere in the valley, Ophir was built on the edge of the second biggest avalanche chute in the state.
Here, too, is the splendid ruin of the Nellie Mine, the first sign of man’s work since the diggings on the Ophir side.
Peter Shelton lives and writes in Colona, under the northern escarpments of the San Juan mountains in Colorado, not far from Telluride, in a house he built himself; but skiing and ski writing have taken him around the world.
www.breakthroughonskis.com /Pages/_ski_writing/essay13.html   (2037 words)

  
 Making Colorado   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Circling the basement walls are 55 feet of the tracks and trestles and trains of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, a narrow-gauge railway in southern Colorado.
The line began in 1891, flourished during the heyday of silver mining and was abandoned in 1952.
It’s Christmas in the land of Lilliput and in Ophir, Colorado.
www.stthomas.edu /magazine/showarticle.cfm?ArticleID=615893601   (932 words)

  
 Trail results for Ophir
Preview: This is the closest tour to Ophir, and one with a tremendous view of the
The Colorado Trail: Molas Pass to Bolam Pass Road
Ophir, Engineer Mountain, Hermosa Peak; The Colorado Trail: Molas Pass to...
www.trails.com /advancedfind.asp?Keyword=Ophir   (480 words)

  
 Ophir, Colorado CO, town profile (San Miguel County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Ophir is a town in San Miguel County.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Ophir was $33,579, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Ophir, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $745.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=9628   (680 words)

  
 Ophir, CO Houses, Apartments, Cars, Mortgage Status, and Residents Info
Back to: Ophir main page, Colorado, Colorado smaller cities, Colorado small towns, All US cities.
Median gross rent in Ophir, CO in 2000: $942
Back to: Ophir, CO (don't miss, contains a wealth of additional information), Colorado, All US cities.
www.city-data.com /housing/houses-Ophir-Colorado.html   (328 words)

  
 OPHIR RF : Solid state, broadband, microwave and RF power amplifiers for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), defense ...
OPHIR RF : Solid state, broadband, microwave and RF power amplifiers for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), defense and communication/wireless systems.
Only 3.5 inches high, this lightweight, load tolerant, linear amplifier at 0.8-4.2 GHz, 28W, is ideally suited to RF immunity testing, and is input overdrive protected against the maximum output signal of a signal generator (+20dBm).
In order to service your request as soon as possible, we will be advising the OPHIR RF representative or distributor in your region of your inquiry.
www.ophirrf.com /request_cd.php   (135 words)

  
 Telluride Daily Planet - News
Google the town of “Ophir, Colorado,” and one of the first places it shows up is on a Web site devoted to ghost towns.
He was the town attorney from ‘92 through ‘96, and then from ‘99 until today, and worked on everything from planning issues to applying for grants for a playground.
Although the job of Ophir town attorney only took up about a half a day a week, Heil said his other commitments ruled him out for the job.
www.telluridenews.com /articles/2006/11/30/news/news02.txt   (637 words)

  
 Denver Colorado Real Estate Mortgage .com - Colorado Real Estate Information - OPHIR
For Ophir and other Colorado residents who are applying for a second mortgage, a key item to keep in mind is the terms of your mortgage.
Colorado Real Estate Mortgage is locally owned and operated to ensure you a friendly and hospitable environment, therefore Colorado Real Estate Mortgage is Colorado's professional mortgage broker of choice.
We are also licensed to provide Ophir mortgages and home loans, Ophir jumbo loans, stated income and self employed in Ophir, Ophir second mortgages and Ophir refinance loans, Ophir fixed rate mortgages, Ophir Debt Consolidation loans, and home mortgage loans in Ophir.
www.denver-colorado-real-estate-mortgage.com /1223.asp   (1299 words)

  
 Annual Report 2003, The Trust for Land Restoration, a Colorado 501 non-profit land trust dedicated to understanding and ...
The Howard Fork of the San Miguel River, near Ophir, Colorado, has been impacted and degraded by mining, most of which occurred between 1880 and 1950.
Today, draining adits are among those remnants of historical mining activity that continue to discharge water contaminated by metals loading and acid rock drainage directly or indirectly into the river.
The additional Forest Service funding has also allowed TLR to cooperate with the Town of Ophir to identify and contact owners of patented mining claims to discuss open space conservation.
www.restorationtrust.org /ar03_usforest.html   (416 words)

  
 Ophir, CO (San Miguel County) - town travel guide - ePodunk
Colorado > All counties > San Miguel County > Ophir Town
Ophir is a small community, with a population of 113, in the Western Slope region
Churches, other places of worship in or near Ophir
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/travInfo.php?locIndex=9628   (198 words)

  
 Telluride via Ophir Pass   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This memorable historic tour takes you over Ophir Pass following what was once a wagon toll road to transport ore from the town of Ophir to Silverton for processing.
The road winds down into this valley across a rocky road leading to the lush Aspen groves and on into the town of Ophir.
The return tour heads down into the basin below, the former level 3 of the Camp Bird Mine and on into the Canyon Creek valley and on to Ouray.
www.coloradowesttours.com /tellurideviaophir.htm   (215 words)

  
 Ophir Lodge
Restored 1879 log home in the heart of Colorado Ski Country
Ophir Lodge is a perfect getaway for large and small occasions including family reunions, corporate retreats, weddings and other functions.
Only a limited number of rentals will be accepted each year.
www.ophirlodge.com   (42 words)

  
 Prints
This famous engine is breaking snow north of Dolores, Colorado for the Galloping Goose.
A train rolls downgrade in the spectacular overloop near Ophir, Colorado.
The Silverton mixed train stops for water at Needleton, CO in the spring of 1950.
www.rrart.com /prints/htdocs/prints.html   (198 words)

  
 Ski Mountaineering America's Cup
Pete Swenson of Boulder, Colorado, finished the 6,100-vertical-foot climb and 4,000-foot descent in just over 2 hours for the men’s victory, less than 3 minutes ahead of second-place Cary Smith of Jackson Hole.
The women’s race was even closer, as Jeannie Wall of Bozeman, Utah, out-dueled Monique Merrill of Breckenridge, Colorado, by less than 2 minutes.
Swenson was the series winner for the men, while Karen Kingsley of Ophir, Colorado, took the series for the women.
www.climbing.com /news/hotflashes/skiamericacup/index.html   (874 words)

  
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www.flowerdeliveryexpress.com /send-flowers-Ophir-CO.html   (459 words)

  
 Ophir House For Sale - real estate near Telluride   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This three-bedroom, two-bath home in Ophir, Colorado has stunning mountain views, is steps from quiet trails and minutes from the resort town of Telluride, Colorado.
With decks on three sides and lovely perennial gardens, an open living floor plan with in-floor radiant heat, as well as a cozy woodstove, this well-built home can be enjoyed for years to come.
Beautiful and well-loved, this is a house you don't want to miss.
www.athomeinophir.com /index.html   (80 words)

  
 Apogee Photo: Bob Hitchman's More Great Photo Locations in North America
Just above the small village of Ophir, in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, is a wonderful 4x4 road that all visitors to the area must travel.
Arrive in late July for the spectacle of alpine wildflowers covering mountain sides or the last week of September for the peak of autumn color on all the aspen groves.
You will want to drive this narrow trail from east to west, starting at Red Mountain on Highway 550, south of Ouray, Colorado, so you can stay away from the edge of the cliffs when passing the Jeeps coming up the mountain in the other direction.
www.apogeephoto.com /dec2000/hitchman4_122000.shtml   (340 words)

  
 Western Colorado Power Co. photos: inventory of collection at SW Studies Center
Western Colorado Power Co. photos: inventory of collection at SW Studies Center
See also: Some Western Colorado Power Company photos are housed in the General Photograph Collection, P 001, in Section VIII.
of the interior of the original power plant at Ames, Colorado, where L. Nunn produced the world's first commercial use of alternating current in 1891; click on the picture for a larger image).
swcenter.fortlewis.edu /inventory/WCPCPhotosRG8.htm   (391 words)

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