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Barrel Spring or Whiskey Spring could be the site of Cold Springs Station.
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Cold Springs Station was a station on the Chico/Idaho stage line.
Cold Springs Station was a station on the Chico/Idaho stage line.


It was 20 miles north of the [[Granite Creek Station]], 10 miles south of the [[Flowing Springs Station]].<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chico-weekly-courant-route-to-owyhee/129705511/ Route to Owyhee and Montana]," The Chico Weekly Courant, March 3, 1866, p. 2.</ref><ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chico-weekly-courant-idaho-stage-roa/106531396/ Idaho Stage Road]," The Chico Weekly Courant, Jul 7, 1866, p. 2.  Brief description of stations.</ref>
One source states that it was 20 miles north of the [[Granite Creek Station]], 10 miles south of the [[Flowing Springs Station]].<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chico-weekly-courant-route-to-owyhee/129705511/ Route to Owyhee and Montana]," The Chico Weekly Courant, March 3, 1866, p. 2.</ref>
 
Another source states that it was one mile from [[Granite Creek Station]] to "The American Desert" and then another 22 miles to Cold Springs Station and then 12 miles to Flowing Springs Station.<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chico-weekly-courant-idaho-stage-roa/106531396/ Idaho Stage Road]," The Chico Weekly Courant, Jul 7, 1866, p. 2.  Brief description of stations.</ref>
 
These measurements suggest, Cold Springs Station was likely at either [[Barrel Springs]] or [[Whiskey Springs]].


Given the measurements above, Cold Springs Station was likely at either [[Barrel Springs]] or [[Whiskey Springs]].


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Revision as of 12:06, 10 August 2023

Cold Springs Station was a station on the Chico/Idaho stage line.

One source states that it was 20 miles north of the Granite Creek Station, 10 miles south of the Flowing Springs Station.[1]

Another source states that it was one mile from Granite Creek Station to "The American Desert" and then another 22 miles to Cold Springs Station and then 12 miles to Flowing Springs Station.[2]

These measurements suggest, Cold Springs Station was likely at either Barrel Springs or Whiskey Springs.


References

  1. "Route to Owyhee and Montana," The Chico Weekly Courant, March 3, 1866, p. 2.
  2. "Idaho Stage Road," The Chico Weekly Courant, Jul 7, 1866, p. 2. Brief description of stations.