MT. CHARLESTON RESORT (Vol VI). Most recent collection of news stories Covers the last five years (2001, 02, 03, 04, and 2005).
SECTION I. Essay by Dick Taylor as to his opinion why prices for homes
and vacant lots in Mt. Charleston have doubled in the last few years and why he believes current prices are not inflated or subject to a major drop.
SECTION II. Short essay by the current librarian of the Mt. Charleston Library containing his "take" on the mountain community.
SECTION III. "What's in a Name" Some of the lost history behind the names of "Mary Jane Falls", "Fletcher Canyon/Springs", "Harris Mountain", "Mt. Charleston" ... where did the names come from?
SECTION IV. Reprints of news stories. The avalanche in Lee Canyon and the loss of life; the forest fires; the record snow-fall and the subsequent melt-down that threatened cabins, school house, roads in the area. Also additional information about the long-time hidden facts behind the plane crash near the summit of Mt. Charleston (11,950 ft elevation).
Only available from the publisher:
BeeHive Press,
PO Box 37-0201
Las Vegas, NV
89137-0201
$15 plus $2.50 S&H. Soft cover 125 pages.
Residents may order by email (rbtbooks@aol.com) and pick up their copy
(by appointment) from the Taylor residence in Mt.
Charleston. Available only after January 31, 2006.
