Source 5. Ashcroft Ashcroft's rapid rise and fall epitomize the fickleness of fortune. Once a competitor to Aspen, it succumbed to financial failure and the harsh Colorado weather. The spectral ...

Ghosts may not be real, but ghost towns sure are. Ashcroft, a town about 10 miles south of Aspen, was settled in 1880 by silver prospectors. The town thundered into existence with a Miner's ...

Dance: Ashcroft citizens who attended the dance at Savonas last week say they had a most delightful time. The dance was held ...