点评:Having some time to kill in Silverton before I board the Durango-Silverton Railroad for my trip to Durango, I had the opportunity to walk about the town. It was during my walk that I happened upon the San Juan County History Museum. I assumed that this would be a typical small-town museum and I could easily complete my tour in 30 minutes or less. Boy was I ever wrong. The gentleman manning the gift shop where I bought my ticket was very helpful and informative and gave me a brief overview of what to expect. I began my tour in an adjacent building that was once the county Jail. There are jail cells, artifacts and medical equipment used to treat ill or injured prisoners. From the old jail you make your way down some stairs to an even larger part of the museum which deals with the rich mining history of the area, starting from the early days when mining was largely performed by manual labor all the way up to the largely mechanized mine of the late 20th century. This museum is larger than it appears, and I ended up spending the better part of 90 minutes in the museum. Needless to say, this museum was more than I expected but I highly recommend taking the self-guided tour.
翻译:在登上杜兰戈-锡尔弗顿铁路前往杜兰戈之前,我有一些时间在锡尔弗顿消磨时间,我有机会在镇上散步。在散步的过程中,我偶然发现了圣胡安县历史博物馆。我以为这将是一个典型的小镇博物馆,我可以在 30 分钟或更短的时间内轻松完成我的游览。男孩,我错了。我买票的礼品店的那位男士非常乐于助人,信息丰富,向我简要介绍了接下来会发生什么。我从邻近的一座曾经是县监狱的建筑开始了我的游览。这里有用于治疗生病或受伤囚犯的牢房、文物和医疗设备。从旧监狱出发,您可以走下一些楼梯,到达博物馆的更大部分,这里展示了该地区丰富的采矿历史,从早期主要由体力劳动进行的采矿一直到主要由手工劳动进行的采矿历史。 20世纪末的机械化矿山。这个博物馆比看上去要大,我最终在博物馆里度过了 90 分钟的大部分时间。不用说,这个博物馆超出了我的预期,但我强烈推荐自助游。