”Dixie” was born into a family of ten children in Louisiana in 189. After her first marriage she came to the mountains of Colorado and was engaged in mining. As her career grew, she became known as the “Gold Woman” of Colorado.
Juan Apodaca was the Colorado & Southern Railroad Section Foreman. He was transferred to Niwot from Trinidad, Colorado, ca 1920s. He and his family lived in the Niwot Section House. Juan is at left, his wife Emilia de Vargas Apodaca is third from the right.