French Gulch
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French Gulch
Pets provide many benefits to humans, but what happened in this mining town finally turned resort as contaminated water from abandoned gold mines drained into French Gulch creek beginning after World War II. Mr. Lorch, an open space and trails resource specialist for Summit County said that if they are successful in cleaning up French Gulch, they could make it possible for the competitors to move up. Mr. Lorch said state wildlife officials had looked at two road crossings under which French Gulch passes in its journey from the Horseshoe and concluded that the artificial waterfalls from the pipes under those roads provided adequate barriers to downstream interlopers.