62:. Archaeological exploration of Old Roach were conducted by the U.S. Forest Service through the Passport in Time (PIT) program. The town site was examined and surveyed by Forest Service archaeologists and PIT volunteers in the summer of 2006. The splash dam and Stuck Creek flume were also surveyed and artifacts noted. In 2007, archaeologists expanded the survey to include the search for the remains of Forrester Camp, a satellite logging camp operated by the Otto Lumber Company. This camp was found located about 5 miles southeast of Old Roach. The 2008 field survey resulted in the finding of another satellite logging camp known as "Camp 3" located about 3 miles west of Old Roach. Another satellite camp known as East Beaver Creek was located and recorded during the 2009 field survey. East Beaver Camp is about five miles northwest of Old Roach. Several other satellite camps of the Otto Lumber company remain in the forest and hope to be located and recorded in future years.
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National Forest lands where it was located. All that remains today in this ghost town are a few foundations, and the remains of a wooden flume and splash dam located along nearby Stuck Creek. The splash dam and flume were used to regulate water flows needed to float the new railroad ties down to the Big Laramie River during the annual spring tie drive. The ties were collected in Laramie, Wyoming where the Union Pacific Railroad was located.
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172:(−2.6)
81:Climate
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1217:107.2
1150:(4.3)
1135:(2.0)
1100:(364)
1026:(−44)
1021:(−41)
1016:(−34)
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986:(−22)
981:(−25)
976:(−35)
971:(−41)
966:(−44)
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801:(4.4)
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771:(2.4)
741:(1.2)
736:(6.5)
696:(6.8)
691:(2.4)
686:(1.4)
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469:Köppen
446:(833)
401:(108)
352:(0.8)
347:(4.3)
342:(4.9)
337:(1.3)
302:(1.9)
287:(2.6)
282:(8.4)
267:(9.6)
262:(4.8)
257:(0.1)
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222:(1.6)
217:(8.5)
187:(6.7)
182:(3.2)
123:Month
106:Köppen
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1673:Kelim
1658:Drake
1564:Towns
1264:57.6
1202:10.7
1199:10.0
1193:10.2
1190:11.0
1163:11.30
1158:12.50
1153:10.00
1123:16.80
1118:15.00
1113:11.20
1108:10.40
1098:14.27
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1090:(23)
1085:(28)
1080:(35)
1075:(36)
1070:(36)
1065:(40)
1060:(44)
1055:(41)
1050:(27)
1045:(19)
1040:(16)
1001:(−6)
996:(−3)
991:(−7)
954:−28.8
949:−21.1
899:−19.6
894:−21.4
606:(34)
601:(15)
596:(20)
591:(25)
586:(31)
581:(32)
576:(33)
571:(34)
566:(29)
561:(24)
556:(21)
551:(14)
546:(16)
536:Year
444:32.74
441:(80)
436:(73)
431:(65)
426:(54)
421:(36)
416:(42)
411:(52)
406:(87)
396:(82)
391:(76)
386:(78)
162:Year
19:is a
1610:CDPs
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1368:2023
1347:2023
1325:2023
1304:2023
1261:8.6
1258:7.2
1255:3.3
1252:0.8
1249:0.0
1246:0.0
1243:0.4
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1237:9.6
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1231:8.7
1228:8.0
1214:8.3
1211:8.2
1208:6.8
1205:8.5
1196:8.5
1187:8.6
1184:8.7
1181:7.7
1168:97.6
1148:1.70
1143:0.00
1138:0.00
1133:0.80
1128:7.90
1093:0.74
1088:0.90
1083:1.12
1078:1.36
1073:1.41
1068:1.40
1063:1.56
1058:1.74
1053:1.61
1048:1.05
1043:0.74
1038:0.64
944:−7.5
934:19.6
929:30.6
924:33.1
919:26.8
914:13.6
904:−8.1
884:22.8
874:14.8
869:22.7
864:31.0
859:39.1
854:41.8
849:36.2
844:28.8
839:21.0
834:16.1
814:39.1
809:20.5
804:29.3
799:40.0
794:50.8
789:58.5
784:61.0
779:54.8
774:45.3
769:36.3
764:30.2
759:22.0
754:20.9
744:55.5
739:34.2
734:43.7
729:57.3
724:70.6
719:78.0
714:80.2
709:73.5
704:61.7
699:51.7
694:44.2
689:36.4
684:34.6
674:88.8
669:51.1
664:60.8
659:73.3
654:82.0
649:85.9
644:88.4
639:84.0
634:77.3
629:69.3
624:60.1
619:51.2
614:50.3
533:Dec
530:Nov
527:Oct
524:Sep
521:Aug
518:Jul
515:Jun
512:May
509:Apr
506:Mar
503:Feb
500:Jan
439:3.14
434:2.86
429:2.57
424:2.11
419:1.41
414:1.64
409:2.06
404:3.44
399:4.24
394:3.22
389:2.98
384:3.07
370:23.8
365:10.1
360:17.6
355:25.8
350:33.5
345:39.7
340:40.9
335:34.4
330:27.9
325:20.4
320:15.3
315:10.0
310:10.1
300:35.5
295:18.3
290:26.3
285:36.6
280:47.1
275:54.1
270:55.9
265:49.2
260:40.6
255:32.2
250:26.6
245:19.9
240:18.8
230:47.0
225:26.5
220:34.9
215:47.3
210:60.5
205:68.5
200:70.9
195:64.0
190:53.2
185:44.0
180:37.7
175:29.6
170:27.4
159:Dec
156:Nov
153:Oct
150:Sep
147:Aug
144:Jul
141:Jun
138:May
135:Apr
132:Mar
129:Feb
126:Jan
71:ISBN
1024:−48
1019:−41
1014:−29
1009:−14
979:−13
974:−31
969:−42
964:−48
939:5.2
909:4.9
879:6.8
829:7.7
824:7.3
485:).
483:Dfb
472:Dfc
98:Dfc
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1500:,
1004:10
999:22
994:26
989:19
984:−8
604:93
599:59
594:68
589:77
584:87
579:90
574:92
569:93
564:84
559:76
554:70
549:58
544:60
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