Show Glass Exhibit at Museum Recalls Early Days in Southeast Utah The Moab Museum Is featurIng featuring featuring ing a n collection of old glass this month as a specialty exhibit Much of tine the exhibit is a varIety variety variety var var- of purple glass from the enormous collection of Mrs Dan Winbourn Of particular Interest in the collection are are the ithe glass Insulators formerly used in constructing the first telephone line to Castle Valley during the gold rush days near i the turn of the century I IThe The telephone line was built In 1903 It was a n wire single-wire ground circuit and served the area until recent years when it was replaced The original telephone line was two years Under construction and was built by J J. J N N. Corbin father of J. J W. W Corbin present top official in the Midland Telephone Telephone Telephone Tele Tele- phone Co The fhe 12 mile line was the first rural line built in this area It was followed a few years later y a rural line to o Thompson U t the tho th time the telephone or nr reached Castleton it was wasi wasa i J thriving mining town tom almost 1 is rs large as Moab In fact at one Mine lime the residents toyed with I he the Idea of attempting to get the county seat moved to Cas Cas- I cas-I tieton But the gold mining industry in industry Ins in- proved to be short-lived short end today only nn an old cemetery and a few ranches remain of what was once a town sporting a a school general merchandise store two hotels cafe and saloon saloon sa saloon sa- sa loon and numerous homes The origin of purple glass seems to date back to the first world war It was during this period when manganese was introduced to the glass making industry which perfected glass to modern day standards Purple Purple Pur Pur- Purple glass Is actually Inferior glass which colors with the rays of the sun soo However since since it is a has been it has become become become be be- come Important in the antique world and today is is very able Any type of glass article from tram a pill bottle to a n cut cur glass prize which turns purple after prolonged exposure to direct sunlight Is treasured by collectors collectors collectors col col- col- col lectors all over the world today to to- day |