Prospect Heights Jail Traditional Cache
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Prospect Heights Jail
In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt gave cities the option to prohibit alcoholic beverages, an option that the citizens of Cañon City favored. City councilmen passed the resolution, but miners from the U.S. Smelter Company, the Nomac Mine, the Royal Gorge mine, and the Wolf Park mine (all located on the south side of town) did not like the idea of a dry town. They wanted to be able to wet their whistles after a twelve-hour shift working deep underground.
Brothers Anton and Flori Adamic and friend John Musick decided to form their own city that allowed the sale and consumption of such beverages. A town plat was filed on April 12, 1905; the town of Prospect Heights was incorporated; and eight saloons were quickly built almost overnight.
Business flourished, along with crime and drunken debauchery. A town marshal was elected in the small community, but one thing lacked; a jail.
Ernie Sall was hired to construct a jail, and did just that with the help of his father. They quickly completed the project, and upon being paid for his services, Ernie Sall stepped down the road and commenced to celebrating. Within a few hours, Ernie Sall ironically became the very first occupant of the jail he just built for a seventy-two hour period.
Movie star Tom Mix also graced his presence in the Prospect Heights Jail. While in the area making one of his many western movies, Tom Mix got drunk and began shooting his guns off in the middle of the street. The film's producer quickly bailed him out the following morning when he failed to appear on the set.
The last time the jail was used was when U.S. Army troops were called into the area to quell the violent Coal Strike of 1914.
Unfortunately, by 1990, the town's water system was failing and they petitioned to tap into Cañon City's. Cañon City government passed a resolution that allowed Prospect Heights to be added to their water lines, but the town needed to annex into the city limits. After paying a $250 water tap fee, the town dissolved and Cañon City moved the city limits to include Prospect Heights.
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