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... Aspen , follows a green valley , sometimes high above the water and sometimes in the midst of aspen groves . Close to Aspen is the old Newman property , where until recently a skeleton mill clung to the steep bank on the far side of ...
... Aspen , follows a green valley , sometimes high above the water and sometimes in the midst of aspen groves . Close to Aspen is the old Newman property , where until recently a skeleton mill clung to the steep bank on the far side of ...
Page 241
... Aspen was the greatest silver camp in the world . The population , which in 1880 had been 35 , was now 11,000 . Two railroads vied with each other to handle the freight and passenger service of the city , ten passenger trains arriving ...
... Aspen was the greatest silver camp in the world . The population , which in 1880 had been 35 , was now 11,000 . Two railroads vied with each other to handle the freight and passenger service of the city , ten passenger trains arriving ...
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... Aspen was tense . There was no Christmas spirit . If this scheme didn't work , it would mean the death of Aspen . People greeted each other with the words , " Merry Christmas ! What's the depth of the water ? " On the twenty - fourth ...
... Aspen was tense . There was no Christmas spirit . If this scheme didn't work , it would mean the death of Aspen . People greeted each other with the words , " Merry Christmas ! What's the depth of the water ? " On the twenty - fourth ...
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Gold in the Hills | 1 |
West of the Divide | 7 |
Central City panorama | 13 |
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