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... Irwin ? " asked the mine inspector whom I met at Ouray on one of my trips . " It was a big camp with lots of buildings and you should see it . The boom started in the winter when there was plenty of snow on the ground , and trees for ...
... Irwin ? " asked the mine inspector whom I met at Ouray on one of my trips . " It was a big camp with lots of buildings and you should see it . The boom started in the winter when there was plenty of snow on the ground , and trees for ...
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... Irwin came to life , for not only was the location of the streets visible when seen from this height but the piles of flattened boards now lay in rows , in- dicating where each house had stood . Irwin of the water hydrants became Irwin ...
... Irwin came to life , for not only was the location of the streets visible when seen from this height but the piles of flattened boards now lay in rows , in- dicating where each house had stood . Irwin of the water hydrants became Irwin ...
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... Irwin " by a villainous bit of road . " Irwin , which was also known as Ruby Camp because of the ruby silver found there , was platted in 1879 and was named for Dick Irwin , one of the original discoverers of ore in the region . Another ...
... Irwin " by a villainous bit of road . " Irwin , which was also known as Ruby Camp because of the ruby silver found there , was platted in 1879 and was named for Dick Irwin , one of the original discoverers of ore in the region . Another ...
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