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Page 45
Then the gulch lay quiet until the late seventies when another boom , madder
than the first , began . In 1874 W . H ... and began the construction of a twelve -
mile ditch for the California Gulch placer claim which they had purchased .
Having a ...
Then the gulch lay quiet until the late seventies when another boom , madder
than the first , began . In 1874 W . H ... and began the construction of a twelve -
mile ditch for the California Gulch placer claim which they had purchased .
Having a ...
Page 242
On the twenty - fourth the divers descended through sixty feet of water to reach
the pumps and before noon reached the bottom , started the pumps , and
immediately the water level began to lower . A sleigh , sent down from the mine
entrance ...
On the twenty - fourth the divers descended through sixty feet of water to reach
the pumps and before noon reached the bottom , started the pumps , and
immediately the water level began to lower . A sleigh , sent down from the mine
entrance ...
Page 299
Both owners re - surveyed their properties preliminary to receiving patents , and
lawyers began " buckling on their armor and rejoicing in the prospect of a legal
fight . " Although a great deal of ore was found , much of it was low grade , and
the ...
Both owners re - surveyed their properties preliminary to receiving patents , and
lawyers began " buckling on their armor and rejoicing in the prospect of a legal
fight . " Although a great deal of ore was found , much of it was low grade , and
the ...
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Contents
Gold in the Hills | 1 |
The Aspen Country | 218 |
Off the Beaten Track | 246 |
Copyright | |
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Stampede to Timberline: The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado Muriel Sibell Wolle No preview available - 1991 |
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