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The approach to Monarch Pass from Salida is full of ghost towns, or at least of
towns whose existence is due to a mining boom in 1880, which brought
prospectors tumbling into the region. Poncha Springs was laid out in 1874 before
the boom, ...
The approach to Monarch Pass from Salida is full of ghost towns, or at least of
towns whose existence is due to a mining boom in 1880, which brought
prospectors tumbling into the region. Poncha Springs was laid out in 1874 before
the boom, ...
Page 300
A second boom occurred in 1890, when free-milling gold was found in gash
veins which promised well but pinched out the deeper they were worked. During
this boom the major portion of the town was built, and a mail and passenger
express ...
A second boom occurred in 1890, when free-milling gold was found in gash
veins which promised well but pinched out the deeper they were worked. During
this boom the major portion of the town was built, and a mail and passenger
express ...
Page 500
The Gold Miner was the leading hotel during boom days, and many dances were
held in its big dining room. The jail was directly behind it, and across the creek
was the sporting district, where every type of gambling went on. Social gatherings
...
The Gold Miner was the leading hotel during boom days, and many dances were
held in its big dining room. The jail was directly behind it, and across the creek
was the sporting district, where every type of gambling went on. Social gatherings
...
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Contents
Central City panorama | 6 |
Preface | 8 |
Gold in the Hills | 10 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Stampede to timberline: the ghost towns and mining camps of Colorado |
| Illustrated by | Muriel Sibell Wolle |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Sage Books, 1949 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Aug 2010 |
| Length | 544 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Cities and towns, Ruined, extinct, etc Colorado Extinct cities History / United States / State & Local / West Mines and mineral resources Technology & Engineering / Mining |
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