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... called Peru . Perhaps the buildings around this Peruvian mine constituted " Peru ! " Similar confusions in sites and names and the renaming of towns were a constant source of interest and despair to me in my research and my explora ...
... called Peru . Perhaps the buildings around this Peruvian mine constituted " Peru ! " Similar confusions in sites and names and the renaming of towns were a constant source of interest and despair to me in my research and my explora ...
Page 278
... called ) , who also bought the third interest owned by Patterson and who worked the mine successfully until 1875 . One morning a well - dressed stranger , called Colonel Boyd , appeared in town . He smoked good cigars , drank good ...
... called ) , who also bought the third interest owned by Patterson and who worked the mine successfully until 1875 . One morning a well - dressed stranger , called Colonel Boyd , appeared in town . He smoked good cigars , drank good ...
Page 321
... called the Last Chance . That same summer Creede located the Amethyst mine from which a million and a half was realized . Within a year after the rush began , $ 6,000,000 in silver was taken from Creede . The mine yielded pay ore from ...
... called the Last Chance . That same summer Creede located the Amethyst mine from which a million and a half was realized . Within a year after the rush began , $ 6,000,000 in silver was taken from Creede . The mine yielded pay ore from ...
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West of the Divide | 7 |
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