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Page 449
... canyon and the beginning of the shelf road . In 1889 it was rumored that Mears intended to build a " cogway , " simi- lar to that at Manitou , between Ouray and Ironton the following spring , but although there was great excitement over ...
... canyon and the beginning of the shelf road . In 1889 it was rumored that Mears intended to build a " cogway , " simi- lar to that at Manitou , between Ouray and Ironton the following spring , but although there was great excitement over ...
Page 508
... canyon , dense with trees and always within sight or sound of the creek , brought me to the outskirts of the town . All the way up the canyon there had been signs of early mining days - dumps , tunnel openings into the cliff face and ...
... canyon , dense with trees and always within sight or sound of the creek , brought me to the outskirts of the town . All the way up the canyon there had been signs of early mining days - dumps , tunnel openings into the cliff face and ...
Page 513
... canyon the mines become more frequent , and dumps and prospect holes pit the hillsides . The big mills which used to line the canyon have been razed , and bushes and underbrush grow over the stone walls that remain , hiding the ...
... canyon the mines become more frequent , and dumps and prospect holes pit the hillsides . The big mills which used to line the canyon have been razed , and bushes and underbrush grow over the stone walls that remain , hiding the ...
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Gold in the Hills | 1 |
West of the Divide | 7 |
Central City panorama | 13 |
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