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The terrain on this part of the climb was steep and rough. Dead stumps were
everywhere, for it had originally been a forest which the prospectors cut down to
provide timber for their mine buildings and tunnels, for their cabins and for fuel.
The terrain on this part of the climb was steep and rough. Dead stumps were
everywhere, for it had originally been a forest which the prospectors cut down to
provide timber for their mine buildings and tunnels, for their cabins and for fuel.
Page 105
The famous "Loop" was known even in the east, and before reaching Denver I
had determined to do two bits of sight-seeing — one. to climb the dome of the
Capitol and the other, to take the narrow gauge road to the old silver camp of ...
The famous "Loop" was known even in the east, and before reaching Denver I
had determined to do two bits of sight-seeing — one. to climb the dome of the
Capitol and the other, to take the narrow gauge road to the old silver camp of ...
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Clark was there, and leaving our car beside the road, we climbed into his truck.
About a mile in from the highway we started up a twelve-mile climb to the summit
of the Flat Tops. The road was a new one, built by the government to enable ...
Clark was there, and leaving our car beside the road, we climbed into his truck.
About a mile in from the highway we started up a twelve-mile climb to the summit
of the Flat Tops. The road was a new one, built by the government to enable ...
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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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