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camps in the district, and for the next two hours we listened to their stories and
anecdotes of the Tomichi District. Before we left one of them invited me to his
cabin that I might look through some faded copies of the White Pine Cone, dated
1885 ...
camps in the district, and for the next two hours we listened to their stories and
anecdotes of the Tomichi District. Before we left one of them invited me to his
cabin that I might look through some faded copies of the White Pine Cone, dated
1885 ...
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With the collapse of silver in 1893 most of the mines shut down, but in 1896 gold
was discovered and the camp came back as the booming center of a rich gold
district. At first lumber was brought in from Pitkin and was very expensive, but
when ...
With the collapse of silver in 1893 most of the mines shut down, but in 1896 gold
was discovered and the camp came back as the booming center of a rich gold
district. At first lumber was brought in from Pitkin and was very expensive, but
when ...
Page 472
Brooks and assured him that there was no disturbance in the district "beyond the
ordinary offenses constantly occurring in mining camps." When this word was
reported to the Governor, the troops were withdrawn. Next, a committee of strikers
...
Brooks and assured him that there was no disturbance in the district "beyond the
ordinary offenses constantly occurring in mining camps." When this word was
reported to the Governor, the troops were withdrawn. Next, a committee of strikers
...
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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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