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Page 33
Many of the old mine dumps have been shovelled into highway trucks and
hauled here to surface this four - mile stretch . There is always some ore left in the
dumps , so it ' s true that we are riding on gold . " Before I could comment , he
pointed ...
Many of the old mine dumps have been shovelled into highway trucks and
hauled here to surface this four - mile stretch . There is always some ore left in the
dumps , so it ' s true that we are riding on gold . " Before I could comment , he
pointed ...
Page 437
Ironton Park , but the greatest concentration of buildings and dumps is in front of
the incredibly red mountain with its iron - stained sides . As seen from the Million
Dollar Highway , these mines cover an area about four miles in length and ...
Ironton Park , but the greatest concentration of buildings and dumps is in front of
the incredibly red mountain with its iron - stained sides . As seen from the Million
Dollar Highway , these mines cover an area about four miles in length and ...
Page 514
In those days fifty cabins and a schoolhouse filled the gulch and a railroad station
stood just below the Dew Drop mine dump . Farther down the gulch was the Big
Five property - a group of buildings operated in the nineties by a syndicate ...
In those days fifty cabins and a schoolhouse filled the gulch and a railroad station
stood just below the Dew Drop mine dump . Farther down the gulch was the Big
Five property - a group of buildings operated in the nineties by a syndicate ...
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Contents
Gold in the Hills | 1 |
The Aspen Country | 218 |
Off the Beaten Track | 246 |
Copyright | |
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Stampede to Timberline: The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado Muriel Sibell Wolle No preview available - 1991 |
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