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... 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 to a hill ...
... 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 to a hill ...
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... 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 behind them Red Mountain looms up like a backdrop to ...
... 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 behind them Red Mountain looms up like a backdrop to ...
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... dump where we stood . Before climbing down to its lowest level , we wandered all over the top of the dump , past empty ore cars , rusty cables and pools of iron - stained water . We saw the stone powder house high above the dump in a ...
... dump where we stood . Before climbing down to its lowest level , we wandered all over the top of the dump , past empty ore cars , rusty cables and pools of iron - stained water . We saw the stone powder house high above the dump in a ...
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Gold in the Hills | 1 |
West of the Divide | 7 |
Central City panorama | 13 |
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