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The man was right — there was no trail and we had to push aside branches and
work our way between them or pick spots for our feet among rocks and roots . At
one point the stream was at our side and the ground was slippery , not only from
...
The man was right — there was no trail and we had to push aside branches and
work our way between them or pick spots for our feet among rocks and roots . At
one point the stream was at our side and the ground was slippery , not only from
...
Page 426
Eleven snowslides are down , seven to thirty feet deep and from fifty to four
hundred and fifty feet long . One of the larger slides plunged into the river bed ,
forming a dam . The river backed up several hundred feet , covering the railroad
tracks ...
Eleven snowslides are down , seven to thirty feet deep and from fifty to four
hundred and fifty feet long . One of the larger slides plunged into the river bed ,
forming a dam . The river backed up several hundred feet , covering the railroad
tracks ...
Page 430
Some were short , some tall , and where the tram crossed upper Arastra gulch the
towers were far apart and the bottom of the canyon 3000 feet below . The grade
at that point was seventy percent , or almost straight up ! A long bucket , or ...
Some were short , some tall , and where the tram crossed upper Arastra gulch the
towers were far apart and the bottom of the canyon 3000 feet below . The grade
at that point was seventy percent , or almost straight up ! A long bucket , or ...
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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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