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Page 44
In March we made a party of four , E . Johnson , Old Man Boon , Sailor Jones and
myself . One had a little money , one had provisions , one had a pack mule and
one was a great hunter and trapper and it was his business to keep us in fresh ...
In March we made a party of four , E . Johnson , Old Man Boon , Sailor Jones and
myself . One had a little money , one had provisions , one had a pack mule and
one was a great hunter and trapper and it was his business to keep us in fresh ...
Page 273
There were three or four buildings about a quarter of a mile away , but they were
modern houses , not at all what I was looking for ; but so that I might be sure , I
walked over toward them . Two of the four were old and weathered , but the ...
There were three or four buildings about a quarter of a mile away , but they were
modern houses , not at all what I was looking for ; but so that I might be sure , I
walked over toward them . Two of the four were old and weathered , but the ...
Page 343
In the spring of 1874 some prospectors ran across his camp and the mutilated
bodies of his victims not far from Lake San Cristobal ; four of the men had
apparently been murdered as they slept , but the fifth had put up a struggle .
In the spring of 1874 some prospectors ran across his camp and the mutilated
bodies of his victims not far from Lake San Cristobal ; four of the men had
apparently been murdered as they slept , but the fifth had put up a struggle .
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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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