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Page 44
... four shots . One evening I was up on the hills gathering wood when I heard four shots ring out clear and loud . There was no one around to hear . I just lifted my hat and gave three cheers , for our own party was not so fortunate ...
... four shots . One evening I was up on the hills gathering wood when I heard four shots ring out clear and loud . There was no one around to hear . I just lifted my hat and gave three cheers , for our own party was not so fortunate ...
Page 273
... four buildings about a quarter of a mile away , but they were mod- ern 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 remaining two ...
... four buildings about a quarter of a mile away , but they were mod- ern 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 remaining two ...
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... four or five cabins to a town of four hundred prospectors , all feverishly try- ing to locate other rich lodes . And it was the toll road from Saguache that he and Otto Mears built that same year which further helped to open up the ...
... four or five cabins to a town of four hundred prospectors , all feverishly try- ing to locate other rich lodes . And it was the toll road from Saguache that he and Otto Mears built that same year which further helped to open up the ...
Contents
Gold in the Hills | 1 |
West of the Divide | 7 |
Central City panorama | 13 |
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