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Yankee Hill A botanist friend of mine asked if I had ever been to Yankee Hill , four
miles above Central City . He described the large ore mill and trestle to the mine ,
which were still standing , and when I questioned him about the road there he ...
Yankee Hill A botanist friend of mine asked if I had ever been to Yankee Hill , four
miles above Central City . He described the large ore mill and trestle to the mine ,
which were still standing , and when I questioned him about the road there he ...
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Smith Hill passed a hidden lake at the bottom of a bowl of low hills . Beyond , the
road wound for another two miles , until we reached a coal breaker beside which
stood a partly dismantled house in which some people were living . " What is left
...
Smith Hill passed a hidden lake at the bottom of a bowl of low hills . Beyond , the
road wound for another two miles , until we reached a coal breaker beside which
stood a partly dismantled house in which some people were living . " What is left
...
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By the fall of 1859 a small quartz stamp mill had been hauled by oxteam across
the plains and up Left Hand creek , where it was set up at the base of Gold Hill .
In this mill , said to be the first of its kind in the state , the first milling was done in ...
By the fall of 1859 a small quartz stamp mill had been hauled by oxteam across
the plains and up Left Hand creek , where it was set up at the base of Gold Hill .
In this mill , said to be the first of its kind in the state , the first milling was done in ...
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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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