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Page 136
... located almost opposite it . " There's quite a story about Decatur , " I said to Ethel as we drove home . " The town was named for a pioneer prospector of the Georgetown region , who in 1868 established a mining camp on this site . In ...
... located almost opposite it . " There's quite a story about Decatur , " I said to Ethel as we drove home . " The town was named for a pioneer prospector of the Georgetown region , who in 1868 established a mining camp on this site . In ...
Page 329
... located in 1885. John C. Mackenzie is known to have prospected near Sunnyside in that year and is said to have located the mine on Bachelor mountain . Another account claims that J. B. Burrett , ( Burnett or Bennett ) was the disccverer ...
... located in 1885. John C. Mackenzie is known to have prospected near Sunnyside in that year and is said to have located the mine on Bachelor mountain . Another account claims that J. B. Burrett , ( Burnett or Bennett ) was the disccverer ...
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... located several on what is now the Smuggler property . The Sheridan , called the most important lode in San Miguel County , was the first to be discovered . On it were located the Mendota , Smuggler and Union claims , all of which ...
... located several on what is now the Smuggler property . The Sheridan , called the most important lode in San Miguel County , was the first to be discovered . On it were located the Mendota , Smuggler and Union claims , all of which ...
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West of the Divide | 7 |
Central City panorama | 13 |
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