Stampede to timberline: the ghost towns and mining camps of Colorado |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 81
Page 162
First one drove four miles to the county bridge. From there on, one was on his
own, climbing the remaining five, six, seven or eight miles (informants were
vague as to the exact number), until one reached the place. Some said to park
the car at ...
First one drove four miles to the county bridge. From there on, one was on his
own, climbing the remaining five, six, seven or eight miles (informants were
vague as to the exact number), until one reached the place. Some said to park
the car at ...
Page 196
After eight more miles we would either reach Vulcan or we could retrace our
steps to the ford and try the other fork. Just as we had made this decision we
found a sign beside our road half covered with bushes, but it was distinctly
marked ...
After eight more miles we would either reach Vulcan or we could retrace our
steps to the ford and try the other fork. Just as we had made this decision we
found a sign beside our road half covered with bushes, but it was distinctly
marked ...
Page 244
fly past as our driver, whom we had hired to take us to Ruby in this contraption,
skimmed up Independence Pass to the turnoff at the Grottos and then slowed
down to a respectable speed of five miles an hour as we began the ten-mile
ascent ...
fly past as our driver, whom we had hired to take us to Ruby in this contraption,
skimmed up Independence Pass to the turnoff at the Grottos and then slowed
down to a respectable speed of five miles an hour as we began the ten-mile
ascent ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
Central City panorama | 6 |
Preface | 8 |
Gold in the Hills | 10 |
Copyright | |
55 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Stampede to Timberline: The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado Muriel Sibell Wolle No preview available - 1991 |
Common terms and phrases
Animas Forks Aspen became began boom buildings built burro cabins called canyon Central City church claims climbed Colorado Creede Crested Butte Cripple Creek crossed Denver discovered district drive drove dumps Fairplay feet fire Georgetown ghost town gold grade gulch Gunnison highway hill Hillerton horses hundred Idaho Springs Irwin Lake City later Leadville located lode looked meadow miles mill Mineral Point miners mining camps morning night opened Opera House Ouray packed Park Pass peaks population post office prospectors railroad ranch reached Red Mountain River road rock rocky Rosita saloons San Juan shaft houses side Silver Cliff Silver Plume Silverton sketch slopes smelter snow spring started steep stood stream summer Teller House timber Tin Cup told toll road town townsite trail trees trip tunnel valley vein wagon winter
Bibliographic information
| Title | Stampede to timberline: the ghost towns and mining camps of Colorado |
| Illustrated by | Muriel Sibell Wolle |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Sage Books, 1949 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Aug 2010 |
| Length | 544 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Cities and towns, Ruined, extinct, etc Colorado Extinct cities History / United States / State & Local / West Mines and mineral resources Technology & Engineering / Mining |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |