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This fort was built by the miners , as protection against the Ute Indians who
roamed the territory and resented the presence of these white men who dug up
the earth and frightened away the game . As the camp of Fort Meribeh grew , the
need ...
This fort was built by the miners , as protection against the Ute Indians who
roamed the territory and resented the presence of these white men who dug up
the earth and frightened away the game . As the camp of Fort Meribeh grew , the
need ...
Page 252
climbed a narrow shelf road onto Battle Mountain . Red Cliff is not a ghost town ,
but it was mining that caused it to spring up at the junction of Turkey Creek and
the Eagle River , back in 1879 when miners from Leadville came pushing into the
...
climbed a narrow shelf road onto Battle Mountain . Red Cliff is not a ghost town ,
but it was mining that caused it to spring up at the junction of Turkey Creek and
the Eagle River , back in 1879 when miners from Leadville came pushing into the
...
Page 472
At the same time rioting miners visited other mines and beat up the guards . As a
result of this disorder the sheriff of El Paso county ( there was no Teller county
then ) appealed to Governor Davis H . Waite for troops , and two days later three
...
At the same time rioting miners visited other mines and beat up the guards . As a
result of this disorder the sheriff of El Paso county ( there was no Teller county
then ) appealed to Governor Davis H . Waite for troops , and two days later three
...
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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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