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... mines . in the vicinity . " A pioneer woman's description of Bowman written in 1884 describes the settlement . Her father filed on the 160 acres of land that comprised the township . He ran a grocery and miners ' supply store , and he ...
... mines . in the vicinity . " A pioneer woman's description of Bowman written in 1884 describes the settlement . Her father filed on the 160 acres of land that comprised the township . He ran a grocery and miners ' supply store , and he ...
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... mine and other properties , and a famous litigation case followed which cost $ 400,000 and ended in compromise . The Aspen mine was also one of the earliest mines developed and soon ranked second as a payer of dividends . Its ore was ...
... mine and other properties , and a famous litigation case followed which cost $ 400,000 and ended in compromise . The Aspen mine was also one of the earliest mines developed and soon ranked second as a payer of dividends . Its ore was ...
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... miners $ 2.50 a day . In this way the miners were not thrown out of work . Old properties were tunneled and profitable ore bodies , at new depths , uncovered in many of the mines . The Free Silver shaft , constructed in 1896 , to cut ...
... miners $ 2.50 a day . In this way the miners were not thrown out of work . Old properties were tunneled and profitable ore bodies , at new depths , uncovered in many of the mines . The Free Silver shaft , constructed in 1896 , to cut ...
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Gold in the Hills | 1 |
West of the Divide | 7 |
Central City panorama | 13 |
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