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Prunes had many owners and packed in many trains to and ... alone down trails
on errands and to have waited patiently in front of a store until the written order
tied to his bridle was read and a load of provisions was packed on his back .
Prunes had many owners and packed in many trains to and ... alone down trails
on errands and to have waited patiently in front of a store until the written order
tied to his bridle was read and a load of provisions was packed on his back .
Page 209
All supplies had to be packed in by burro and all the ore had to be sacked and
packed out . In the fall all the necessary supplies for a crew of ten to fifteen men
would be packed in ; for the crew stayed at the mine all winter without coming out
.
All supplies had to be packed in by burro and all the ore had to be sacked and
packed out . In the fall all the necessary supplies for a crew of ten to fifteen men
would be packed in ; for the crew stayed at the mine all winter without coming out
.
Page 360
... and had it not been for sturdy " jacks " who packed or dragged heavy parts of
boilers and stamps over tortuous trails , and determined men who also packed in
such portions as they could carry , mining would have been at a standstill .
... and had it not been for sturdy " jacks " who packed or dragged heavy parts of
boilers and stamps over tortuous trails , and determined men who also packed in
such portions as they could carry , mining would have been at a standstill .
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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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