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... packed in many trains to and from the mines of Alma , Fairplay , Buckskin , Mosquito , Quartzville and Montgomery . He was known to have wandered alone down trails on errands and to have waited patiently in front of a store until the ...
... packed in many trains to and from the mines of Alma , Fairplay , Buckskin , Mosquito , Quartzville and Montgomery . He was known to have wandered alone down trails on errands and to have waited patiently in front of a store until the ...
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... 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 . Once a ...
... 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 . Once a ...
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... 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 . The following notice in a Lake City paper of ...
... 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 . The following notice in a Lake City paper of ...
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Gold in the Hills | 1 |
West of the Divide | 7 |
Central City panorama | 13 |
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