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[)ayton Leaving Granite, we turned toward Independence Pass, enjoying the
superb scenery afforded by the Twin Lakes, in whose surface were reflected two
fourteen-thousand foot peaks — Elbert and La Plata. The town of Twin Lakes ...
[)ayton Leaving Granite, we turned toward Independence Pass, enjoying the
superb scenery afforded by the Twin Lakes, in whose surface were reflected two
fourteen-thousand foot peaks — Elbert and La Plata. The town of Twin Lakes ...
Page 263
But we let Mr. Clark do the driving, while we gazed at the complete semi-circle of
jagged peaks blue-gray in the distance, and then down upon the gypsum hills
and the ribbon of the Colorado River in its narrow valley. Far below, the
enclosing ...
But we let Mr. Clark do the driving, while we gazed at the complete semi-circle of
jagged peaks blue-gray in the distance, and then down upon the gypsum hills
and the ribbon of the Colorado River in its narrow valley. Far below, the
enclosing ...
Page 368
Pole mountain with its ragged crags was on our right and other rocky peaks were
ahead. The trail was just wide enough for a horse to travel, and whenever it
crossed a meadow it was lost in the lush grass. On the far side it would appear
again ...
Pole mountain with its ragged crags was on our right and other rocky peaks were
ahead. The trail was just wide enough for a horse to travel, and whenever it
crossed a meadow it was lost in the lush grass. On the far side it would appear
again ...
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Contents
Central City panorama | 6 |
Preface | 8 |
Gold in the Hills | 10 |
Copyright | |
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| 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 |
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