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Page 153
The D . & R . G . was also aiming at Gunnison , and another railroad race began .
The D . & R . G . started from Salida and built through Poncha Springs and over
Marshall Pass , reaching Gunnison in 1881 . The South Park reached that city in
...
The D . & R . G . was also aiming at Gunnison , and another railroad race began .
The D . & R . G . started from Salida and built through Poncha Springs and over
Marshall Pass , reaching Gunnison in 1881 . The South Park reached that city in
...
Page 160
As this camp and railroad were but four miles from Whitehorn and only a little
further from Turret , ore from both camps was hauled in wagons to the railhead for
transportation to the smelter . Never having been into the Gunnison country
which ...
As this camp and railroad were but four miles from Whitehorn and only a little
further from Turret , ore from both camps was hauled in wagons to the railhead for
transportation to the smelter . Never having been into the Gunnison country
which ...
Page 441
The road was A unique and daring piece of railroad engineering . Originating at
Silverton where it connects with the D . & R . G . system , it runs north twenty miles
and ends . Half of the distance it ascends the mountain at an average grade of ...
The road was A unique and daring piece of railroad engineering . Originating at
Silverton where it connects with the D . & R . G . system , it runs north twenty miles
and ends . Half of the distance it ascends the mountain at an average grade of ...
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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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