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Every time I had passed Maysville for the past five years I had inquired the
whereabouts of the deserted town and how it could be reached. First one drove
four miles to the county bridge. From there on, one was on his own, climbing the ...
Every time I had passed Maysville for the past five years I had inquired the
whereabouts of the deserted town and how it could be reached. First one drove
four miles to the county bridge. From there on, one was on his own, climbing the ...
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Crofutt, who according to J. E. Phillips was publicity man for the Union Pacific
railroad, and who reached Irwin in September 1880 continues the story as
follows: The citizens of Irwin . . . are self-reliant, honest and industrious. As an
instance of ...
Crofutt, who according to J. E. Phillips was publicity man for the Union Pacific
railroad, and who reached Irwin in September 1880 continues the story as
follows: The citizens of Irwin . . . are self-reliant, honest and industrious. As an
instance of ...
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They reached Eureka at 11;30 P. M. having made one and a half miles in three
and a half hours. . . . Doolan persuaded the stage man to hitch up his sleigh and
take him to Silverton. . . . He reached there at two-fifteen A. M. Brown, the stage ...
They reached Eureka at 11;30 P. M. having made one and a half miles in three
and a half hours. . . . Doolan persuaded the stage man to hitch up his sleigh and
take him to Silverton. . . . He reached there at two-fifteen A. M. Brown, the stage ...
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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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