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Page 109
It was several years later that I reached Lamartine and before attempting to find it
I made inquiries ... The best way to reach it is up Ute Creek and then hike along it
till you reach the place , " said a third . " Go to Freeland and turn off to the left ...
It was several years later that I reached Lamartine and before attempting to find it
I made inquiries ... The best way to reach it is up Ute Creek and then hike along it
till you reach the place , " said a third . " Go to Freeland and turn off to the left ...
Page 162
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
...
Page 216
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 .
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 .
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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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