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Page 179
... rock , one of them said : ' Ain't anything in this country . Worked it for two years without a strike . ' As he spoke he struck the rock with his hammer . " Think I'll pack up and pull out , ' he continued , banging the rock once more ...
... rock , one of them said : ' Ain't anything in this country . Worked it for two years without a strike . ' As he spoke he struck the rock with his hammer . " Think I'll pack up and pull out , ' he continued , banging the rock once more ...
Page 204
... Rock Creek to the sites of Elko and Schofield . The two camps were at the head of the creek near the Crystal River . Elko was at the base of Galena Mountain , and Schofield was on the edge of a little park . Elko never amounted to ...
... Rock Creek to the sites of Elko and Schofield . The two camps were at the head of the creek near the Crystal River . Elko was at the base of Galena Mountain , and Schofield was on the edge of a little park . Elko never amounted to ...
Page 222
... Rock Creek district as it was then called , had gone in about 1864. Rock Creek was now called the Crystal River . Al- though Crystal and Marble were the chief towns of the mining district , their development had been greatly hampered ...
... Rock Creek district as it was then called , had gone in about 1864. Rock Creek was now called the Crystal River . Al- though Crystal and Marble were the chief towns of the mining district , their development had been greatly hampered ...
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Gold in the Hills | 1 |
West of the Divide | 7 |
Central City panorama | 13 |
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