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Page 126
... side could be reached by auto road and I could then look up at Argentine Pass and see its summit from the western side . We were now over 12,600 feet , the trail was rough and every step was an effort . I decided therefore to go on to ...
... side could be reached by auto road and I could then look up at Argentine Pass and see its summit from the western side . We were now over 12,600 feet , the trail was rough and every step was an effort . I decided therefore to go on to ...
Page 368
... side , zigzagging up and down shale and rock slides , crossing gullies where the horses poised on the brink before they jumped over , and following a narrow trail for over a mile on the side of a very steep ridge . By now it was almost ...
... side , zigzagging up and down shale and rock slides , crossing gullies where the horses poised on the brink before they jumped over , and following a narrow trail for over a mile on the side of a very steep ridge . By now it was almost ...
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... side of the gulch road . Some of the cabins were in good repair , but others were caved in ; and one , whose walls had fallen outwards like the sides of a water - soaked box , was full of empty medicine bottles . This must have been the ...
... side of the gulch road . Some of the cabins were in good repair , but others were caved in ; and one , whose walls had fallen outwards like the sides of a water - soaked box , was full of empty medicine bottles . This must have been the ...
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West of the Divide | 7 |
Central City panorama | 13 |
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