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Page 52
... stopped to ask a geologist where to dig and the geologist , busy and disinterested , answered , " Underneath that tree . " The Englishman dug and struck the Little Jonny which became one of the richest mines in Leadville . Off of ...
... stopped to ask a geologist where to dig and the geologist , busy and disinterested , answered , " Underneath that tree . " The Englishman dug and struck the Little Jonny which became one of the richest mines in Leadville . Off of ...
Page 100
... stopped running through South Park , Como almost died . Yet in July 1879 it was a typical end - of - the - track camp . It was built entirely of tents , for everyone thought that as soon as the railroad pushed on toward Leadville , the ...
... stopped running through South Park , Como almost died . Yet in July 1879 it was a typical end - of - the - track camp . It was built entirely of tents , for everyone thought that as soon as the railroad pushed on toward Leadville , the ...
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... stopped boiling and leaking , we started down the road . Reaching the cabins , we stopped to study them . There were quite a num- ber dotted through the trees and beside the road , and there were clearings in the timber where other ...
... stopped boiling and leaking , we started down the road . Reaching the cabins , we stopped to study them . There were quite a num- ber dotted through the trees and beside the road , and there were clearings in the timber where other ...
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Gold in the Hills | 1 |
West of the Divide | 7 |
Central City panorama | 13 |
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