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Page 114
There are more trees along its streets than in any other mountain town — not
pines or willows , which grew along the stream , but - good shade trees , planted
years ago by forward - looking citizens who intended to make this mountain
valley ...
There are more trees along its streets than in any other mountain town — not
pines or willows , which grew along the stream , but - good shade trees , planted
years ago by forward - looking citizens who intended to make this mountain
valley ...
Page 207
we called , and she pointed to a road that led through the trees instead of to the
railroad grade , which swung off in the underbrush and disappeared . The road
was easy to follow except where rivulets cut across it or where swamp grass grew
...
we called , and she pointed to a road that led through the trees instead of to the
railroad grade , which swung off in the underbrush and disappeared . The road
was easy to follow except where rivulets cut across it or where swamp grass grew
...
Page 260
This line is also marked by blazed trees on both sides . Here turn due north and
about two hundred feet from the last blazed tree you will see three tall trees
standing in a triangle . These trees have their tops broken off about thirty feet up .
This line is also marked by blazed trees on both sides . Here turn due north and
about two hundred feet from the last blazed tree you will see three tall trees
standing in a triangle . These trees have their tops broken off about thirty feet up .
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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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