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Page 132
By driving in low gear and by dodging the biggest boulders, we reached the top
of the hill and drove on through more gentle terrain, past an old mine and
watermill, until we saw some buildings through the trees and entered what
remained of ...
By driving in low gear and by dodging the biggest boulders, we reached the top
of the hill and drove on through more gentle terrain, past an old mine and
watermill, until we saw some buildings through the trees and entered what
remained of ...
Page 169
"I've only been here a year so I don't know much, but they tell me that two miles
farther up this road was Tomichi Camp; but it's gone now, not even any buildings
left. What weren't smashed in the snowslide have been moved down here.
"I've only been here a year so I don't know much, but they tell me that two miles
farther up this road was Tomichi Camp; but it's gone now, not even any buildings
left. What weren't smashed in the snowslide have been moved down here.
Page 437
I ronton Park, but the greatest concentration of buildings and dumps is in front of
the incredibly red mountain with its iron-stained sides. As seen from the Million
Dollar Highway, these mines cover an area about four miles in length and behind
...
I ronton Park, but the greatest concentration of buildings and dumps is in front of
the incredibly red mountain with its iron-stained sides. As seen from the Million
Dollar Highway, these mines cover an area about four miles in length and behind
...
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Contents
Central City panorama | 6 |
Preface | 8 |
Gold in the Hills 2 Central City Starts a Hobby | 10 |
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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