Stampede to Timberline: The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of ColoradoLocated in Southwest Collection and in Circulation. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 87
Page 160
The Calumet iron mine was opened in 1898 by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company . A camp of the same name , which lasted but a few years , was built
near the mine , and a spur of the D . & R . G . railroad was built to it to haul away
the ore .
The Calumet iron mine was opened in 1898 by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company . A camp of the same name , which lasted but a few years , was built
near the mine , and a spur of the D . & R . G . railroad was built to it to haul away
the ore .
Page 428
When this mill was built in 1907 it was the last word in construction . Instead of
putting the windows in the roof , Madge , the designer , put them down the sides ,
like steps , and after that , every new mill was built that way . There had been a
mill ...
When this mill was built in 1907 it was the last word in construction . Instead of
putting the windows in the roof , Madge , the designer , put them down the sides ,
like steps , and after that , every new mill was built that way . There had been a
mill ...
Page 439
Some say that the townspeople wanted to be close to Mears ' new toll road ,
which was built through the flat , and others say that when Slover and Wright , the
largest liquor dealers in the district , built the first and largest building at the new ...
Some say that the townspeople wanted to be close to Mears ' new toll road ,
which was built through the flat , and others say that when Slover and Wright , the
largest liquor dealers in the district , built the first and largest building at the new ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
Gold in the Hills | 1 |
Central City Starts a Hobby | 10 |
Leadville the Cloud City of the Rockies | 41 |
Copyright | |
18 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Stampede to Timberline: The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado Muriel Sibell Wolle No preview available - 1991 |
Common terms and phrases
asked Aspen became began boom brought buildings built cabins called camp carried Central church City claims Cliff climbed close Colorado completely continued Creek crossed developed discovered district drive drove early feet fire Forks four gold gulch half highway hill hundred Lake later lead Leadville leaving lived located looked miles mill miners mines morning mountain never night once opened Park Pass peaks population produced prospectors railroad range reached returned rich River road rock saloons shaft showed side silver Silver Cliff Silverton sketch smelter snow soon spring standing started stood stopped stream street summer told took town trail train trees trip tunnel turned valley vein wagon winter