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Page 135
On an old map I had seen Montezuma , Chihuahua , Argentine and Peru
indicated by dots as towns or camps . Yet I had been told that there never was a
town called Peru . Perhaps the buildings around this Peruvian mine constituted "
Peru !
On an old map I had seen Montezuma , Chihuahua , Argentine and Peru
indicated by dots as towns or camps . Yet I had been told that there never was a
town called Peru . Perhaps the buildings around this Peruvian mine constituted "
Peru !
Page 265
He also superintended the work , spending several summers in the camp . The
mining district was divided into two camps . Farwell ' s property was in Way ' s
Gulch , and his camp was called International Camp or National City , but the
miners ...
He also superintended the work , spending several summers in the camp . The
mining district was divided into two camps . Farwell ' s property was in Way ' s
Gulch , and his camp was called International Camp or National City , but the
miners ...
Page 453
Finally he pegged out a claim which he called the Chance , and he proceeded to
work it for nearly six years without bothering to record it . In December , 1890 ,
Womack got E . M . De la Vergne and F . F . Frisbie sufficiently interested in his ...
Finally he pegged out a claim which he called the Chance , and he proceeded to
work it for nearly six years without bothering to record it . In December , 1890 ,
Womack got E . M . De la Vergne and F . F . Frisbie sufficiently interested in his ...
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Contents
Gold in the Hills | 1 |
Central City Starts a Hobby | 10 |
Leadville the Cloud City of the Rockies | 41 |
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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