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The city is surrounded by mountains, but none towers so close nor rises so
majestically as the great butte whose crested summit looms 3300 feet above the
level of the city streets. Before starting for Gothic we drove up one street and
down ...
The city is surrounded by mountains, but none towers so close nor rises so
majestically as the great butte whose crested summit looms 3300 feet above the
level of the city streets. Before starting for Gothic we drove up one street and
down ...
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ering peaks always ahead, until rounding a corner we entered the town of Marble
and drove past a row of empty frame houses. The town is built in a grove of trees
whose branches temper the light and shade the frame buildings which line its ...
ering peaks always ahead, until rounding a corner we entered the town of Marble
and drove past a row of empty frame houses. The town is built in a grove of trees
whose branches temper the light and shade the frame buildings which line its ...
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The drive to Animas Forks was simple, except when we had to climb the bank to
let two ore trucks from the Columbus mine roll past; and while Gene drove, I
pointed out the mines and told the story of Judge Dyes, who was once Justice of
the ...
The drive to Animas Forks was simple, except when we had to climb the bank to
let two ore trucks from the Columbus mine roll past; and while Gene drove, I
pointed out the mines and told the story of Judge Dyes, who was once Justice of
the ...
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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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