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Page 199
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 ...
Page 411
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 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
...
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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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