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Page 223
We re - crossed the bridge , closed the gate and started back toward Marble , Mr .
Harris talking all the way about mining and pointing out the Black Queen , the
Lead King , the Black Eagle and others as we went . All of these produced
fortunes ...
We re - crossed the bridge , closed the gate and started back toward Marble , Mr .
Harris talking all the way about mining and pointing out the Black Queen , the
Lead King , the Black Eagle and others as we went . All of these produced
fortunes ...
Page 437
... located it broke into the knoll where the mine was hidden , and were amazed to
find a giant cavern , filled with rich lead carbonates which glittered in the light of
their candles . Masses of lead were imbedded in the walls and ceiling of the ...
... located it broke into the knoll where the mine was hidden , and were amazed to
find a giant cavern , filled with rich lead carbonates which glittered in the light of
their candles . Masses of lead were imbedded in the walls and ceiling of the ...
Page 444
They did find such rich lead - silver ore that the mine became one of the best in
the region , paying dividends of hundreds of thousands of dollars ; and then in
1894 , when it was thought to be worked out , it came to the front again with
another ...
They did find such rich lead - silver ore that the mine became one of the best in
the region , paying dividends of hundreds of thousands of dollars ; and then in
1894 , when it was thought to be worked out , it came to the front again with
another ...
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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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