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Page 254
North of Red Cliff the highway climbs twelve hundred feet up Battle Mountain , so
named because in 1849 it served as the battleground for two war parties of Ute
and Arapahoe Indians . At the top of the mountain is Gilman , a company town ...
North of Red Cliff the highway climbs twelve hundred feet up Battle Mountain , so
named because in 1849 it served as the battleground for two war parties of Ute
and Arapahoe Indians . At the top of the mountain is Gilman , a company town ...
Page 434
The Red Mountain area is honeycombed with mines , all packed into a relatively
small but rich area about eight miles in length and less in width , which occupies
the heart of the Uncompahgre mountains . There are mines everywhere , to the ...
The Red Mountain area is honeycombed with mines , all packed into a relatively
small but rich area about eight miles in length and less in width , which occupies
the heart of the Uncompahgre mountains . There are mines everywhere , to the ...
Page 439
location of Red Mountain town prior to 1886 , when it was moved to the place it
occupies at present . The original townsite was on Congress hill , near the
Congress mine , and it was later referred to as Old Congress Town ; and Upper
Red ...
location of Red Mountain town prior to 1886 , when it was moved to the place it
occupies at present . The original townsite was on Congress hill , near the
Congress mine , and it was later referred to as Old Congress Town ; and Upper
Red ...
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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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