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Page 153
The D . & R . G . was also aiming at Gunnison , and another railroad race began .
The D . & R . G . started from Salida and built through Poncha Springs and over
Marshall Pass , reaching Gunnison in 1881 . The South Park reached that city in
...
The D . & R . G . was also aiming at Gunnison , and another railroad race began .
The D . & R . G . started from Salida and built through Poncha Springs and over
Marshall Pass , reaching Gunnison in 1881 . The South Park reached that city in
...
Page 160
As this camp and railroad were but four miles from Whitehorn and only a little
further from Turret , ore from both camps was hauled in wagons to the railhead for
transportation to the smelter . Never having been into the Gunnison country
which ...
As this camp and railroad were but four miles from Whitehorn and only a little
further from Turret , ore from both camps was hauled in wagons to the railhead for
transportation to the smelter . Never having been into the Gunnison country
which ...
Page 207
The highway runs high above a mountain stream , and for part of the distance the
old road bed of the railroad parallels the dirt road . “ Drive ten miles west of the
Butte and turn south on the road to the sawmill . Maybe you can drive to it , but ...
The highway runs high above a mountain stream , and for part of the distance the
old road bed of the railroad parallels the dirt road . “ Drive ten miles west of the
Butte and turn south on the road to the sawmill . Maybe you can drive to it , but ...
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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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