Stampede to Timberline: The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of ColoradoLocated in Southwest Collection and in Circulation. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 48
Page 20
From the school we walked down the steep flight of wooden stairs to the level of
the highway , and my escort showed me several old frame houses still adorned
with bargeboards so delicately carved that they hung like lace frills from the
eaves ...
From the school we walked down the steep flight of wooden stairs to the level of
the highway , and my escort showed me several old frame houses still adorned
with bargeboards so delicately carved that they hung like lace frills from the
eaves ...
Page 23
They showed me the composing stones that had been brought across the plains
by oxteam and used ever since , and they pulled open drawers where fonts of
wooden type of all sizes lay in orderly compartments and showed me handbills
and ...
They showed me the composing stones that had been brought across the plains
by oxteam and used ever since , and they pulled open drawers where fonts of
wooden type of all sizes lay in orderly compartments and showed me handbills
and ...
Page 309
He showed us chunks of quartz , too , with seams of gold in them from his claim
on Spanish creek near the summit of the range . It was rough country , but he
swore there were lots of outcroppings of free gold up near his diggings . Nearly
every ...
He showed us chunks of quartz , too , with seams of gold in them from his claim
on Spanish creek near the summit of the range . It was rough country , but he
swore there were lots of outcroppings of free gold up near his diggings . Nearly
every ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
Gold in the Hills | 1 |
Central City Starts a Hobby | 10 |
Leadville the Cloud City of the Rockies | 41 |
Copyright | |
18 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Stampede to Timberline: The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado Muriel Sibell Wolle No preview available - 1991 |
Common terms and phrases
asked Aspen became began boom brought buildings built cabins called camp carried Central church City claims Cliff climbed close Colorado completely continued Creek crossed developed discovered district drive drove early feet fire Forks four gold gulch half highway hill hundred Lake later lead Leadville leaving lived located looked miles mill miners mines morning mountain never night once opened Park Pass peaks population produced prospectors railroad range reached returned rich River road rock saloons shaft showed side silver Silver Cliff Silverton sketch smelter snow soon spring standing started stood stopped stream street summer told took town trail train trees trip tunnel turned valley vein wagon winter