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Page 225
A few mines , which produced gold , silver and lead , were worked before the
close of the eighties , and the Hoffman brothers built and operated a small
smelter on the flats near the town in 1890 . Coke was hauled by mule team from
Crested ...
A few mines , which produced gold , silver and lead , were worked before the
close of the eighties , and the Hoffman brothers built and operated a small
smelter on the flats near the town in 1890 . Coke was hauled by mule team from
Crested ...
Page 230
At the peak of their productiveness Tabor leased the Aspen smelter to handle his
ore ; he built a house in Ashcroft which rumor says was papered with gold -
encrusted panels ; and he declared a twenty - four hour holiday at the mine with
all ...
At the peak of their productiveness Tabor leased the Aspen smelter to handle his
ore ; he built a house in Ashcroft which rumor says was papered with gold -
encrusted panels ; and he declared a twenty - four hour holiday at the mine with
all ...
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A smelter , built by Kendrick and Gelder , was placed near the mouth of Cement
creek in 1900 . In 1906 it became the Ross smelter and opened a home market
for quantities of pyritic and sulphide ores . In addition to the smelters , D ...
A smelter , built by Kendrick and Gelder , was placed near the mouth of Cement
creek in 1900 . In 1906 it became the Ross smelter and opened a home market
for quantities of pyritic and sulphide ores . In addition to the smelters , D ...
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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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