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Page 156
There he found a small log camp , which was by now half buried in snow .
Dismounting , and tying the reins according to directions , he started the horse
back to Forest City alone . Scrambling as best he could up the remainder of the
slippery ...
There he found a small log camp , which was by now half buried in snow .
Dismounting , and tying the reins according to directions , he started the horse
back to Forest City alone . Scrambling as best he could up the remainder of the
slippery ...
Page 172
Snow drove them away from their diggings for the winter , and while working their
way out they either became snow - blind or were killed by Indians . At any rate
their story became a legend and hundreds of prospectors tried to find " Snow ...
Snow drove them away from their diggings for the winter , and while working their
way out they either became snow - blind or were killed by Indians . At any rate
their story became a legend and hundreds of prospectors tried to find " Snow ...
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The Silverton Railroad train with Nate Hunter ' s army of snow shovelers arrived
in town Wednesday evening and opened the road . Nate promised the boys two
kegs of beer if they got through ( four small slides ) that night , and they did .
The Silverton Railroad train with Nate Hunter ' s army of snow shovelers arrived
in town Wednesday evening and opened the road . Nate promised the boys two
kegs of beer if they got through ( four small slides ) that night , and they did .
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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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