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Page 209
In the fall all the necessary supplies for a crew of ten to fifteen men would be
packed in ; for the crew stayed at the mine all winter without coming out . Once a
week some fool miner would slide down to Pittsburgh on snowshoes at the risk of
his ...
In the fall all the necessary supplies for a crew of ten to fifteen men would be
packed in ; for the crew stayed at the mine all winter without coming out . Once a
week some fool miner would slide down to Pittsburgh on snowshoes at the risk of
his ...
Page 376
During the winter the mine buildings were covered with at least six feet of snow
and the electric lights had to be left on all the time . Finally the boardinghouses at
No . 1 and No . 2 tunnels were abandoned . One was destroyed by a snowslide ...
During the winter the mine buildings were covered with at least six feet of snow
and the electric lights had to be left on all the time . Finally the boardinghouses at
No . 1 and No . 2 tunnels were abandoned . One was destroyed by a snowslide ...
Page 503
Snows hampered his prospecting , but he found one vein which he called the
Conger and which he proceeded to work all winter . In the spring of 1869 , as
soon as the snows had melted , he found the spot he had remembered and thus
...
Snows hampered his prospecting , but he found one vein which he called the
Conger and which he proceeded to work all winter . In the spring of 1869 , as
soon as the snows had melted , he found the spot he had remembered and thus
...
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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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