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... Aspen , follows a green valley , sometimes high above the water and sometimes in the midst of aspen groves . Close to Aspen is the old Newman property , where until recently a skeleton mill clung to the steep bank on the far side of ...
... Aspen , follows a green valley , sometimes high above the water and sometimes in the midst of aspen groves . Close to Aspen is the old Newman property , where until recently a skeleton mill clung to the steep bank on the far side of ...
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The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado Muriel Sibell Wolle. tions upon Aspen , West Aspen , and Smuggler mountains and staked off claims which later were developed as the Durant , Spar , Smuggler and other famous mines . Just as ...
The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado Muriel Sibell Wolle. tions upon Aspen , West Aspen , and Smuggler mountains and staked off claims which later were developed as the Durant , Spar , Smuggler and other famous mines . Just as ...
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... Aspen was tense . There was no Christmas spirit . If this scheme didn't work , it would mean the death of Aspen . People greeted each other with the words , " Merry Christmas ! What's the depth of the water ? " On the twenty - fourth ...
... Aspen was tense . There was no Christmas spirit . If this scheme didn't work , it would mean the death of Aspen . People greeted each other with the words , " Merry Christmas ! What's the depth of the water ? " On the twenty - fourth ...
Contents
Gold in the Hills | 1 |
Victor its dumps and the Ajax mine frontispiece | 3 |
Central City Starts a Hobby | 10 |
Copyright | |
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