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Page 34
An indignation meeting was held in Nov., 1859, to contest the right of Denver
merchants to fix the value of gold dust at $15-17 an ounce instead of $16-18. The
miners declared that they would support mountain dealers rather than those of ...
An indignation meeting was held in Nov., 1859, to contest the right of Denver
merchants to fix the value of gold dust at $15-17 an ounce instead of $16-18. The
miners declared that they would support mountain dealers rather than those of ...
Page 105
N 1925 I took the Georgetown Loop Excursion trip to the mountains west of
Denver. The famous "Loop" was known even in the east, and before reaching
Denver I had determined to do two bits of sight-seeing — one. to climb the dome
of the ...
N 1925 I took the Georgetown Loop Excursion trip to the mountains west of
Denver. The famous "Loop" was known even in the east, and before reaching
Denver I had determined to do two bits of sight-seeing — one. to climb the dome
of the ...
Page 563
In July, 1972, through the efforts of a Denver friend, Dennis Smith, I reached
Sacramento. Smith, his neighbor Fern Schertfeger, and I left Denver at seven-
thirty a.m. in Fern's Blazer and headed for the hills west of the city. We scurried
through ...
In July, 1972, through the efforts of a Denver friend, Dennis Smith, I reached
Sacramento. Smith, his neighbor Fern Schertfeger, and I left Denver at seven-
thirty a.m. in Fern's Blazer and headed for the hills west of the city. We scurried
through ...
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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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| Title | Stampede to Timberline: The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado |
| Illustrated by | Muriel S. Wolle |
| Edition | 2, revised |
| Publisher | Swallow Press, 1974 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 18 Jan 2008 |
| ISBN | 0804006725, 9780804006729 |
| Length | 583 pages |
| Subjects | › › › History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) Travel / Special Interest / General |
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