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In 1881 Silver Cliff was the big city , and at a county election it won the prize from
Rosita , only to lose it after a few years to Westcliffe , where it still remains . Rosita
was never reconciled to its loss and whenever the bell in the new courthouse ...
In 1881 Silver Cliff was the big city , and at a county election it won the prize from
Rosita , only to lose it after a few years to Westcliffe , where it still remains . Rosita
was never reconciled to its loss and whenever the bell in the new courthouse ...
Page 292
W . H . F . Wonderly issued “ a six column weekly paper , " the Silver Cliff Weekly
Prospector , whose " tone was always spicy and refined , ” as the following
headline shows : " Suicide . Mrs . Lora Barton Snaps the Subtle Thread with the ...
W . H . F . Wonderly issued “ a six column weekly paper , " the Silver Cliff Weekly
Prospector , whose " tone was always spicy and refined , ” as the following
headline shows : " Suicide . Mrs . Lora Barton Snaps the Subtle Thread with the ...
Page 542
We County approached it from the south , having driven east from Silver Cliff .
Near the top of Hardscrabble Pass we turned north on a county road which
rambled through ranch country over rolling hills covered with sagebrush and
chamiso .
We County approached it from the south , having driven east from Silver Cliff .
Near the top of Hardscrabble Pass we turned north on a county road which
rambled through ranch country over rolling hills covered with sagebrush and
chamiso .
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Contents
Gold in the Hills | 1 |
Falsefront Silver Plume | 5 |
Central City Starts a Hobby | 10 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Stampede to Timberline: The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado |
| Author | Muriel Sibell Wolle |
| Illustrated by | Muriel Sibell Wolle |
| Edition | 2, revised |
| Publisher | Sage Books, 1974 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 18 Jan 2008 |
| ISBN | 0804006725, 9780804006729 |
| Length | 583 pages |
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