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Page 424
... Silverton Club was opened in 1888 to " keep young men from frequenting places of ignoble influence of which many abound in all mining camps ; " and to further improve the " tone " of the city an effort was made to close the gambling ...
... Silverton Club was opened in 1888 to " keep young men from frequenting places of ignoble influence of which many abound in all mining camps ; " and to further improve the " tone " of the city an effort was made to close the gambling ...
Page 425
... Silverton celebrated the one hundred - and - thirty - eighth anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns by a program ... Silverton Weekly Miner and Red Mt. Journal , Jan. 29 , 1897 . The following obituary carries so many overtones of life ...
... Silverton celebrated the one hundred - and - thirty - eighth anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns by a program ... Silverton Weekly Miner and Red Mt. Journal , Jan. 29 , 1897 . The following obituary carries so many overtones of life ...
Page 433
... Silverton used to have 3000 people . Now it has 1500 ; yet we move more ore than we did when the 3000 were in camp . The monthly payroll at the Shenandoah - Dives is about $ 40,000 , and as Silverton hasn't a bank nowadays , the money ...
... Silverton used to have 3000 people . Now it has 1500 ; yet we move more ore than we did when the 3000 were in camp . The monthly payroll at the Shenandoah - Dives is about $ 40,000 , and as Silverton hasn't a bank nowadays , the money ...
Contents
Gold in the Hills | 1 |
Victor its dumps and the Ajax mine frontispiece | 3 |
Central City Starts a Hobby | 10 |
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