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Aspen had a very merry Christmas, but two days later the pumps became
clogged with debris and stopped again. The divers were wired for. and returning
once more, set the pumps in motion. A diving suit was purchased by the mine,
and the ...
Aspen had a very merry Christmas, but two days later the pumps became
clogged with debris and stopped again. The divers were wired for. and returning
once more, set the pumps in motion. A diving suit was purchased by the mine,
and the ...
Page 310
He became interested in the mines at Bonanza and invested heavily in them; he
put money into the Shenandoah mine at Silverton, and in 1882, when the
Saguache County Bank was incorporated as a state bank, he became one of its ...
He became interested in the mines at Bonanza and invested heavily in them; he
put money into the Shenandoah mine at Silverton, and in 1882, when the
Saguache County Bank was incorporated as a state bank, he became one of its ...
Page 381
"There was a little flurry of mining around here in the spring of 1887," 1 told Jane.
"Gold City was laid out on Unaweep creek, but the bars petered out and by
August all the miners left. A year later the site of Gold City became Dallas, named
for ...
"There was a little flurry of mining around here in the spring of 1887," 1 told Jane.
"Gold City was laid out on Unaweep creek, but the bars petered out and by
August all the miners left. A year later the site of Gold City became Dallas, named
for ...
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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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