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Page 242
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 ...
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 ...
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
Although the town was to have been called Magentie , it soon became known as
Ridgway , and from the first it became a railway center in the midst of ranch
country . After the new road , the Denver and Rio Grande Southern , was
completed ...
Although the town was to have been called Magentie , it soon became known as
Ridgway , and from the first it became a railway center in the midst of ranch
country . After the new road , the Denver and Rio Grande Southern , was
completed ...
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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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