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Page 133
... called the Summit House and that the two - story white structure across the street , with the ornate porch , was built in 1879 and called the Rocky Mountain House . The rest of the town consists of log cabins and frame houses scattered ...
... called the Summit House and that the two - story white structure across the street , with the ornate porch , was built in 1879 and called the Rocky Mountain House . The rest of the town consists of log cabins and frame houses scattered ...
Page 135
... called Peru . Perhaps the buildings around this Peruvian mine constituted " Peru ! " Similar confusions in sites and names and the renaming of towns were a constant source of interest and despair to me in my research and my explora ...
... called Peru . Perhaps the buildings around this Peruvian mine constituted " Peru ! " Similar confusions in sites and names and the renaming of towns were a constant source of interest and despair to me in my research and my explora ...
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... called the Last Chance . That same summer Creede located the Amethyst mine from which a million and a half was realized . Within a year after the rush began , $ 6,000,000 in silver was taken from Creede . The mine yielded pay ore from ...
... called the Last Chance . That same summer Creede located the Amethyst mine from which a million and a half was realized . Within a year after the rush began , $ 6,000,000 in silver was taken from Creede . The mine yielded pay ore from ...
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Gold in the Hills | 1 |
Victor its dumps and the Ajax mine frontispiece | 3 |
Central City Starts a Hobby | 10 |
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