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Page 138
... climbed the ledge road and looked straight down on the highway we had left and at the Georgetown cemeteries across the creek . We climbed fast and reached the saddle in less than five minutes . Crossing it , we entered a new valley and ...
... climbed the ledge road and looked straight down on the highway we had left and at the Georgetown cemeteries across the creek . We climbed fast and reached the saddle in less than five minutes . Crossing it , we entered a new valley and ...
Page 262
... climbed into his truck . About a mile in from the highway we started up a twelve - mile climb to the summit of the Flat Tops . The road was a new one , built by the govern- ment to enable paper companies to remove diseased timber before ...
... climbed into his truck . About a mile in from the highway we started up a twelve - mile climb to the summit of the Flat Tops . The road was a new one , built by the govern- ment to enable paper companies to remove diseased timber before ...
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... climbed up one side of a hill while Vic- toria climbed up the other . On the edge of a grove of aspens was a govern- ment stake marked " Bachelor Mountain . " This was encouraging , so I went on . Hearing a shout in the distance I ...
... climbed up one side of a hill while Vic- toria climbed up the other . On the edge of a grove of aspens was a govern- ment stake marked " Bachelor Mountain . " This was encouraging , so I went on . Hearing a shout in the distance I ...
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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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