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... completely abandoned years ago , I was anxious to visit them too . To locate them was often hard enough , but to reach them in almost inaccessible parts of the Rocky Mountains resulted many times in an exciting trip or an arduous climb ...
... completely abandoned years ago , I was anxious to visit them too . To locate them was often hard enough , but to reach them in almost inaccessible parts of the Rocky Mountains resulted many times in an exciting trip or an arduous climb ...
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... completely deserted group of cabins , sheds and a store or two , scattered over rolling meadowland . At the far end of the street on the crest of a hill was a mine with its buildings and big dump , while halfway down the hillside was ...
... completely deserted group of cabins , sheds and a store or two , scattered over rolling meadowland . At the far end of the street on the crest of a hill was a mine with its buildings and big dump , while halfway down the hillside was ...
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... completely demolished , some were torn open , and of those that were made completely of dressed marble , only the walls remained . The fire bell on its tall steel tower and the hexagonal wooden band - stand had withstood the first flood ...
... completely demolished , some were torn open , and of those that were made completely of dressed marble , only the walls remained . The fire bell on its tall steel tower and the hexagonal wooden band - stand had withstood the first flood ...
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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