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... crossed the main street just above the roofs of the stores . The road , the Colorado Central , was extended up North Clear Creek from Idaho Springs and reached Black Hawk in 1872. The railroad station was a large stone ore mill which ...
... crossed the main street just above the roofs of the stores . The road , the Colorado Central , was extended up North Clear Creek from Idaho Springs and reached Black Hawk in 1872. The railroad station was a large stone ore mill which ...
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... crossed the stream on a bridge which had a gate at one end . This was kept closed so that cattle could not wander outside of the city limits . " Closing the gate behind us while the car straddled the stream , we drove up a short hill ...
... crossed the stream on a bridge which had a gate at one end . This was kept closed so that cattle could not wander outside of the city limits . " Closing the gate behind us while the car straddled the stream , we drove up a short hill ...
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... crossing high moraines , edged with timber . Pole mountain with its ragged crags was on our right and other rocky peaks were ahead . The trail was just wide enough for a horse to travel , and when- ever it crossed a meadow it was lost ...
... crossing high moraines , edged with timber . Pole mountain with its ragged crags was on our right and other rocky peaks were ahead . The trail was just wide enough for a horse to travel , and when- ever it crossed a meadow it was lost ...
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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