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... developed as the Durant , Spar , Smuggler and other famous mines . Just as the miners prepared to dig in for the winter , word of a Ute Indian uprising drove all but thirteen of them back over the range until the spring of 1880 , when ...
... developed as the Durant , Spar , Smuggler and other famous mines . Just as the miners prepared to dig in for the winter , word of a Ute Indian uprising drove all but thirteen of them back over the range until the spring of 1880 , when ...
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... developed , and mining on a big scale began . One of the most unique and beautiful sights remembered by all " old- timers " was the lines of twinkling lights winding down the mountains at night as hundreds of miners tramped wearily home ...
... developed , and mining on a big scale began . One of the most unique and beautiful sights remembered by all " old- timers " was the lines of twinkling lights winding down the mountains at night as hundreds of miners tramped wearily home ...
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... developed . John Fallon , a prospector , found the Sheridan in August , 1875 , but did not develop it extensively enough to see what he had . In 1878 he leased the claim to two men who cut a drift and discovered richer ore , and the ...
... developed . John Fallon , a prospector , found the Sheridan in August , 1875 , but did not develop it extensively enough to see what he had . In 1878 he leased the claim to two men who cut a drift and discovered richer ore , and the ...
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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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