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Although placer gold was found in German Flats and Ohio Creek in the sixties , it
was not until the silver rush of 1879 brought many men to the region that a town
was laid out . It was founded in 1880 and was called Eagle City . but as it was ...
Although placer gold was found in German Flats and Ohio Creek in the sixties , it
was not until the silver rush of 1879 brought many men to the region that a town
was laid out . It was founded in 1880 and was called Eagle City . but as it was ...
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ernmen When we left him we were the more determined to see both Gold Park
and Holy Cross City , and driving up to the government gate at the edge of the
camp we began negotiations . Of course we were refused admittance , but I was ...
ernmen When we left him we were the more determined to see both Gold Park
and Holy Cross City , and driving up to the government gate at the edge of the
camp we began negotiations . Of course we were refused admittance , but I was ...
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CHAPTER XIX Boulder County Camps ( For map see inside of back cover . )
Gold Hill IN THE hills back of Boulder in a relatively small and compact area are
some of the first mining camps of the state . Some are mere names today , some
are ...
CHAPTER XIX Boulder County Camps ( For map see inside of back cover . )
Gold Hill IN THE hills back of Boulder in a relatively small and compact area are
some of the first mining camps of the state . Some are mere names today , some
are ...
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Contents
Gold in the Hills | 1 |
Falsefront Silver Plume | 5 |
Central City Starts a Hobby | 10 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Stampede to Timberline: The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado |
| Author | Muriel Sibell Wolle |
| Illustrated by | Muriel Sibell Wolle |
| Edition | 2, revised |
| Publisher | Sage Books, 1974 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 18 Jan 2008 |
| ISBN | 0804006725, 9780804006729 |
| Length | 583 pages |
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