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... grade to the Arkansas Valley we noticed the mines around Hancock . The Stonewall was the biggest producer , discov ered in 1879 and worked until 1915. The Allie Bell and the Flora Bell had loading bins beside the track and trestles ...
... grade to the Arkansas Valley we noticed the mines around Hancock . The Stonewall was the biggest producer , discov ered in 1879 and worked until 1915. The Allie Bell and the Flora Bell had loading bins beside the track and trestles ...
Page 299
... grade , and the cost of mining , freighting , shipping and smelting it was too great to keep the camp going . In the hope of reducing this expense , a smelter was erected in 1881 but it was not equipped to handle the low - grade ores ...
... grade , and the cost of mining , freighting , shipping and smelting it was too great to keep the camp going . In the hope of reducing this expense , a smelter was erected in 1881 but it was not equipped to handle the low - grade ores ...
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... grade of 212 feet to the mile , crossing the pass at an altitude of 11,650 feet . From this point , surrounded by the snows of centuries , it descends to Ironton , at about the same grade , making a bow over the mountains , hence the ...
... grade of 212 feet to the mile , crossing the pass at an altitude of 11,650 feet . From this point , surrounded by the snows of centuries , it descends to Ironton , at about the same grade , making a bow over the mountains , hence 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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