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Page 335
... horses were to carry packs , tents , and I watched the saddle- bags and other impedimenta skillfully placed and balanced on their broad backs and cinched with a diamond hitch . By eight - thirty we were off our guide leading the pack - ...
... horses were to carry packs , tents , and I watched the saddle- bags and other impedimenta skillfully placed and balanced on their broad backs and cinched with a diamond hitch . By eight - thirty we were off our guide leading the pack - ...
Page 362
... horses onto a truck and drove us and them to the beginning of the trail . It was ten - thirty when we reached the turn - off where the truck backed up against the bank to unload the horses . Then the men helped us mount , waved goodbye ...
... horses onto a truck and drove us and them to the beginning of the trail . It was ten - thirty when we reached the turn - off where the truck backed up against the bank to unload the horses . Then the men helped us mount , waved goodbye ...
Page 364
... horses and ourselves were forced to jump over the hole , and with each jump the bridge shuddered . The cowboys whom we had seen had driven their horses over it since we had gone up , and more logs were cracked or broken than before ...
... horses and ourselves were forced to jump over the hole , and with each jump the bridge shuddered . The cowboys whom we had seen had driven their horses over it since we had gone up , and more logs were cracked or broken than before ...
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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