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Page 124
The lineman looked about him in all directions , took a deep breath and said with
awe in his voice , ' Ain ' t she big ? ' " We felt much the same as we looked around
from the Santiago Mine , taking in the stupendous views of the towering peaks ...
The lineman looked about him in all directions , took a deep breath and said with
awe in his voice , ' Ain ' t she big ? ' " We felt much the same as we looked around
from the Santiago Mine , taking in the stupendous views of the towering peaks ...
Page 178
Pitkin extent so has Ohio City , but many of the places that we are looking for will
be almost deserted or will only be sites . ... She looked us over , came to some
conclusion and taking off her hat started toward the kitchen , saying over her ...
Pitkin extent so has Ohio City , but many of the places that we are looking for will
be almost deserted or will only be sites . ... She looked us over , came to some
conclusion and taking off her hat started toward the kitchen , saying over her ...
Page 212
GOTHIC the edge of the timber , and we looked through the door of the roofless
log schoolhouse which the old lady had pointed out and within which pine trees
thirty feet tall were growing . The lake was frozen and snow lay all along its shore
.
GOTHIC the edge of the timber , and we looked through the door of the roofless
log schoolhouse which the old lady had pointed out and within which pine trees
thirty feet tall were growing . The lake was frozen and snow lay all along its shore
.
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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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