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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
and ...
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
and ...
Page 212
GOTHIC the edge of the limber, 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 limber, 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.
Page 412
Next we looked for the site of Mineral Point, which the mine inspector had told us
was a quarter of a mile west of the Chief. An overgrown wagon road led across
another ridge, beyond which was a wide, swampy meadow bordered by stunted
...
Next we looked for the site of Mineral Point, which the mine inspector had told us
was a quarter of a mile west of the Chief. An overgrown wagon road led across
another ridge, beyond which was a wide, swampy meadow bordered by stunted
...
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Contents
Gold in the Hills | 1 |
Victor its dumps and the Ajax mine frontispiece | 3 |
Central City Starts a Hobby | 10 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Stampede to Timberline: The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado |
| Illustrated by | Muriel S. Wolle |
| Edition | 2, revised |
| Publisher | Swallow Press, 1974 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 18 Jan 2008 |
| ISBN | 0804006725, 9780804006729 |
| Length | 583 pages |
| Subjects | › › › History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) Travel / Special Interest / General |
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