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... miles to the county bridge . From there on , one was on his own , climbing the remaining five , six , seven or eight miles ( informants were vague as to the exact number ) , until one reached the place . Some said to park the car at the ...
... miles to the county bridge . From there on , one was on his own , climbing the remaining five , six , seven or eight miles ( informants were vague as to the exact number ) , until one reached the place . Some said to park the car at the ...
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... miles we would either reach Vulcan or we could retrace our steps to the ford and try the other fork . Just as we had made this decision we found a sign beside our road half covered with bushes , but it was distinctly marked " Vulcan 8 miles ...
... miles we would either reach Vulcan or we could retrace our steps to the ford and try the other fork . Just as we had made this decision we found a sign beside our road half covered with bushes , but it was distinctly marked " Vulcan 8 miles ...
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... miles . You can't miss him , " we were told , and sure enough , we found him and asked if he'd take us to Carbonate . It was a little hard to make the arrangements , for he was high up on his grader and we were below in the road ...
... miles . You can't miss him , " we were told , and sure enough , we found him and asked if he'd take us to Carbonate . It was a little hard to make the arrangements , for he was high up on his grader and we were below in the road ...
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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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