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The buz: of conversation . . . was almost deafening and kept up all through the
night, for because of the scarcity of sleeping accommodations many . . . were
waiting for more fortunate and earlier comers to vacate beds at various lodgings,
and ...
The buz: of conversation . . . was almost deafening and kept up all through the
night, for because of the scarcity of sleeping accommodations many . . . were
waiting for more fortunate and earlier comers to vacate beds at various lodgings,
and ...
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One tremendous canvas pavilion had a solid board dancing-floor, a good band, a
twenty-five- foot bar, a lunch counter and gambling rooms, all of which were
crowded night after night. Incoming freight trains brought twenty carloads of ...
One tremendous canvas pavilion had a solid board dancing-floor, a good band, a
twenty-five- foot bar, a lunch counter and gambling rooms, all of which were
crowded night after night. Incoming freight trains brought twenty carloads of ...
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Armed men were placed on the two properties, and night after night they sat
guarding the disputed holes from which such rich ore was being taken. The camp
was divided into two factions, one siding with Goerke and one with Bannon.
Armed men were placed on the two properties, and night after night they sat
guarding the disputed holes from which such rich ore was being taken. The camp
was divided into two factions, one siding with Goerke and one with Bannon.
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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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