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By 1860 the gulch had a population of 2500, and the town of Russell Gulch was
built with sturdy log cabins and frame dwellings and the usual number of stores,
saloons, and boardinghouses. Festivities centered in Federal Hall, where as
early ...
By 1860 the gulch had a population of 2500, and the town of Russell Gulch was
built with sturdy log cabins and frame dwellings and the usual number of stores,
saloons, and boardinghouses. Festivities centered in Federal Hall, where as
early ...
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While Crystal had a population of 500 as early as 1880, Marble grew more slowly
. A few mines, which produced gold, silver and lead, were worked before the
close of the eighties, and the Hoffman brothers built and operated a small smelter
...
While Crystal had a population of 500 as early as 1880, Marble grew more slowly
. A few mines, which produced gold, silver and lead, were worked before the
close of the eighties, and the Hoffman brothers built and operated a small smelter
...
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San Miguel City grew to a population of 5 women and 200 men in 1880, but
Telluride grew faster, stealing its population away, until today San Miguel has
only its trees and its cows. The land is now part of a farm, with nothing but barns
and a ...
San Miguel City grew to a population of 5 women and 200 men in 1880, but
Telluride grew faster, stealing its population away, until today San Miguel has
only its trees and its cows. The land is now part of a farm, with nothing but barns
and a ...
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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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