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... 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 Fed- eral Hall , where as early as 1862 ...
... 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 Fed- eral Hall , where as early as 1862 ...
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... population dwindled . In 1910 fifteen hundred people lived in the town , yet in 1914 the population shrank to four . By 1916 it was a bustling place again with a population of 1000 , all supported directly or indirectly by the marble ...
... population dwindled . In 1910 fifteen hundred people lived in the town , yet in 1914 the population shrank to four . By 1916 it was a bustling place again with a population of 1000 , all supported directly or indirectly by the marble ...
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... 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 few houses in ...
... 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 few houses in ...
Contents
Gold in the Hills | 1 |
Victor its dumps and the Ajax mine frontispiece | 3 |
Central City Starts a Hobby | 10 |
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