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Page 179
... rock , one of them said : ' Ain't anything in this country . Worked it for two years without a strike . ' As he spoke he struck the rock with his hammer . ' Think I'll pack up and pull out , ' he continued , banging the rock once more ...
... rock , one of them said : ' Ain't anything in this country . Worked it for two years without a strike . ' As he spoke he struck the rock with his hammer . ' Think I'll pack up and pull out , ' he continued , banging the rock once more ...
Page 204
... Rock Creek to the sites of Elko and Schofield . The two camps were at the head of the creek near the Crystal River . Elko was at the base of Galena Mountain , and Schofield was on the edge of a little park . Elko never amounted to ...
... Rock Creek to the sites of Elko and Schofield . The two camps were at the head of the creek near the Crystal River . Elko was at the base of Galena Mountain , and Schofield was on the edge of a little park . Elko never amounted to ...
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... rock , attended by a movement on one side or the other of the break , so that what were once parts of one continuous rock stratum or vein are now separated . A cleft or crack in the rock material of the earth's crust filled with mineral ...
... rock , attended by a movement on one side or the other of the break , so that what were once parts of one continuous rock stratum or vein are now separated . A cleft or crack in the rock material of the earth's crust filled with mineral ...
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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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