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Page 156
... snow . Dismounting , and tying the reins according to directions , he started the horse back to Forest City alone . Scrambling as best he could up the remainder of the slippery trail , over snow ten feet deep in which he often sank to ...
... snow . Dismounting , and tying the reins according to directions , he started the horse back to Forest City alone . Scrambling as best he could up the remainder of the slippery trail , over snow ten feet deep in which he often sank to ...
Page 209
... snow was deep- est and when it was worth your life to get to the mine . But he'd come to see the mine , so he got two guides to go with him and set out on snow- shoes . They were gone four days . It's a wonder the three of them got back ...
... snow was deep- est and when it was worth your life to get to the mine . But he'd come to see the mine , so he got two guides to go with him and set out on snow- shoes . They were gone four days . It's a wonder the three of them got back ...
Page 516
... snow and killed several of the crew . The train as it steamed up from the valley to a point near Francis had encountered more snow with every mile traveled . Finally , huge drifts blocked the way ; so the train coupled the one coach and ...
... snow and killed several of the crew . The train as it steamed up from the valley to a point near Francis had encountered more snow with every mile traveled . Finally , huge drifts blocked the way ; so the train coupled the one coach and ...
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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