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Page 329
Soon after its discovery , the Last Chance was bought by the owners of the Holy
Moses property for $ 20 , 000 , and soon afterwards the Bachelor Mining
Company was incorporated , with D . H . Moffat as one of the investors . A
peculiarity of ...
Soon after its discovery , the Last Chance was bought by the owners of the Holy
Moses property for $ 20 , 000 , and soon afterwards the Bachelor Mining
Company was incorporated , with D . H . Moffat as one of the investors . A
peculiarity of ...
Page 356
At the upper end of the park it turned to the right and followed the stream up a
narrow valley , but the road or trail , for it was hardly more , climbed faster than
the creek and was soon high on the mountainside . In one place a huge rock
slide ...
At the upper end of the park it turned to the right and followed the stream up a
narrow valley , but the road or trail , for it was hardly more , climbed faster than
the creek and was soon high on the mountainside . In one place a huge rock
slide ...
Page 386
The next morning as soon as it was light , a third party climbed back to the drift on
the Liberty Bell , in spite of the danger of more slides from the hanging , heavy
snow which threatened to come down at any minute . Before the rescuers could ...
The next morning as soon as it was light , a third party climbed back to the drift on
the Liberty Bell , in spite of the danger of more slides from the hanging , heavy
snow which threatened to come down at any minute . Before the rescuers could ...
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Contents
Gold in the Hills | 1 |
Falsefront Silver Plume | 5 |
Central City Starts a Hobby | 10 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Stampede to Timberline: The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado |
| Author | Muriel Sibell Wolle |
| Illustrated by | Muriel Sibell Wolle |
| Edition | 2, revised |
| Publisher | Sage Books, 1974 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 18 Jan 2008 |
| ISBN | 0804006725, 9780804006729 |
| Length | 583 pages |
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