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... steep and rough , with a surface of small rocks and stones which slipped under- foot . For the first mile it switchbacked up the side of the mountain through young aspens , whose branches were not dense enough to shut out the sun . Far ...
... steep and rough , with a surface of small rocks and stones which slipped under- foot . For the first mile it switchbacked up the side of the mountain through young aspens , whose branches were not dense enough to shut out the sun . Far ...
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... steep slope , and especially of the bridge with the rotten logs which by now would be mushy and water- soaked . Partway back the rain stopped and the trail dried out unbelievably fast . We crept along the steep ledge and came to the ...
... steep slope , and especially of the bridge with the rotten logs which by now would be mushy and water- soaked . Partway back the rain stopped and the trail dried out unbelievably fast . We crept along the steep ledge and came to the ...
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... steep two- mile grade . Many of its early buildings are gone , and of those remaining most are remodeled into private homes . I visited the camp in the late 1930's and by following a side road was soon descending a steep gulch into a ...
... steep two- mile grade . Many of its early buildings are gone , and of those remaining most are remodeled into private homes . I visited the camp in the late 1930's and by following a side road was soon descending a steep gulch into a ...
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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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