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... stood along North Clear Creek canyon , both above and below the city . One had been run by water power , and its huge wheel stood nearly as high as the building which housed it . I planned to return to Black Hawk later on and sketch all ...
... stood along North Clear Creek canyon , both above and below the city . One had been run by water power , and its huge wheel stood nearly as high as the building which housed it . I planned to return to Black Hawk later on and sketch all ...
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... stood idle and Ten Mile Creek began to suck Robinson's wooden sidewalks into the swamp meadowland . As we neared Robinson I looked in vain for the masses of buildings I had hoped to see , but very few remained standing . The road into ...
... stood idle and Ten Mile Creek began to suck Robinson's wooden sidewalks into the swamp meadowland . As we neared Robinson I looked in vain for the masses of buildings I had hoped to see , but very few remained standing . The road into ...
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... stood . One is now the school , and peering through its big window I could see five desks of assorted kinds and sizes , a teacher's desk , a blackboard , a stove and a few textbocks . Near the schoolhouse was a frame church with a tall ...
... stood . One is now the school , and peering through its big window I could see five desks of assorted kinds and sizes , a teacher's desk , a blackboard , a stove and a few textbocks . Near the schoolhouse was a frame church with a tall ...
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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