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Page 18
In 1926 a number of mills 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
...
In 1926 a number of mills 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
...
Page 67
Across the street stood the Catholic church, a good-sized structure but doomed;
for the only family living in the town was stripping it board by board for lumber
and firewood. Except for the rain, the place was dead quiet, and it was hard to ...
Across the street stood the Catholic church, a good-sized structure but doomed;
for the only family living in the town was stripping it board by board for lumber
and firewood. Except for the rain, the place was dead quiet, and it was hard to ...
Page 226
Many of the company houses are still standing and rows of foundations and piles
of lumber showed where others once stood. One is now the school, and peering
through its big window I could see five desks of assorted kinds and sizes, ...
Many of the company houses are still standing and rows of foundations and piles
of lumber showed where others once stood. One is now the school, and peering
through its big window I could see five desks of assorted kinds and sizes, ...
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Contents
Gold in the Hills | 1 |
Victor its dumps and the Ajax mine frontispiece | 3 |
Central City Starts a Hobby | 10 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Stampede to Timberline: The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado |
| Illustrated by | Muriel S. Wolle |
| Edition | 2, revised |
| Publisher | Swallow Press, 1974 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 18 Jan 2008 |
| ISBN | 0804006725, 9780804006729 |
| Length | 583 pages |
| Subjects | › › › History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) Travel / Special Interest / General |
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