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... built a rink to take its place . 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 .
... built a rink to take its place . 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 .
Page 67
Across the street stood the Catholic church , a good - sized structure but dcomed ;
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 dcomed ;
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 ...
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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 , a ...
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 , a ...
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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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