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... timber and start you right and you can go on from there . If you aren't back by sundown , we'll look for you . " We started for Quartzville . The man was right - there was no trail and we had to push aside branches and work our way ...
... timber and start you right and you can go on from there . If you aren't back by sundown , we'll look for you . " We started for Quartzville . The man was right - there was no trail and we had to push aside branches and work our way ...
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... timber- line and rocky peaks . Before we left the timber we passed a group of log cabins and a long curving trestle leading to a mill . This was the Bon Ton property where gold , silver , copper , lead and zinc had been mined . Switch ...
... timber- line and rocky peaks . Before we left the timber we passed a group of log cabins and a long curving trestle leading to a mill . This was the Bon Ton property where gold , silver , copper , lead and zinc had been mined . Switch ...
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... timber , are the cabins where the miners lived . Above the cabins , above timberline , on the mountain tops are the mines and shaft houses . I trudged on . The grove of trees was behind me now and the country more open , with great ...
... timber , are the cabins where the miners lived . Above the cabins , above timberline , on the mountain tops are the mines and shaft houses . I trudged on . The grove of trees was behind me now and the country more open , with great ...
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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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