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It was the janitor of the courthouse who told me about the lynching that occurred
there in 1880. I had wanted to sketch the courtroom, but it was locked and no one
seemed to know the whereabouts of the key. Finally, with the help of the ...
It was the janitor of the courthouse who told me about the lynching that occurred
there in 1880. I had wanted to sketch the courtroom, but it was locked and no one
seemed to know the whereabouts of the key. Finally, with the help of the ...
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Mrs. Barry told me that this happened on New Year's day in 1892, while he was
on his way to jump some claims on which he knew assessment work had not
been done the preceding year. Although she was only a small child at the time,
she ...
Mrs. Barry told me that this happened on New Year's day in 1892, while he was
on his way to jump some claims on which he knew assessment work had not
been done the preceding year. Although she was only a small child at the time,
she ...
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An old prospector, Clarence Reckmeyer of Black Hawk, told me about
Hughesville. "The mines were discovered in 1870 or before," he said. "At one
time two hundred lived there and a small schoolhouse was built. There's nothing
now but a ...
An old prospector, Clarence Reckmeyer of Black Hawk, told me about
Hughesville. "The mines were discovered in 1870 or before," he said. "At one
time two hundred lived there and a small schoolhouse was built. There's nothing
now but a ...
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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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| 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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