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The parlors , with their thick carpets , open fireplaces , massive furniture and
handsome chandeliers , complete with colored glass globes , reflect the taste and
comfort with which Louis furnished the hostelry and in which he took such pride .
The parlors , with their thick carpets , open fireplaces , massive furniture and
handsome chandeliers , complete with colored glass globes , reflect the taste and
comfort with which Louis furnished the hostelry and in which he took such pride .
Page 503
In August he took five partners , William Martin , George Lytle , Hugh McCammon
, John H . Pickel and Samuel Mishlee , two of whom had also been gophering
around in the region , and together they worked the mine . The nearest road was
...
In August he took five partners , William Martin , George Lytle , Hugh McCammon
, John H . Pickel and Samuel Mishlee , two of whom had also been gophering
around in the region , and together they worked the mine . The nearest road was
...
Page 558
Old Ophir , even with a population of two in 1950 . . . is my hometown . My folks
left there before I could walk and I didn ' t see the place for forty years . Just for fun
I took the family there in 1953 . Up beyond the town in the trees is the cemetery ...
Old Ophir , even with a population of two in 1950 . . . is my hometown . My folks
left there before I could walk and I didn ' t see the place for forty years . Just for fun
I took the family there in 1953 . Up beyond the town in the trees is the cemetery ...
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Contents
Gold in the Hills | 1 |
Leadville the Cloud City of the Rockies | 41 |
Dredge Country | 105 |
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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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