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... townsite . By June ninth , two hundred people were milling around , and still no town had been started and no name decided upon ; everyone was too busy digging to bother with cabins . By the end of June four hundred " prospectors , not ...
... townsite . By June ninth , two hundred people were milling around , and still no town had been started and no name decided upon ; everyone was too busy digging to bother with cabins . By the end of June four hundred " prospectors , not ...
Page 353
... townsite and beyond them , half hidden in the trees close to the stream , saw the well - preserved frame school house . Further up the canyon we came close to the snow . On some of the higher slopes were the scars left by many ...
... townsite and beyond them , half hidden in the trees close to the stream , saw the well - preserved frame school house . Further up the canyon we came close to the snow . On some of the higher slopes were the scars left by many ...
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... townsite in which " every street was supplied with an acequia . " " Care was taken not to destroy the natural forest on the ground ; . . . thus the town- site is already provided with shade trees , " boasted the founders as they ...
... townsite in which " every street was supplied with an acequia . " " Care was taken not to destroy the natural forest on the ground ; . . . thus the town- site is already provided with shade trees , " boasted the founders as they ...
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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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