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Page 138
... tunnel . Then as winter snows began to collect on the mountainside , Gassy had an original idea which , if carried out , would save him and his partner lots of work . Instead of pushing the tunnel through hard quartz rock he suggested ...
... tunnel . Then as winter snows began to collect on the mountainside , Gassy had an original idea which , if carried out , would save him and his partner lots of work . Instead of pushing the tunnel through hard quartz rock he suggested ...
Page 156
... Tunnel , two miles further on , kept it booming until shortly after the completion of this first bore through the Rocky Mountains . During these construction days three hundred laborers worked to push the railroad through the Divide and ...
... Tunnel , two miles further on , kept it booming until shortly after the completion of this first bore through the Rocky Mountains . During these construction days three hundred laborers worked to push the railroad through the Divide and ...
Page 380
... Tunnel , spending $ 600,000 on the venture before it was completed . The tunnel started at Canyon creek and was driven in to cut the Virginius vein . Since the tunnel tapped the vein 2900 feet below the mouth of the original shaft it ...
... Tunnel , spending $ 600,000 on the venture before it was completed . The tunnel started at Canyon creek and was driven in to cut the Virginius vein . Since the tunnel tapped the vein 2900 feet below the mouth of the original shaft it ...
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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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