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Page 209
In the fall all the necessary supplies for a crew of ten to fifteen men would be
packed in ; for the crew stayed at the mine all winter without coming out . Once a
week some fool miner would slide down to Pittsburgh on snowshoes at the risk of
his ...
In the fall all the necessary supplies for a crew of ten to fifteen men would be
packed in ; for the crew stayed at the mine all winter without coming out . Once a
week some fool miner would slide down to Pittsburgh on snowshoes at the risk of
his ...
Page 506
Because of danger to the children during the severe winters , school was held
during the summer months . Snowdrifts were often so deep ... One man bought a
house in the fall and then left camp for the winter . In the late spring he returned ...
Because of danger to the children during the severe winters , school was held
during the summer months . Snowdrifts were often so deep ... One man bought a
house in the fall and then left camp for the winter . In the late spring he returned ...
Page 552
In June the shed was still full of the winter ' s snow . Behind the buildings , to the
north , rises Mt . Baldy with a mine shafthouse on its barren slope . On the
opposite side of the road are the stone foundations of the roundhouse , and
beyond it ...
In June the shed was still full of the winter ' s snow . Behind the buildings , to the
north , rises Mt . Baldy with a mine shafthouse on its barren slope . On the
opposite side of the road are the stone foundations of the roundhouse , and
beyond it ...
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Contents
Gold in the Hills | 1 |
Leadville the Cloud City of the Rockies | 41 |
Dredge Country | 105 |
Copyright | |
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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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