Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Frontier Stories
Nge there was war at Cripple Creek red-mouthed war, as they say in battle tales.' It all began when the miners Of the district went on strike. First they Simply quit work, and there was idleness. Then they objected to anybody else working, and there was trouble; and finally they fortified Bull Hill, placed a small cannon at the top, and there was anarchy.
Two railroads ran to Cripple Creek from Colorado Springs, and they were soon com peting for the business Of carrying deputy Sheriffs to the turbulent camp.
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