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Descending into a mine in Leadville, Colorado, Wilde, at first unnerved, so took to the experience that he pronounced it among his most delightful. (Colorado Historic Newspaper Association)
Descending into a mine in Leadville, Colorado, Wilde, at first unnerved, so took to the experience that he pronounced it among his most delightful. (Colorado Historic Newspaper Association)