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		<title>Alaska&#8217;s modern day gold rush very different from Klondike days</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Old Hoppy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alaska may see a modern-day gold rush, but it will be very different than the state's Klondike Gold Rush past.]]></description>
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		<title>Vigilantes became the law in 1863-64 Montana</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 17:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Old Hoppy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vigilantes left legacy in Montana mining camps in 1860s.]]></description>
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		<title>Gold Rush came slowly in early Colorado</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 20:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Old Hoppy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gold Rush came slowly but soon overwhelmed early Colorado Territory.]]></description>
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		<title>Women prospectors were few in the gold fields, but they were there</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Old Hoppy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women prospectors often overlooked in portrayals of life in the Old West.]]></description>
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		<title>Learn from joke about old prospector and young gunslinger</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Old Hoppy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joke suggests youngsters ought to try harder to learn from the "older" generation.]]></description>
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		<title>One woman found creative profits in Old West mining camp</title>
		<link>http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/268/one-woman-found-creative-profits-in-old-west-mining-camp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Old Hoppy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women often kept mining camps of Old West well fed, running smoothly.]]></description>
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		<title>Mining claims lay at the heart of prospectors&#8217; dreams, schemes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Old Hoppy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mining claims were fundamental to every Gold Rush in the Old West.]]></description>
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		<title>Ghost towns of America abound throughout the West</title>
		<link>http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/250/ghost-towns-of-america-abound-throughout-the-west/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/250/ghost-towns-of-america-abound-throughout-the-west/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Old Hoppy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abandoned settlements of the West hold special fascination for many.]]></description>
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		<title>Enjoy Denver Public Library&#8217;s Western History Collection</title>
		<link>http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/246/enjoy-denver-public-librarys-western-history-collection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/246/enjoy-denver-public-librarys-western-history-collection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Old Hoppy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Priceless resource for life in the Old West, with some great features available online.]]></description>
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		<title>Prospectors needed grub, they looked for grubstakers</title>
		<link>http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/237/prospectors-needed-grub-they-looked-for-grubstakers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/237/prospectors-needed-grub-they-looked-for-grubstakers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Old Hoppy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe our modern world needs a revival of the process of grubstaking a few folks in need? ]]></description>
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