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Friday, May 25, 2007

Who's got the water?

The story of Tom Rickey and Topaz Lake

by Jonni Hill

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Copyright 2012 Record-Courier. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Record-Courier May, 4 2007 5:14 pm

Who's got the water?

The story of Tom Rickey and Topaz Lake

Present day Topaz Lake looking east to the Pine Nuts and the Sweetwater ranges.
Present day Topaz Lake looking east to the Pine Nuts and the Sweetwater ranges.ENLARGE
Present day Topaz Lake looking east to the Pine Nuts and the Sweetwater ranges.




It was all about water in the 1800s. Young Tom Rickey, 16, and one of seven children, migrated in 1852 from Dubuque, Iowa, in search o...

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