Colorado Rail Trip Through Leadville to Santa Fe
A traveler recounts a Denver and Rio Grande and South Park railroad journey from Leadville through Kenosha Summit at 10,200 feet, across South Park and Platte Canon to Cathedral Rock and Name Rock. The writer praises rail cars and scenery while noting dry weather and plans to continue to Santa Fe.
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Denver
Sourit
Leadville
Denver and Rio Grande
South Park Road
Horton
Buena Vista
Arkansas Valley
South Park
Jefferson
Kenosha Summit
America
Kenosha Hills
Armerica
Great South Park
Thall’s Gulch
Platte
Platte River
Colorado
Estes Park Visit Describes Mountain Pleasures and Perils
A lengthy Estes Park journal shares a week of travel from Denver via Longmont to McGregor and Ferguson ranches. The party details cliffside coaches, rough roads, fish captures, frozen lake treks, waterfalls, and Cascades, with vivid scenes of Black Canyon, Loveland road views, and a playful group dynamic amid a setting of cattle, lodges, and scenic grandeur.
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Estis Park
Denver
Longmont
Wall & Withers
Estes Park
Evans’ Rancho
Kimball
Eden
Hytes
Park
McGregor’s
Apapaveniete
Iice Park
Black Ganon
Long
Ithe
Ferguson
Bunting
Ashing
St. Mary's Lake
Stéeda
Te Gaddie
Sig Thompson
Horgeshoe Park
Cascades
Rancho
Wiltow Park
George Washington
Black Canon
Pothe Canon
McGregor
Mr. Strahorn
Drowning Reflections From a Philadelphia Times Excerpt
A narrative fragment recounts a man facing near death by drowning and recalling family, home, and fears of judgment. He contrasts the ease of death with the vivid memories and dread of the future, noting avoidant thoughts of sharks and the crowd he fears.
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Philadelphia Times
The Journal Promises Loyal Republican Clarity
The Journal declares its aim to provide a trustworthy record of local happenings and to defend what it deems right. It pledges fearless advocacy in line with past and present Republican principles, on the best information available.
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Dover
Santa Fe
Canon
Santa Claus
Daily Mail
Dr. Thomas
Mansfield
Boss
Olney
Jas
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Boston
Jenmes
BANKS
FIRST
National Bank
United States
Bidwell
Go. B. Deforest
Ly ET E
the Second National Bank
Freeport
Joun I. Adams
Thompson Wilcoxon
Michael Lawyer
TACO
W. HH. Taggare
Munn’s
Court House
Lil
Gidpy Roer Kingsley & Mills
Scentists
Illinois
Elson’s Jewelr
Second Naonal Bank
W. S. Caldwell
Wilcoxon Opera House
Stephenson Sereen
James J. Nef
J. H
Hiram Shons
Orangeville
I. F. Kleckner
A. T. Green
D. B. Schulte
Stephenson Street
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Western “Star
Western Star
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Odd-Fellow's
Hairy Chide
Ted
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Beckie
Portiod
Maines
J.r.perkins
Bream and Gas
Fitter
Fialtical Mechanic
Bridge &T
Chicago
van Buren
Basoul
R. E. Sellers & Co
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Stephenson County
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