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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1885
Page
1
Published weekly by J. W. Graves the notice explains subscription rates $2.00 yearly and $1.00 for six months. Advertising rates include one inch for $1.00 and 50 cents per additional insertion with local notices ten cents per line per insertion and five cents per line for obituary notices and tributes.
The writer recounts a June 1885 journey on the South Park railroad from Denver to Leadville with Gov. Tabor and John Alley among the passengers. A bridal couple on the coach occupies the narrator, whose knees displace a glass goblet and sparks embarrassment as the party views the Breckenridge pass before resuming travel.
The writer recounts a rail and stage journey across Colorado from Leadville to Aspen then over through Twin Lakes and the divide, describing steep routes, dangerous drops, and dramatic scenery. He notes towns like Aspen and Trinidad, climate contrasts, irrigation, cattle access, lakes called mirror lakes, and encounters with figures like Josh Billings.
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