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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1873
Page
2
A valley report emphasizes planting forest trees to protect fruit crops and boost yields. It notes harsh winter conditions, protected trees thriving while unprotected ones died, and urges alternating rows of forest trees and fruit trees for shelter. The piece links forest shelter to healthier apple, cherry, grape crops and overall orchard resilience.
Died July 1873 the New York Farmers' Club of the American Institute declined into inactivity. The piece recalls Solon Robinson and the Tribune letters that fed the club, Alderman Ely and secretary Chambers, and a fading dream of agricultural influence amid press power.
Miss Anna E Dickinson and her brother Rev John Dickinson will visit Colorado and the mountains this month. They climbed Gray's Peak with Commodore Decatur when Greeley was a wilderness and Denver had no railroad. Dickinson, praised as the one woman orator of America, will lecture in principal towns and Cheyenne. A lack of seating is noted, so attendees should arrive early.
An excursion car carrying Philadelphia and Pennsylvania officials toured Greeley on Monday en route to California. Included was James McConnell editor and owner of the Philadelphia Evening Star, a former New York Tribune city editor who recalled past kindnesses and spoke of his family back home.
A missive from A Clark Topographical Assistant compares Longs Peak height with Pike and Gray. Clark notes Longs Peak stands above Pike but below Gray, after measurements from four stations. The field party camped at the peak previously, with Clarence King's party visiting two years prior.
The Inter-Deéin Platte Valley Dry-Dock Line left for the Missouri aboard the Colorado Rover commanded by Captain Jack Higenbotam. A large crowd gathered at Oak Street pier to see them off as the boat, four feet by, drew about three inches of water and grounded on ripples. Captain Higenbotam reported ample postal cards and plans to send special correspondence from every landing while the voyage, under a burning sun, promised postcard scenes and romantic views of distant shores.
The Denver News condemns removing Dr. Latham and restoring Dr. Reed, praising Latham as a Western representative of honor and competence. It protests the change as a breach of territorial appointment principles and urges territories to defend their rights against factional sacrifice.
Bishop Andrews received a lava piece from the newly found volcano behind Cariboo. The Register asserts it is a real volcano with visible smoke. Reports mention fabulous prices for crater fragments and mock uproar over a Denver Times suggestion to fund a rival volcano in Arapahoe County.
The article praises wheat yields on sod land in Colorado, noting 30 to 40 bushels per acre with proper irrigation. It emphasizes fall wetting of soil, deep plowing, early sowing, and reservoir water to stabilize crops, urging young men to join the Greeley Colony and farm towns with ample water rights.
Miss Lottie Nichols Thirza Flower and Miss Wilson return from Salt Lake with Gen. Sickels after a week as his guests. The group left a special car at Laramie. Mr Canfield and wife stay in Salt Lake for two to three weeks. Brigham Young spoke kindly to the ladies asking about Greeley and praised temperance towns noting Ferris’s groggery destruction. He showed interest in Union Colony and Horace’s picture.
A vivid sketch near Greeley detailing Platte river hay lands, irrigation canals built by Ovid Plumb, and 1000 acres under three large ditches yielding 30 to 35 bushels per acre. It notes 600 tons of hay last year, aims for 1000 tons annually, and praises Colorado colonization while critiquing Denver snobbery.
Professor Whitney and Prof Hayden's expedition describe Mount Lincoln as the region's grand summit near the Park. They detail measurements planned with spirit level methods from Fairplay, barometric stations, and a climb from Fairplay through timber line to a sharp craggy peak.
The New York Sun reports that merchant prince A. T. Stewart prepared a will before leaving for Europe last week. A schedule of his real and personal estate was completed, revealing a value of one hundred million dollars.
The mountains of Wyoming differ from Colorado in height and spacing. Premont's Peak in the Wind River range tops at 13,000 feet, with Laramie Peak and Elk Mountain at 11,000 feet and Medicine Bow along with the Big Horn ranges around 12,000 feet.
The piece mocks critics who oppose circuses while a Connecticut man prepares to patent a sacred circus featuring ordained performers in white neckties, claiming moral purpose amid prior accusations of immorality.
The Boston Transcript notes that no one can craft a local item for a paper without risking offense. It adds that even after birth, for a few days, one cannot guarantee it will not offend.
Freight totals show 666,305 pounds shipped from Evans and 627,008 received in the last month. The Rollins road via Boulder Pass to Middle Park is finished enabling trouble free wagon travel. A Denver pigeon delivery record spans 100 miles in two hours, with another 65 mile flight in 55 minutes. Larimer County offers a strong investment climate with no debt and ample industrial potential. Captain Howgate plans a 16 mile telegraph link to Pikes Peak from Colorado Springs. Population growth in the South Platte Valley shifts cattle feeding away from Texas longhorns toward farm crops. Immigration pressures Arkans Valley herds toward other ranges. The Fulton lode in Argentine District is owned and worked by a local party.
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