Unmarked Grave of H. H. Helen Hunt Jackson at Cheyenne Canyon
Special Correspondence from Colarano Springs notes Helen Hunt Jackson was buried in an unmarked grave high in Cheyenne canyon near Colorado Springs. The piece describes the secret burial, the canyon ascent, cairns and Killickinnick planted at the mound, and quotes Jacksons own verses about her final resting place. It recalls her writing in solitude there and mentions a California Ramona connection and a public photo from G. H. Yenowine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CoLoRano Springs
Helen Hunt Jackson
H. H
Cheyenne Mountain
Colorado Springs
Rocky Mountain
Pike’s Peak
Pine Hill Forest
Jackson
Cheyenne Canyon
Rocky Canyon
Avi
Mrs. Jackson
Divide
Colorado
California
Ramona
Jacinto
Santa Margarita
Temecula
Padre Gaspara
Padre Peyri
Queer Employments in New York City
Special correspondence notes inventive low wage jobs in New York. It cites a parasitic variety of odd gigs from oat scavenging for pigeons to capillening hair care and pet care services. It laments widespread inefficiency and urges finding a niche through skill and self reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Newport
California
Down Town
Illinois First Governor Shadrach Bond and Early Illinois
Special Correspondence from Champaign Illinois recounts Shadrach Bond as Illinois first governor and delegate to Congress. It describes early Illinois as Indian land with American Bottom settlement, Bond’s land acts, and frontier life including a Cox family assault by Indians near Shoal Creek with a fatality and a survivor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign
Illl
Illinois
Indiana
Congress
Shadrach Bond
Frederick County
Maryland
Bond
Ilinois
American Bottom
Kaskaskia
Alton
Ills
Mississippi
Chester
Washington
Illinois Territory
National Congress
Monroe County
Bond County
Cox
Shoal Creek
Pocahontas
Col. Pruit
Henry Cox
Ben Cox
Springfield
Cox Cabin
Commonwealth
C. B. Johnson
Remembered Hero and Widow Rest Beside Their Graves
In Guadalupe cemetery behind the chapel the graves bloom with flowers except Santa Ana’s simple wreath. The widow, now buried beside him, kept memory alive of a fallen hero revered by her countrymen. Arthur Howard Noll notes the tale in American Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guadalupe
Santa Ana
Arthur Howard Noll
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ceeyenne Mountain
Queer Employments
Fhadrach Bond
Royal Pats
Rogan Pakine
Ondeer Co
Wall St
N. Y
Portland and Lonsville Cement
Plaster OF Paris
Cross Paints
Marshall and Welch
E. Brooks
Greeley
Walnut Street
Madison Avenue
H. A. French
A. Z. Salomon & Company
A. L. Welch & CO
Weld County
City
Sixteenth and
Champa Streets
Wieuin V Hike
Coto
Denver, Colorado
J. K. Thompson
East Greeley
SPURS
Main Street
MR. HE. Hart
Taylor
H.C. Watson & CO
Gale, Lee & Wilson
W.A. Nichols
Deering
Arr
Taywi
Ninth Street
Greeley, Colo
HL A. Ameniter
MM. D
Oxford
Brooklyn
Tas Canraun Company
Fulton Street, N. Y
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