Southern Colorado resources and coal in Trinidad forecast
The article extols Southern Colorado resources from the Arkansas valley to Trinidad and Del Norte, highlighting rich coal near Trinidad, coking coal value, potential smelting growth, and proposed railroad extensions by the Denver and Rio Grande. It notes agricultural yields, irrigation, and climate favoring health and fruit, urging capitalists to visit Pueblo Canon Trinidad and Del Norte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapexenay
Greeley
Colorado
N. C. Meeker
Raitor
FE. J. Carver
Denver
Central
Georgetown
Colorado Springs
Boulder
Middle
South
San Luis Parks
Arkansas Valley
Raton
Plains
Pueblo
Canon City
Arkansas
Herfano
Santa Clara
Purgatoire
Qanon City
Denver and Rio Grande Railway
Trinidad
Ohio
Colonado
Golden
Pittsburg
Wyoming
Salt Lake City
Union Pacific
San Juan
Mmust
Denver and Rio Grande RR
del Norte
Illinois
America
Canon
Trinidad and
Taos Peak expedition notes mules storms and red river routes
The article recounts a Denver Times exploration party led by a topographer near Taos Peak. A circus mule named Pretty causes a ledge near a cliff to be navigated, while the party endures hail and lightning. They relocate after six days and plan return toward Fort Garland and Santa Fe. They travel via San Antonio and Red River canyon, report mineral prospects, settlement tensions with Mexicans, and a new cook joins at Elizabethtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Times
Wis. Col
Fame
Taos Peak
Taos Valley
Legato Canyon
Pretty
Andert
Fort Garland
Santa Fe
Taos
San Antonio
Red River Canyon
Elizabethtown
Pasa
Baldy Mountain
New Mexico
Rocky Mountains
Saratoga
Cimarron Canyon
Professor Marsh and his bone hunting career described
A lengthy profile praises Professor Marsh as a leading paleontologist and "bone hunter" of Yale College, noting his lack of salary, funding fossil work from his own fortune, and his journey with Red Cloud to the Bad Lands for fossils. The piece also references a Whipple funeral inquiry and a hospital visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Marsh
Yale College
Delano
Marsh
Dakota
Red Cloud
Savage
Black Hills
Washington
Badlands
Red Dog
Red Man
United States
Inter- Ocean
Hundreds of Horses and Cattle Taken From Boulder County
The Longmont Press reports thousands of horses and cattle have been removed from Boulder county this year due to the range’s closeness. The move reflects ongoing drought pressures and livestock management decisions affecting local farms and ranches amid scarce forage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longmont Press
Boulder County
Gold Rush Chronicles in the Black Hills Camp
A correspondent reports military orders blocking sluicing near a Black Hills camp on French Creek. Miners, led by Prof Walter Jenney, stake claims rapidly while a rough justice fights for formal land titles. Coarse gold, river mining, and a great belt ledge loom as settlers pour in from diverse routes.
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Black Hills
French Creek
Harrison
New York
Recorder
Tanner
Jenney
New Mexico
Nevada
North Carolina
Grant
Bishop Haré
Columbia College
New York City
Walter Jenney
School of Mines
Bishops Hare
Professor Jenney
Prof
Jeney
California
Joe
Mr. Milner
Bed Rock
Ruthing
Jéyo
Laramie
Bear Butte
Sioux City
Harney
Custer's Park
Hayden's Geological Survey Near Rio Grande Ruins
From Camp Tierra Amarilla New Mexico August 7 1875 the party reports arrival was in good order. They describe surveying north of the San Juan to the Animas and finding a large ruined cobble stone city with three to four story remains and extensive holes and walls. Pottery shards and designs dominate with cedar logs forming wall quirks and no metal found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Tribune
Tierra Amarilla
New Mexico
Antelope Park
Rio Grande
Ninnemuche Pass
Piedra
Sierra
Calfornia
San Juan
Animas
Armas
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Winnebago
Agricultural Society
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson D
Gen. Sherman
Gen. Grant
Richmond
Gen. Forrest
Gen. Early
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Jeff. Davis
The
Winnebago Society
Davis
Barnum’s Hall
Sand Creek
Plaina
Europe
Africa
Cologne Zeitung
Melsungen
Gonsungen
Haven
Geneva
Heckengen
Germany
Kirn
Rhenish
Prussia
Chicago Tribune
Heeler
Professor Marsh
Colorado Free Press
Whipple
Mr. Whipple
Hayden’s Geological Survey
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