Meeting to Choose Delegates for County Convention
A meeting is planned tonight to select delegates for the County Convention which will nominate candidates for the County and Territory. The paper urges full turnout to ensure fair representation for Weld County and Larimer County, arguing for two Assemblymen and a Councilman. It rejects bargains with Evans, stressing that only what is just should be demanded and given.
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Weld ‘Cowtty
Larimer
Evans
Nane
Big Thompson valley crops steady with fewer due to grasshoppers
The Big Thompson valley reports equal crop totals to last year despite a larger planted area. Grasshoppers reduced yields by about a quarter, but wheat oats corn and potatoes show heavy stands. Mr Hill with 100 acres of wheat expects 2500 to 3000 bushels. irrigation and soil depth are emphasized for future growth.
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Big Thompson Valley
Hill
Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
Illinois
Greeley
Thompson
Mr. Hill
Hil
Jill
Lear
Frank Gard
Gard
Beth
Salt Lake
Colorado Colony in Great Bend Promises Growth and Needs
The Platte River Colony near Great Bend between Greeley and Denver shows potential with coal stone and water abundant land quality a post office hotel brick yard and a need for a store blacksmith shoemaker and other mechanics. The piece recalls Ludlow and his Colorado journey and quotes his awe at the Rocky Mountains seen from Beaver Creek with lyrical praise of the range and the spiritual swell of the moment.
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Platte River
Great Bend
Greeley
Denver
Colorado
Hugh Ludlow
Ludlow
New Haven
North River
Plains
Europe
Mr. Ludlow
Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountain Herald prints and notes on Miss Dickinson
The Rocky Mountain Herald reports Anna Dickinson as a forthcoming Denver speaker in a tone that jests at women’s roles while praising her as America’s distinguished orator. It also mentions editors’ mistakes, wheat crop estimates, and several cultural notes from the era.
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Rocky Mountain Herald
Anna Dickinson
Denver
Goldrick
Mr. Goldrick
Miss Dickinson
America
Canal No. 2 Dam Project Demands Wider Ditching
Farmers confront high costs and water limits as Canal No. 2 plans shift to day labor and notes for non cash payments. The plan seeks to enlarge the upper mile, add a dam, and extend irrigation for 85 000 acres, with assessments and timebound payments to fund work.
Wheat after oats and other crops in Colorado soils
Agricultural observations argue oats corn fodder sergum and related crops exhaust soil and reduce subsequent wheat yields. The author cites soil analyses from Illinois and Colorado, notes wheat profits against oats, and favors barley as a better horse feed crop due to lower soil impact. The piece ends with the author claiming to sow no more oats.
Outcry Needed Over Nuisances and Big Thompson Ditch Plan
The piece condemns Denver liquor spending and gambling halls as nuisances. It highlights Marrian of the old stage road as a respected Mexican guide and farmer. It reports Evans forming the Big Thompson Ditch Company to divert Thompson water eastward for irrigation at an estimated $40,000, aiming to water land between the Big Thompson and Cache la Poudre next season.
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Denver
Colorado
Marrian
Old Stage Road
Thompson
St. Louis
Fremont
Marcey
Evans
Big Thompson
St Louis
Cache la Poudre
Colorado Territory Notes on Mining and Transportation Developments
The Territory reports Canyon City prisoners brick making, a new Byers precinct in Arapahoe, and coal prices in Denver versus Keeley. It notes vigilante hangings in South Park, a fractured stage axle near Georgetown, a 50 000 ties drive for Kansas Pacific from Kit Carson to Fort Lyon, rising Colorado mining wealth, and new coal veins near Briggs improving regional supply. Gold placer diggings near Denver promise a gold rush, with recent discoveries and profits shared by early workers.
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Canyon City
Arapahoe County
Byers
Denver
Keeley
South Park
Georgetown
Arkansas
Kansas Pacific
Kit Carson
Fort Lyon
Boulder County
Golden Transcript
Golden
Cimmaroon
Rio Grand
Tear Creek
Briggs
Greeley
Marshall Banks
Colorado Central
Briggs Company
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Tennessee
Republic
J. Max Clark
Colony Board
THE
Platte River Colony
Minnesota
Dana
New York Tribune
San Francisco
Atlantic Sea Board
Motley
Annie Dickinson
New York Daily
News
New York
Philadelphia
Canal
Horace Greeley
Solon Martin
Max Crark
BY Experience Wisdom, Esq
Solon Robinson
Dunlap
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