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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1875
Page
1
Local advertisement for Wina TM Stein offering house painting, sign painting, graining, glazing, and kalsomining services. Mentions location near the Maj Ie etrect opposite the Tribune Office with shop at 2 Carriage Place.
A Denver News field report from Hann's Peak July 29 1875 tours the Snake River mining region. It highlights Independence and Poverty Hill placer camps rich in gold with water to support hydraulic mining, warns of heavy snowfall limiting winter operations, notes abundant fruit and timber, and predicts a major future camp at the foot of Hann's Peak with Elk River water supply to come.
A 1875 New Mexico note describes Santa Fe as historic, compares frontier routes world to today, and touts mineral wealth, coal deposits, gold and silver mines, and abundant grazing. It praises climate, hot springs near Las Vegas, and irrigation driven agriculture while predicting railroads will connect and spur growth in cattle, sheep, wool, and overall prosperity.
A Montana correspondent shares historic notes including the first white woman to Montana arriving in 1854, her travels with a baby and two girls, and a 1855 claim by Mrs Miller. It recalls Montana gold first found near Flint Creek in 1850, severe western winters from 1847 to 1862, and the Flathead region’s early ice on three springs in 1840.
The New York Tribune describes Fair Point New York showing a Park of Palestine model walkable from Judea to Mount Hermon. A full sized Jerusalem, an Eastern house, a precise Jewish tabernacle model, and a section of an Egyptian pyramid are features to aid memory of biblical events and locations.
A weary man enters a restaurant, requests raw beef, raw onions, and a raw egg. Staff debate preparation, while curious onlookers fill the doors and windows. After paying two dollars, he leaves with a solemn air and a troubled gaze.
A Kansas crowd witnesses an elephant at Queen's show as a pocketsome woman loses her self possession. The animal noshes an apple, gum drops, and peanuts from her pocket then drinks ammonia after a misdirected gulp. The pair retreat, chastened, as the crowd laughs and moves on.
The Los Angeles Herald notes the heroic Tehachpe pass achievements of the Southern Pacific railroad. It highlights 20 miles of cuts fills and tunnels through granite with grades demanding massive engineering, including a long encircling pass and a towering bridge. It cites the soon to be completed San Fernando tunnel over a mile long with workers, including thousands of Chinese laborers, employed daily to reach Los Angeles by July.
Mr. Alexander H. Rice extolled Henry Wilson to Gath praising his public speaking, faith in Providence, and workmanlike grit. He likened Wilson to a shoemaker’s stubborn diligence and called him orthodox New England, relying on Providence and moral force. He said Massachusetts Republicans preferred Wilson over Sumner.
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