The Coming Aristocracy in Colorado Ranching Dreams
The piece criticizes wealthy families sending sons to Colorado and Wyoming for cattle ventures, noting early losses from a harsh winter. It mocks titled British and American elites chasing quick wealth, predicts future herd growth, and contrasts grand fantasies with hard, practical work on the plains. It cites Dr. Latham on cattle capacity and contrasts lone exceptional operators with many who cannot manage large herds.
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Colorado
Wyoming
Denver
Texas
Walter
London Times
Britain
Julius Cresar
New York
New England
Old Country
Plains
Rocky Mountain
Aserey
Latham
Not Fit Stockmen Warn Colorado Prospects
The commentary mocks ambitious stock ventures in Colorado as impractical for the unseasoned, arguing the hopefuls should pursue other trades or smaller herds. It notes a 5000 head drive on the Arkansas to the Kansas border, with travel from Denver to Cheyenne, and cautions investors who bet millions on mines.
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Arkansas
Kansas
Colorado
Central
George Town
High water forecast along Missouri and Mississippi rivers this year
A weather outlook warns of significant flood risk from heavy snow in the mountains and plains. Widespread high water may affect homes, hay, and property from Sioux City to New Orleans. Colorado could gain by early snowmelt with abundant upland hay potential. Farmers urged to prepare and secure meadows and crops.
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Missouri
Mississippi
Cache la Poudre
Platte
Sioux City
St. Louis
New Orleans
Colorado
Lumber Prospects at Cache la Poudre
The Hills brothers and Mr. Thompson are cutting saw logs and expect to start their mills soon. With water ready, two sawmills may run in town within a few months, providing work for many men and enlivening the local economy.
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Cache la Poudre
Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Mountain lumber drive to supply towns and grow a railroad
The author outlines a plan to boost lumber exports to Denver and Cheyenne, cut ties, attract new capital, and build a road from the town to La Porte. They claim 50 000 ties and a regional railroad could transform the valley into a thriving, densely settled trade hub within two years.
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Denver
Cheyenne
la Porte
United States
Wealth From Rich Soil Promises Colorado Growth
The writer argues Colorado's deep soil yields lasting wealth, with 20 bushels of wheat per acre equating to about 100 dollars per acre value. Ownership and steady work, not high immediate wages, build prosperity as land grows in value and communities develop, with examples from ranch life and contrasts between two young men.
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Colorado
Platte
Will and determination help Miss Susan Dimmock become a doctor
Boston woman Susan Dimmock chose to pursue medical training abroad. She packed her trunk, attended a Zurich medical school, and recently graduated with honors. Professors praised her work and classmates predicted she would make a name in science, proving that a strong will can create paths for women.
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Susan Dimmock
Boston
Fair Zurich
Lively Miscellany on Temperance Talk and Western Notices
The piece surveys temperance politics with a push for action on liquor enforcement, notes Mr. West’s delayed reply, and cites Kennedy on electric atmosphere in mills. It reflects on journalism propriety, praises Lyman writings, and reports minor regional notices from Colorado to Wyoming, cataloging publications and fruit from Kansas.
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West
Kennedy
Kansas Wins First Premium for Fruit at Pomological Society
The article argues Kansas secured the first premium for fruit at the United States Pomological Society, alleging judges avoided tasting and may have selected poor apples to send to Colorado. It contends extraneous factors influenced judging and warns against grafting dead wood onto living stock.
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Kansas
United States
Pomological Society
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Readings and Music at the Young Men's Association
Mr. Wright recited a ballad in a happy mood in the Ancient Mariner style. Kennedy spoke on physical perfection from Wells, stressing health but urging moral culture. A quartet club performed, with Miss Washburn returning from illness and Mr. Adams praised as a folk-friendly minister.
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B. Wright
Kennedy
R. Wells
Inman Brothers
Barnes
Starkweather
Harrington
West
Inmans
Washburn
Young Men's Association
Howard
Buell
Mr. Adams
Adams
Fence and stock laws urged by Clear Creek Farmers Club
The Clear Creek Farmers Club passes resolutions denouncing fence laws without stock-law parity. It argues taxation, land enclosure, and unequal court access harm agriculture, urging equal justice, liberal laws, and political opposition to opponents of these principles. It closes with a humorous aside about a rocking chair butter-making charm.
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Waeneas
Clear Creek
Banquet Excursion Through Colorado Rockies for State Leaders
In Denver on February 5 1872 invited guests rode the Colorado Central Railway toward Golden and into the canyon. Officials like Governors Evans Mant Gilpin Generals Lessig Pierce Ashley and Speaker Marsh joined a grand party amid clear skies and no snow. The Golden stop showcased a bustling town with mills quarries and a $250000 canal project. The party toured the canyon blasted rocks and watched blasting hazards as work pushed toward Central by July. A lavish multi course dinner followed with champagne while the return procession threaded the canyon in festive mood.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado Central Railway
Mountains
Ogilen
Evan and Hunt
Gen. Pierce
George
Chilcott
Phil. Trounstine
Wisehart
Randolph
Hill
Lowell
Fanny Peters
Miss Scott
Dan Casement
Evans
Mant and Gilpin
Lessig
Pierce and Ashley
Speaker Marsh
Colonel Archer
C. J. Goldrick
The
Herald
William N. Byers
News
Leonard
Tribune
Platte
Clear Creek
Golden
Transcrip
Eagle
Briel
Crooke
Lovelam
Fulto
Stephenson
Loveland
Telle
Snowy Range
Central
Rocky Mountains
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Switzerland
Mr. Jones
Richmond Hi
Long Island
Yale College
Colorado City
Colorado Springs
Siace
Denver and Rio Grande
Pike’s Peak
Golden Eagle
Golden City
Wyoming Territory
Reed
N. ©. Meeker
Broadway
Alfred L. Sewell
Chicago
Little Corporal
C. Price
Michigan
Lyceums
Clear Creek Farmers’ Club
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