Wonders of science and crops amid grasshopper losses
The narrative surveys farmers along a valley, noting varied wheat and oat losses from grasshoppers. Some growers, like the Baker Bros and Col. Hogarty, report saving sizeable acres and replanting. Waterways, floods, and heavy rains affect transport and bridges, while astronomy of agricultural effort and new crop plantings show resilience and a hopeful harvest outlook. A Kansas Pacific premium program encourages cereal and forage displays for the 1876 Philadelphia exhibition with detailed entry rules.
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Baker Bros
James Atkinson
Blodgett
Carlton
Orr
Ferguson
Ramsdell
Atkinsons
Olin Austin
Price
Olin
Free Church
Capt
Boyd
Solon Martin
Clark Brothers
Dresser
Harris
Roberts
Henry and
Gream
Carpenter
Henry
Smith
Keith
Kaufman
von Gobrens
Mr. Thompson
Ralph Hilton
Mr. Whipple
Percival
Lnman
la Grange
Gold Findings and Mining Rise Near Castle Creek
A Herald reporter recounts Col. Dodge's expedition to the Black Hills from Omaha May 18 to June 3 where gold appeared across eastern creeks. Miners, soldiers, and teamsters wash fine dust, with Castle Creek showing gold in multiple pans. Reports note rich diggings ahead, ample timber and building materials, and tensions over treaty rights with Indians.
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Omihe Herald
Mix
Castle Creak
Spaulding
3D Cavalry
Cheyenne
Sidney
Plains
Castle Creek
Herald Reporter
Custer
Col. Forsyth
Janney
Interior Department
Col. Dodge
Floods Sweep Colorado Rail Lines and Cherry Creek
In Denver heavy clouds and a regional rise flood Cherry Creek with a turbid torrent. Trains on the Kansas Pacific and Denver Pacific crossings suffer washouts and embankment losses, with bridges damaged and temporary defenses swept away. Superintendent Fisher orders side-track operations and rapid repairs as crews assess the damage across Schuyler to Byers.
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Mary Meeker
Carrie Packard
Greeley
Denver
Colorado Springs
Evans
Hoskins
Col. Fisher
Sand Creek
Divide
Kansas Pacific
Cherry Creek
Rio Grande
Daily News
Denver News
Colorado
Jupiter Pluvius
Raim
Farmer
Schuyler
Box Elder
River Bend
City
Byers
Here
Denver Pacific
Cheyenne
Hughes
Fisher
Grass Rich Park Pasture Through Boulder Pass Toll
A travel note describes a road by Boulder Pass with a thirty cent toll per person. It boasts the Park’s grass as perhaps the richest in America, a blue grass reputed to cover thousands of acres and yield two tons per acre.
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Boulder Pass
America
Platte
Evans
Corona
Greeley
Egape
Evan
Evans Journal
The
Omaha Herald
John Taffe
Congress
Territory
Colorado
Omaha
Taffe
Territories
Truthful Colorado settlement pitch warns against sugarcoating
Larimer Express urges honest reporting on Colorado's conditions to attract the right settlers. Do not sugarcoat prospects or conceal hardships. Emigration will reveal true suitability, and only the industrious, honest will stay and contribute to communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Inet
Larimer Express
Water-Case Decision Ends Denver Suit in Probate Court
Henry Brown v City of Denver ends with ruling the city not liable for damages to adjacent property unless it first constructed the ditches and sub-ditches through which the city supplied water. The decision limits liability for irrigation and related damages based on construction responsibility and city control.
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Henry ©. Brown
Denver
Temperance in Boulder and silver strikes nearby
The Boulder Board of County Commissioners unanimously rejects liquor licenses after investigations into costs of intoxication. Reported silver discoveries near Middle Park and Willow Creek spur miner excitement and potential district prosperity. Also noted: Judge Brazee to open Lake county court, and Governor aims to enforce arrests in the Dyer murder case.
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Boulder
Boulder News
Board of County Commissioners
Bowler
Co.nes
Middle Park
Campbell and
Bowen Brothers
Willow Creek
Muddy Creek
Wilson Creek
Brazee
Lake County
Dyer
Central Register
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J. Q. Rollins
Middle York
Boston
Mass
Cariboo
Comstock
Sim
Scotland
Hebrides
Gener
States
Frank P. Blair
St. Louis
California
Union Pacific
Franklin
Centennial
Kansas Pacific Railroad
John P. Devereux
Lawrence
Kansas
Joan P. Deveraux
Lawrence, Kansay
Joan P. Devereux
Land Cam
Kansas Pacific Railway
Freeman & Shattuck
Aesteas
Black Hawk
Fisk
Gregory
Briggs
Gilpin County
Register
New England
Holyoke
Chicopee
Merrimac
Springfield Republican
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