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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1877
Page
2
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The community reports a high strawberry season with patches from small gardens to several acres. Estimates show about 600 bushels with many growers praised for meticulous care. prices and market dynamics discussed alongside notes on plant renewal, winter conditions, and future planting strategies. The piece also previews related local topics and mentions a Springfield Republican note on Hampton Negro Institute graduations and Mrs. Hayes attendances.
Colorado wool prices are quoted in Philadelphia with washed wool at 18 to 20 cents and unwashed at 16 to 18. The Central Denver line reports improved crops and infrastructure progress from Silverton to Georgetown. Judge P P Wilcox is named U S Marshal for Colorado. Flora festival proposed for Washington’s birthday. The La Plata Miner notes high altitude near heaven in Silverton. Grasshoppers hatch in Seath Park. deer and mountain lion hunt described in Pleasant Valley. The Colorado Central Extension to Idaho Springs is finished and rail traffic begins. San Juan routes progress along Sangre de Cristo. The Denver Woodie Fisher Excursion to Idaho planned. Red Elephant Mountain project advances. The Denver & Rio Grande reaches the Sangre de Christo pass en route to San Juan country. The Presbyterian church at Denver calls Rev Alexander Reed. health improved.
J. Max Crane defends his stance on the Union Colony canal extension. He counters Captain Boyd’s criticisms, notes his long opposition to new water rights, and argues the Board’s actions and potential financial impacts on farmers below the extension. He asserts disinterested motives and recalls prior discussions with Shattuck and Clark, defending his influence and knowledge.
Dixon Stansbury visits town as Gen Crook passes through on his Denver trip. Patchwork of town notes includes strawberry shipments, upcoming Fourth of July band ball, betting on a straw berry festival, and local efforts to paint and repair public spaces.
The passage praises Mrs. Mayes for her dignified presence at a school event and describes her Kentucky origins and her father’s slaveholding background. It notes her stance against slavery and claims her actions and background will influence the president's Southern policy.
Sunshine buzzes over a Corning Tunnel vein near Boulder county claimed as the best find in Colorado. Miners report a fifteen by two foot vein of first close ore with walls like glass and steel hard. An assay cited two thousand five hundred fourteen dollars per ton and the strike is seen as a turning point for deep mining in the district.
Hurlbut Bros at Lone Tree have finished shearing and hold ten thousand pounds of fine wool. Other frequent shearing outfits include M. E. Post on Horse and Pole creeks Whitcomb on Crow and Horse Duffey Bros Hazard Bristol and Miner on Box Elder and Wheeler at Meadow Springs. Some wait for settled weather. Wool quality praised amid healthy flocks and rare weab absence. Cheyenne Leader notes Wyoming wool prospects impress Eastern observers.
June 6 a suspension bridge with nearly 200 men collapsed into the river, while notes mention Peter B. Sweeney facing trial, Missouri wrecks, and looming political justice for the Mountain Meadows affair. Missouri river rises at Omaha, and daily cargoes from New York to Europe include large quantities of grain and meat. Local ads promote various goods and services in Greeley including cigars, sewing machines, clothing, and health products.
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