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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1871
Page
2
A 1871 column laments male drinking and its social harm, warning that alcohol leaves visible marks on the body and is read like a life book by all observers. It contrasts moral failure with temptations in society, using biblical and literary imagery to rebuke drink.
The text laments a town’s drift toward drink and corruption, contrasting temperance rhetoric with warned against temptations. It declares the town’s awareness of wicker flasks and moral decline and frames the struggle as a national bloodline resisting alcohol’s spread from colonial and religious conflicts to modern Western frontiers.
The Memphis article denounces Colorado as a desert land unsuitable for Southern men and warns against mining schemes and colonization. It recalls earlier migrations to the South and argues that many who came for wealth suffered, while some later prospered as vegetation and climate proved better than feared.
The letter describes two snowless months in Colorado with clear skies and dry roads while Eastern cities suffer snow and floods. It extols Colorado’s mild winter climate, cites high mountains and vast snow on peaks, and argues for making a Platte region site for the national capital. It warns readers against moving to St Louis or Chicago before informing the public with facts.
The passage recalls Gregory's diggings and a northern Southern man’s Confederate Gulch venture yielding five million in months. It argues that both regions resemble each other, warns against conflicts with nature, and urges finding a healthy climate and fertile soil for a future settlement.
The article compares Weld County to Massachusetts noting similar land area and superior agricultural potential. It highlights Weld’s vast coal deposits, immense timber and stone resources, and anticipated river navigation and railways enabling cheap lumber and railroad ties. It also suggests future county divisions and western expansion plans.
The document outlines Weld County and Greeley as a central hub for Platte Valley distribution with expansive natural boundaries. It anticipates $50,000,000 in capital for industries, agriculture, mining, and rail-related growth while emphasizing moral standards for residents and rejecting alcohol and gambling. It notes Massachusetts’ settlement lessons and urges capitalists, professionals, and workers to invest to build a thriving county seat within a few years.
The article notes several proposed narrow gauge lines across the United States and Canada. It mentions operations between Akron and Maseton, Ohio, and planned links from Lebanon to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and a Denver to Santa Fe project. A Chicago firm forms to build mining roads, with Toronto to Ontario progress. Track width to two feet, ties four feet long, construction cost far lower, and profitability expected to rise two thirds.
A regional prospect argues for building several narrow gauge rail lines within two years to connect Cache la Poudre Thompson and St. Vrain basins, plus a line along the mountains base. Weld Larimer and Boulder counties would grade and tie the roads locally, unlocking farm lands and new towns, with mineral wealth in Boulder and Long’s Peak prospects driving regional growth and prosperity.
The Cariboo mine reports spectacular results from development. A cross-cut from the South crevice to the North vein shows a four foot wide vein with shipping ore and samples averaging over two hundred ounces of silver per ton. Seams of galena and a remarkable pocket at the Tench area yield assays up to 28 thousand dollars per ton in coin. The east drift also reveals twenty eight inches of shipping ore. The overall situation is highly satisfactory with multiple rich bodies of ore and a promising prospect for substantial wealth from the veins and pocket.
Residents awoke to a mysterious lake forming across the river northeast, about a mile and a half away, four miles long and one to two miles wide. Seven or eight men fished along the shore while timber stood leafless beyond. The piece allege s a fairy tale parallel from Arabian Nights and urges local youths to seek fortune and a princess in the magical scene.
A list of rough price quotes for livestock and farming implements appears, including horses at 199 ponies, cattle per yoke, cows, heifers aged two to three, beef cattle, hogs at 12 cents per pound, and various tools such as plows, mowing machines, cultivators, stoves, and heating chains. The figures are stated as current estimates, with some OCR artifacts marring exact wording.
Fragmentary poem recounts colonial expansion with 반복 refrain Forward like Greeleyites and lines about colonists marching through valleys and mountains. It mentions villages, ranchers, patches, and forties as colonists press onward with triumphalist tone. References to Mausken Camenox and rough handling of history appear in a late passage.
An excerpt from the Greeley Tribune outlines advertising rates, insertion rules, and policy details. It covers yearly and six month terms, charge per square, changes allowed, and space occupancy charges. It also notes that ads not marked with insertion numbers run at the paper's option and that legal and real estate ads incur separate charges.
The prospectus from Greeley Colorado outlines aims to describe Union Colony details and advantages of colonization. It promotes Rocky Mountain resources and stresses mental culture, industry, and sturdy family foundations. The plan promises varied content despite newspaper limits.
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