Ranching in the Mountains and the Dairy Journey
A narrator recalls early settlers near Greeley and Beecher's church and details cattle and dairy farming. He warns against new breeds, argues for native or well-bred stock, and proposes grafting to improve dairy quality while noting the Duchess of Geneva’s death as a cautionary example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacobs
Greeley
Beecher’s Church
Lyceums
Arapahoes
Prescott
Carlyle
Beecher
Longmont
Cache-a-la- Poudre
Ayrshires
Jerseys
Jersey
Ayrshire
Duchess of
Geneva
Four Continents
Mae Smith
Wendell Phillips on the Saxon in a Boston lecture
In a Boston lecture, Wendell Phillips argues the Saxon and Yankee traits favor invention over labor, imagining future messages from San Francisco to Boston without wires. He contrasts ancient gods with force and conquest, railing at drunken zeal and imperial rivalry between the British and American peoples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Wendell Phillips
San Francisco
Gome
England
John Bull
Mexico
Practical Bee Culture in Colorado Excerpt
Excerpt from the Colorado Agriculturist recounts Exista Bennett’s optimistic views after relocating to the Denver area in 1870. He argues Colorado offers rich pasturage and growth potential for beekeeping, predicting widespread adoption and sizable honey yields as bees expand across mountain ranges and plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Agriculturist
Colorado
Denver
Platte
Exista Bennett
Journey Through Colorado Canyon and Silver Mine Visited
Solon Robinson describes a Colorado expedition from Florida to the snow peaks. He tours a silver mine showing stamping, chlorization, mercury recovery, and brick shipments. He notes dramatic canyon scenery, a dome rock formation, and a river valley. He praises the trip and hints at a later vineyard tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breed
New England
Mr. Breed
Valmont
Trivanse
Boulder Canyon
Dutch Congressman Quips on Solomon-like Fools Found
A Dutch congressman said upon election he expected many Solomon like wise men but found some as foolish as himself, noting surprising people encountered in politics.
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Henry
Madison St
Main
Walnut
J. Percival
Walnut and
Madison Streets
Prosper Saddle and Harness Shop
N.B
R. E. Hart
OLD Colony
Main St
Walnut Street
J. Joyce
Maple Street
A. B. Boughton
Fort Coniains
Coronano
Fort Collins
Larimer County
A. W. Fisk
James C. Scott
Main Street
I Barnum House
Spruce Street
Samuel Graitam
E. Marsh, M.D
Jefferson
Madison
J. M. Freeman
Oscar Eaton
Coloado
U. S. Land
Real Estate & Fire Insurance Agency
Denver i
Cache la Poudre Valley
Madison and
Jefferson Sts
George Pyburn
Monroe Street
F.inman
Sir McPhail & Co's Pianos
P. ‘O Box
Majle Street
Tribune
Tebele
Iaple and
N. M. Boynton
A. Ingallee
Bank
Greeley, Colorado
Leavy
Grant and
Sherman Sts
Eo, Pyburn, C.E
Willlo
Akery
L. Childs
Jefferson Avenue
Justice of the Peace and Conveyancer
Mac Smith
Ness
Florida
Snowy Mountains
Solon Robinson
Greeley Tribone
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