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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1871
Page
2
Wednesday evening Partners' Club and Thursday at Greeley Lyceum. Prayer at Mr West's. Union Presbyterian services at noon. Free Church services at 8 PM Monday. Grant Concert by the Greeley Silver Cornet Band Friday. Saturday sees a sociable by Methodist and Congregational Societies and a fence meeting. Methodist New England Supper set for Saturday evening.
The paper features electro typing by Mr Badword Sours of New York, praised for fidelity and precision. Greley’s handwriting is rendered with exceptional likeness, highlighting the technique and artistry in engraved copies and images for readers and the literary world.
The article discusses land selections and improvements required by a 1870 constitution. Trustees extend deadlines by 60 days, raise corner lot prices, and threaten to open lands to others if improvements are not completed. It notes widespread building activity and disputes over deeds for those who did not meet improvement requirements.
The article notes active, though cautious, efforts to obtain deeds to valued properties through improvements and preemption-like moves. It records heavy demand for lumber and builders hardware as mills operate day and night in the Black Hills region. It also marks two weeks left before a midnight deadline closing probationary days and recalling the Union Colony’s early settlement amidst a lingering savage presence.
The article contrasts California and Colorado, noting California's low immigration and social issues including marriage rates and land inequality. It praises the Union Army colony model in Colorado, highlighting moral habits and equal land division as key requirements for membership, framing California as impeded by landed aristocracy and feudal parallels.
A fanciful late 19th century claim extols a discovery that would transform the western United States into a Brazil style stock region. It names territories from Southern Colorado to Salt Lake and touts gold lead silver iron and vast cattle enterprises as the core wealth from this imagined find.
A newspaper passage touts a discovery tying wool and beef production to climate in a new region. It credits the Union Pacific Railroad for bringing opportunity to their doorstep and urges practical adoption to realize vast agricultural potential.
The colony faces a flood of unsolicited job applications from teachers and clerks while outlining a plan to hire fit educated figures. A Water Board will manage irrigation as Canal No 2 refines the landscape, bringing grain crops and a shifting animal habitat to the reformed farming region.
Report notes Friday water release into Canal No 2 through the head gate 12 miles above town as river level falls to low stage. Depth near apron modestly increases with a slight wing dam, proving head gate position sufficient to admit water. Foresees potential flooding when river rises in May, urging strict regulations and trustees to address water use for Canal No 3 and adjacent land.
A letter from Colorado describes invalids arriving in January improving after relocating to Colorado. Grinnell Iowa native among them gains color and strength. many patients find relief from tormenting symptoms after moving to high altitude towns like Denver Golden City Boulder Canon City Pueblo and nearby areas. The report notes no alcohol sale in the area, ample shops, schools, churches, and leisure venues, and claims Colorado’s dry sunny climate aids recovery.
Evans, 28, near Greeley, reports settling four miles south with about 30 homes built. The Western Colony bought 6000 acres and a grog shop shut last week as supply of oil man Adam dried up. The community comprises families from Boston area and near Ge Lows, joining a Covenipter poretasion with proceed from neighborly ties.
A fragment recalls a town debate over liquor in which a druggist was asked to abandon liquor dealings. The account mentions an unnamed committee and a pledge to stop selling liquor, though details are unclear.
Report notes that a druggist discussed with officials and states the Gen does not sell any fraudulent medicines. He maintains the confidence of the community and denies distribution of Red Jacket, Flantation, or Vinegar Bitters amid traffic rumors and distancing from papers.
The town notes daily arrivals of new members and seekers of interest, surpassing prior periods. Most are industrious, but a fraction are former business failures who move in to prey on newcomers, likened to blood-sucking ticks in the South. The writer declines to name individuals, urging shared opportunity for all.
Discussion with territorial leaders notes Colorado and Wyoming surpass others in stock raising. Stock men are migrating fast, threatening to fill the range and push suitable locations scarce. The piece mentions millions of acres away from streams where wind power could lift water, enabling large cattle herds to be kept.
A fragment notes Tennessee Colony 28 miles below the Platte with 50 to 60 members planning a town named Greensboro in honor of Gen. Green. It mentions an Evans interest and cites unclear status and a New England reference.
A New York despatch notes a party of about 50 people including families has departed for Denver to form a Colorado colony. The exact identities remain unidentified though the movement appears to be proceeding.
A critical look at the American push to settle new lands with organized colonies. Eleven colonies operate with over 540,000 acres under contract, valued at more than four million dollars, backed by two thousand families. Growth includes churches schools newspapers shops and hundreds of houses amid thriving frontier civilization. Corner lots have been sold as part of this expansion.
A New York Tribune excerpt discusses organized emigration, noting vigorous colony growth and the need for honest leaders and bonds for those handling subscriptions. It cites railroad corporate backing of the American Idea, offering land agency provisions to settlers on railroad and adjacent government lands as colonization accelerates nationwide.
The text argues for rail access to quarries of sand limestone granite and coal in a growing Plaine area. It notes a future valley market 600 miles long toward the Missouri River and a Platte Valley transit line to Nebraska, Wisconsin and northern Illinois for minerals and building stone.
The author notes wind damage in various cities with limited property loss, citing a few deaths in St. Louis and destructive storms inland. He recalls rail flooding in Illinois reaching about half a million dollars, while earthquakes cause little harm, and predicts a poor prospect for worse events ahead.
The Rev. L. M. Brown, pastor of the 1st Baptist Church of Greeley, has arrived and begun his work. The church will be completed in ten weeks and may compare with churches in old settled countries. Brown is noted for horticultural pursuits and labor with his hands and plans to establish a local school system, promote industry, and curb public vices and fashionable sins. He is seen as a strong Puritan influence amid local challenges.
Fremont county Colorado has granted a lease worth 30000 to an Iowa and Denver firm for a large coal field spanning over 100 miles west of any Kansas Pacific line. The lessee has since leased half the land for 15 years to Aston Coal Co which will supply Kansas Pacific Ry Co with coal during the term. A new railroad along the Arkansas River to Canon City is anticipated to support the operation.
A rough entry notes a freebridge across the Arkansas with incomplete completion, seen as progress in a Colorado area where tolls are charged on certain roadways. The legible items imply ongoing construction and toll collection discussions.
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