Greeley Growth and Colorado Central Railroad Outlook
Capital and farmers converge on Greeley as a future trade center with two mills and plans for a railroad bridge. The Colorado Central construction progresses from Evans to Mulberry with bridges and ditches in need of timber, while prospective industries such as a butter factory and irrigation farms attract capital and settlers.
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Greeley
Missouri River
Salt Lake City
Colorado
Denver
North Platte Valley
Gristii
Platte Valley
Colorado Central
Alton
Illinois River
Mississippi
St. Louis
Golden
Cache la Poudre
Evans
Mulberry and Locust
Denver Pacific
Locust
Mill
Canal No. 3
Locust Street
Platte
Thompson
St. Vrain
Rocky Mountain Country
Lower Platte Valley
Waterloo
Marengo
Trebia
Hannibal
Suwarrow
Missouri
Central Register
Boulder County
Old Mexico
Ward District
Boulder
Black Hawk
Estes’ Park
America
States
Evans’ Journal
Board of Trade
J. J. Brush
The
Trustees of
Union Colony
Big Thompson
Brush
Messrs
Holliday
Abbott
Plumb
Hyle
Cottonwoods and Elms corrected by an Industrial Agent
R 8 Exutorr, an Industrial Agent for the K P R W, corrects a Tribune misstatement about tree populations on the Smoky Hill west of Ellis. He notes cottonwood prevails along head arroyos and is wind resistant, while elm is not as prominent locally.
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The
Tribune
Smoky Hill
Farmers’ Club
Ellis
Voyage to Colorado by Sea and a Sailor Friend
The narrator recounts deciding to return to Colorado by sea from New York, visiting Charley Mart who sailed with the Santo Domingo expedition, and his voyage to Cape Cod by moonlight. Charley’s sea sickness, humor, and the shipboard scenes unfold as the steamer advances toward Martha’s Vineyard with passengers braving high waves and seasickness.
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Cureaco
Colorado
Charley Mart
Santo Domingo
Rocky Mountains
Cape Cod
Charley
Long Branch
Tennessee
Platte River
New York
Massa
East River
Long Island
Connecticut
Point Judith
Martha's Vineyard
Through a Continental Crossing to Portland and Beyond
The voyage travels from New York toward Norway and Portland with vivid coastal views and brisk Atlantic currents. The writer notes Camp Meeting growth at Vineyard Sound since 1835, describes Portland’s recovery after a great fire and its lumber tourism, then rails at Western city life while praising Grand Trunk Railway service to Montreal and the Maine highlands. The piece blends travelogue, humor, and personal reflections on mountains, weather, and society.
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New York
Vineyard
Norway
Sandy Hook
Cape Cod
Moosehead Lake
Portland
Mediterranean
White Mountains
Boston
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
Pullman
Sherman
Glens
Rocky Mountain
Mount Jefferson
Mount Washington
York
Olive Logan
Yosemite
God
Littl
Fifth Avenue
Gray’s Peak
Logan
St. Louis
Long’s Peak
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N.C. Meeker
Thams
Guertry Tribune
Tre Guertry Tarnune
Ehere
Eeeeue
Arizona
Grant
J. W. Parker
Jewett
Parker
England
Royal Infirmary
United States
Vienna
Austria
Christian Union
Chicago 7Rilune
Kansas
Jas. W. Steele
Common School
Massachusetts
Goldrick
Rocky Mountain Herald