Progress in Greeley shows irrigation growth and town expansion
The article notes rising wheat yields and new railroad work boosting land values along the river from the Canyon at La Porte to Platte junction. Water from canals is planned to reach 40 miles of river land, with 150000 acres cultivable. fall plowing promises $10 per acre, while mills, new residents, and temperance policy support a thriving, inflation-free town. It also surveys prehistoric and indigenous life, praise for readings, Post and parcel delivery ideas, English immigration, and local business developments including a new wagon road and railroad venture in Middle Park.
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Platte Junction
Virgil
Platte
Greeley
Denver
Evans
Julius
Britain
Cornwall
London
America
Tropics
Amerca
Savage State
Old Mexico
Colorado
Arkansas
Cortez
Pizarro
South-west
Rocky Mountain
Republican
Plains
Cuche-la-Poudre
North Platte
British Post
Express
Snowy Range
Middle Park
Middle Boulder
North Boulder
Arapahoe Peak
Grandlake
Ladies of the Baptist Church
E. T. Nicho
Grace Greenwoood
Wyoming
Congregational Society
Park House
Cheyenne
Wyoming Territory
C. W. Sanborn
Denver Pacific
Julesburgh and
Golden Railroad
Main Street
Lone Tree Valley
Greeley Literary Association
A. B E. Gipson
N. F. Hazen
Mary E. Starkweather
C. F. Barnes
Starkweather
E. L. Greene
Percival
Isaac Canfield
Big Thompson
Richardson
Mrs Richardson’s Readings Earn High Praise Across Cities
After hearing actress readers like Fanny Kemble and Miss Cushman, Mrs Richardson is hailed as one of the nation’s best readers. Denver audiences filled venues for six nights, with The Denver News comparing her to Kemble and Cushman. She later impressed at Tre Mont Temple Boston and a Baptist church performance with organ music and vocal selections.
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Stowe
Macauley
Tennyson
Shakespeare
Jean Ingelow
Holmes
Horatius
Poe
Steinway Hall
New York
Richardson
Fanny Kemble
Boston
Road over the Range Opens Mining Route in Colorado
A proposed wagon road over the Range is touted as the best route for farm transport and a gateway to a rich mining region. It will cross the Fourth of July lode and be completed this fall, removing obstacles to exploiting the silver ore deposit. Protests against whiskey holes and gambling ask for legal action to enforce temperance principles in the colony. Out West, Colorado Springs.
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Boulder News
Out West
Colorado Springs
Greeley Tribune Ad Promises Strong Home Interest Coverage
The Greeley Tribune, a leading weekly in Colorado, is highlighted as a trusted source on home topics with growing circulation. A special party including Grace Greenwood, Mrs A B Richardson, N C Meeker, Lottie Nichols, Daniel Frohman, Henry M Teller, and others plans an excursion along the Clear Creek Canyon extension of the Colorado Central Railroad, though superintendent T E Sickels will not join due to illness.
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Greeley Tribune
Colorado
N.C. Meeker
Ralph Meeker
Tribune
Denver News
Grace Greenwood
A. 8. Richardson
N. C. Meeker
Lottie Nichols
Daniel Frohman
Henry M. Teller
Clear Creek Canyon
Colorado Central Railroad
T. E. Sickels
Rail and ore boom fill Colorado frontier pages
The Boal News notes a new railroad track from Julesburg road toward Longmont and into Larimer County, with plans for a third rail from Golden to the junction. Ore sampling works reach Boulder, hay yields rise on St Vrain and nearby streams, and mining property patents climb to 168 at the Central City land office as Boulder and Denver papers report rail, ore, and irrigation developments.
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Boald- News
Julesburgh
Longmont
Larimer County
Union Pacific
Boulder
Utah
St. Vrain
Colorado Central Company
Golden
Julesburgs Road
Murphy
Clear Creek County
Colorado Central Railroad Company
Georgetown
Denver
Baglew & West
South Park
Arapahoe County
Colorado Centre
Central
Big Thompson
South Platte
Central City Land Office
Growth of Colorado Springs Colony Surges in September
More memberships and lots in the Colony at Colorado Springs sold in September than in any prior month, with two weeks surpassing the sales of two months. A company is formed to establish a canning factory for small fruits and vegetables, creating a steady guaranteed home market for local produce. The project marks a Territory first and signals continued progress. Residents consider spending $10,000 to $15,000 on a new schoolhouse funded by bonds rather than taxes.
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Our
Valley
Greeley
Colorado Springs
Talk of Sleeping Cars on English Railways Emerges
Fragmentary notice reports discussion of introducing sleeping cars on English railroads. It mentions land sales in Leeds with average prices, potato prices in Eppland, and a mix of stray quotes on virtue and vice, plus oblique references to newspapers and advertising agencies in London and New York.
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Falisbury Times
Leeds
England
Epland
Colorado
Chicago Tribune
London
S’ress
New York Tribune
New York Herald
G& Price
Fire Department meeting at Colony Hall Friday evening
The Denver Times notes a Fire Department gathering at Colony Hall on Friday evening. Local items include Mr A L Welch returning from the East with his bride, weather reports, church notices, social plans, and village news from Greeley and surrounding areas.
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Denver
Golden
Denver Times
A. L. Welch
Illinois
New York
Boyd
Sarge Works
Greek Tribune
P Chieftain
McDonald
Baptist Minute
Est Park
Mitchell
Pueblo Chieftain
Pueblo
J. Hilgard
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Abby Sage Richardson
Poultry World
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West
Brest
Greeley and Brown
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Rosa Bonheur
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Julesburg
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