West urges irrigation and colonization to fuel Colorado growth
In a Colorado Territory letter, H. T. West argues for building mountain reservoirs and a unified ditch system to expand irrigation nine months a year, promote land ownership, and attract settlers including English colonists. He cites Utah practices, warns against over-rapid settlement, and outlines water management reforms amid regional settlement and election notes.
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the Tribune
Colorado
Utah
Tireh
Sheep and cattle clash in Huerfano County range war
The sheep and cattle men in Huerfano County Colorado are in conflict over public lands. Sheep farmers claim equal rights and report corrals broken into and sheep slaughtered by unnamed Texan desperadoes while lawmen and media stay silent.
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Europe
Colorado
America
Huerfano County
Law
Pueblo
Robinson
Denver News
Paso
Wild stallion captured after dramatic chase and roping
Mr McLellan found a wild stallion near his herd fifteen miles from town. The horse was driven to Crow or Beaver Creek, corralled after a night escape, then displayed in the yard. Spectators watched as the animal struggled, finally being haltered and named Samson by McLellan.
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McLellan
Crow
Beaver Creek
Stotts’ Correl
Corral
West
Mr. West
Samson
The Bobolink in Autumn Humor and Song
A vivid 19th century portrait of the bobolink extols its unique song and gleeful, roguish temperament. The piece praises its unrivaled musical tin tinnabulation, compares it to perennial poets, and details its consummate swagger as it courts and teases mates with lighthearted laughter.
Amulet Guides Pure Love Against Profligate Advances
A short reflective line notes that a girl devoted to one man carries an amulet guarding her from unsavory suitors. The quotation presents Bulwer Lytton’s view on constancy and moral influence in romantic pursuit.
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Bulwer Lytton
Two Months in the Mountains on the Poudre Trail
The narrator reflects on a three year transformation from a sparsely settled high country near Livermore to a bustling cattle rich frontier. He describes ranches, beaver meadows, mills, mills, and growing towns aided by new roads, irrigation schemes, and expanding markets. He forecasts Middle Park tourism and uplift for Greeley and the region.
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Carter
Poudre
Hanna
Dr. Bennett
John Gordon
Lone Pine
Baker
Emerson
Emerson, and
Gilchrist
North Fork
Whitney & Day
Messrs. Woods & Adams
Hewlitz Vanon
Moody
McKnight
Elkhorn
Wood
Holmes
Partner
Cleveland
Shotwell
Opensheim
Beaver Dam
Cheyenne
Greeley
Julesburg
Snowy Range
Black Hills
Laramie Plains
Union Pacific Railroad
Cache la Poudre
G. W. Doe
Iowa
Vermont
South Fork
Colorado
Collier
the Register
Robber
Doe
Glendoe
North Peak
Middle Park
Weld
Larimer
America
Georgetown
Denver
Colorado Springs
Test of Spiritualism Letters and Sealed Message Experiment
A writer recounts a past public challenge about spiritualism and a skeptic’s experiment with sealed letters to prove or disprove life after death. The piece details a test to connect with a supposed father and asks for signs, including identity tests and the fate of a wife, with witnesses present at the unveiling.
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the Tribune
Greeley Lyceum
New York City
Mark
Farner
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