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Williams in Colorado and the Santa Fe trade route
George T. Williams reports a Colorado journey from Las Animas to the Arkansas river valley. He notes Santa Fe rails carrying bulk western traffic, visits Fort Lyons and Fort Bent, and details Amity canal irrigation, the Hard Scrabble Ranch, and settlers facing threats from cattlemen before irrigation brought growth.
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Las Animas
Colo
Nosas Line
Arkansas River
Santa Fe
Colorado
Plains
Chamois
Rocky Mountains
Arkansas Valley
Fort Lyons
Fort Lonc
United States
State Soldiers’ Home Committee
Bent
A. N. Parrish
Lamar
Amity Canal
Iowa
Fort Bent
Casa Las Rio
Ilinois
Close Bros
C.C. Huddleston
Milton
E. E. Pike
Mason City
G. H. Downer
Humeston
S. B. Falkner
Hameston
J. A. Woodcock
Albia
D. E. Cooper
Winterset
H. W. Keen
Keen
West Virginia
Geo. T. Williams