Hide Article Text (OCR)
Death, of an Old mountaineer of i Colorado*The following interesting notice of Mr, Henry C, Nichols, of Colorado, brother of Dr. T. B. Nichols, of Plattsburgh, appeared in the Standard of Silver ton, Col., July 8th:In the death of Henry Cornelius Nichols, the mountains lose an enthusiastic and faithful prospector for the hidden treasures ; the community in which he resided an honast, upright and faithful man, and his intimate friends, one whose place in their hearts cannot be filled.He came of soldier stock in the good old state of Vermont; his father defended the country in the war of 1812, which union, Henry was found preserving at the front in the late civil war, from which conflict he contracted severe rheumatism and a partial loss of hearing, i His comrades of the army often tried to persuade him to apply for the pension to which he was entitled, but the application was never made, j He came to Colorado in 1866, and for the past ten years has spent the summer seasons in this county where he has discovered and now leaves some mining claims.j During his long stay in the mountains,! when the snow of winter would drive j him out, he would be found packing his I faithful animals, and with his dog would | depart to a lower altitude traveling alone i through Arizona and Utah.During those times he was constantly among the Indians, and known by many of them in all tribes and whether the red men were at war or peace with their white bretheren, Henry was safe in their ; tepees.His health for several years has been failing, and his relatives in California induced him in 1890 and 1891, to spend his 1 winters with them among the orange groves and tried to persuade him to remain there permanently, but his love for 1 the mountains conquered, and when he 1 returned he told a friend that if he knew he could live ten years among the orange 5 groves of California and only one year in the mountains, he would prefer the latter.; He lived until the end, the life of a Christian, and hisflife was all that is good and noble, to know him was to love him, and his friends deposited his remains in the mountains he loved so well.The following impressive letter from a , brother, B. S. Nichols, of Pomona, Cal,, formerly of Burlington, Vt., appeared in Silverton Standard of same date:. To the Editor of the Silverton Standard:Dkar Sir—on Saturday, July first, Henry 0. i Nichols died in your lovely valley. He was sick only a week, but In that time was kindly • watched over and nursed by generous hearted 5 people who gave him as tender care as hia own L kindred could have done, and when the time came for performing the sad rites of burial, his brother Masons and many oiher true friends, s came together and did honor to the worthy man who la now at rest. And now I wish through - you to give the sincere thanks of a Jarge circle or relatives and friends, to the good people of Silverton for what they have done* for my i beloved brother. May God bless you every one. [ D. s. Nichols.. *-*-*■- —.
Newspaper Details
Plattsburgh Sentinel
Plattsburgh, New York, US
Fri, Jul 28, 1893
Page 8
Full Page
Clipped by
Southern C.
CA, USA 21 Apr 2025
Other Publications Near Plattsburgh, New York
Plattsburgh Sentinel
Plattsburgh Republican
Plattsburgh Cardinal Points
