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TALES
OF THE
COLORADO PIONEERS
BY
ALICE POLK HILL.
DENVER.
PIERSON & GARDNER,
1884.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by
ALICE POLK HILL,
In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
TO
JUDGE WILBUR F. STONE,
GENERAL BELA M. HUGHES,
HON. ALVA ADAMS,
AND
GENERAL FRANK HALL,
Who have taken a prominent and active interest in the material progress of Colorado, and by many little acts of kindness have given an impetus to my efforts,
THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED,
WITH EVERY SENTIMENT OF ESTEEM AND REGARD.
PREFACE.
Sept. 13, 1883, Colorado completed the first quarter century of its wonderful historythe Nations youngest child; and very large and frisky for her age.
The barnacles held a reunion on that occasion, and it occurred to me while at the banquet, and listening to the toasts, that incidents in the lives of the brave people who
First spied the country out, and pioneered the way,
Might make an interesting book, and now was the time to do the work, when the stories could be gathered from the lips of those who had taken part in the First Act, over which the curtain had just dropped.
Scholarly iconoclasts have annihilated William Tell and his apple by showing that no mention of them was made in Switzerland till about two centuries after Tells supposed time. The story of Romulus, Remus and the wolf, that so charmed us in our impressible and sympathetic years, is now a fable.
I solemnly avow that the tales herein related are told as they were told to me!
If I have succeeded in reviving some pleasant recollection for the old timer, beguiling the weary traveler or interesting the general reader, my aspirations have, in a measure, been reached. If I have betrayed confidence or told anything that I ought not to have toldI will graciously accept all apologies.
THE AUTHOR.
CONTENTS.
_____________
CHAPTER I.
GoldArgonauts of 59The Dutchman who was HangedAurariaSt. CharlesCottonwood Trees.....17
CHAPTER II.
A RetrospectCoronadoThe Name ColoradoThe Purchase from FranceCapt. Zebulon PikeClimbing the Big MountainThe Mistake in DistancePoliteness of Pike and PursleyLand-GrabbingFighting the Indians with HowitzersCol. LongFremontDiscovery of Gold .................................................... 20
CHAPTER III.
Denver in 59After Dinner PolitenessNewspaper Window Shades...............................24
CHAPTER IV.
StampedersD. C. Oakes Buried in EffigyIf He had Only ThoughtThe Sorrowing PilgrimRogues Patches ....... 27
CHAPTER V.
Salting a Mine for Horace GreeleyYoung Man, Go WestAn Expensive Shave............................29
CHAPTER VI.
Stories Heard at a Pioneer DinnerThe Wind WagonThe WreckThe First Issue of the Rocky Mountain News .. 32
CHAPTER VII.
The Odd Fellows LodgeWolfe Made an Odd FellowRiding the GoatThe Foot Race. 37
8 TALES OF THE COLORADO PIONEERS.
CHAPTER VIII.
A Tale of HorrorAn Exciting Coach Ride41
CHAPTER IX.
Reminiscence of a FreighterHe Dined on BeansThey did not Wait to Attend the FuneralNick-namesAttacked by IndiansWe had a Pass.44
CHAPTER X.
A Bloody DuelGreat ExcitementA Fight it Must BeStones Death..50
CHAPTER XI.
The Attack on the News Office Carl Wood Banished ...54
CHAPTER XII.
The Killing of Gantz by GordonGordons CaptureThe Trial at LeavenworthA Violent MobThe Trial in Denver by the Peoples CourtThe Hanging57
CHAPTER XIII.
The Peoples CourtA Startling Divorce Case.......61
CHAPTER XIV.
Uniting Denver and AurariaAn Odd Place of WorshipSt. Johns Church in the Wilderness.63
CHAPTER XV.
The Territory of ColoradoReceiving the GovernorColorado LoyalAn Incident Cited by Judge W. F. StoneThe First Victory in the War for the Union65
CHAPTER XVI.
Half of Denver Destroyed by FireThe Great FloodThe Bath TubViewing the New Topography..69
CONTENTS. 9
CHAPTER XVII.
Indians on the War PathA Drive for LifeBravery of Lee AyresThe Escort to Denver.. 71
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Great Indian Scare of 64The Dry Goods Box Rose up A Guard Placed Round the CityHow the Scare OriginatedShe Shoots a StumpThe Marriage in a Fort .79
CHAPTER XIX.
The Reign of Terror Along the PlatteCapturing Spotted Horse.85
CHAPTER XX.
Mounting the Third RegimentBattle of Sand CreekCol. Chivingtons Speech......................................................87
CHAPTER XXL
The Cost of ProvisionIrrigation in Its InfancyHired Help The Coming of the Railroads92
CHAPTER XXII.
We go to the MountainsArgoConversation with a RanchmanGoldenHe Won the RaceGeorge Wests Duel ..94
CHAPTER XXIII.
The Changes of TimeBlack HawkThe BobtailThe Prospector from the Emerald IsleThe Switch BackHal.s Coasting Story..101
CHAPTER XXIV.
CentralThe Stepping Stones for President GrantA Lynching.106
CHAPTER XXV.
Sunday ExcursionsFourth of July....111
10 TALES OF THE COLORADO PIONEERS.
CHAPTER XXVI.
The Bonanza TunnelA Ghost Story -Buying Specimens....115
CHAPTER XXVII.
A Lunch at the JunctionThe Ride through Clear Creek CanonIdahoA Party who had been to Chicago Lakes ........ 117
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Colorados Pioneer BishopHis great WorkHis Death ..... 121
CHAPTER XXIX.
GeorgetownGreen LakeExpensive FishDont be AfraidThe Experts Story...126
CHAPTER XXX.
Grays PeakThe Tip-top View -Legend of the Mount of the Holy CrossThe Storm..129
CHAPTER XXXI.
Return to DenverMeet the Mining Expert againMany a good Mine Spoilt by Working itGeorgetown a great Place to get a Pocket full of RocksThe Old Man of the Mountains ..133
CHAPTER XXXII.
Touring in ColoradoGreeleyNo Whisky Saloons .... 137
CHAPTER XXXIII.
The Massacre.139
CHAPTER XXXIV.
The Six Days Siege.. 144
CHAPTER XXXV.
The Rescue by General Adams..147
CONTENTS. 11
CHAPTER XXXVI.
BoulderNovel Divorce CaseBuilding the First School House The First Coal Oil Lamp..155
CHAPTER XXXVII.
The South Park RoadThe Mining and Industrial Exposition Circle RailwayRogues Burying GroundThe Old Stage CoachPlatte CanonMiraculous Fish StoryMeeting an Old Acquaintance..158
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
Platte CanonThe First Families of DenverIn the Observation CarRobbing the Stage in 64..166
CHAPTER XXXIX.
ComoNaming FairplayLegend of FairplayA Church DedicationAnecdotes of Father DyerHis Experience in Carrying the Mail.171
CHAPTER XL.
Take the Cars for BreckenridgeThe Attractive CorpseHow Gold was Discovered in BreckenridgeThe sudden change in Temperature. 180
CHAPTER XLI.
BreckenridgeA Sad NarrativeJudge SilverthornA Hearts SecretThe Beggar..182
CHAPTER XLII.
A Ramble over the MountainsThe Old Man and his Young WifeDuel with HatchetsA Duel that was not a Duel The Presentiment.187
CHAPTER XLIII.
The Stage RideThe Cow BoyA Pathetic StoryA Fire in the Mountains. 193
12 TALES OF THE COLORADO PIONEERS.
CHAPTER XLIV.
Early Mining in the San Juan CountryThe Experience of Hon. Charlie HallA Pioneer taken for a Tenderfoot..200
CHAPTER XLV.
LeadvilleChapin Bought the TurkeysThe Men who Discovered the Carbonate Belt206
CHAPTER XLVI.
Twin LakesA Learned LawyerOne at a TimeBacking up a MinisterRunning the Gauntlet..209
CHAPTER XLVII.
The Pioneer Life of Mrs. Augusta Tabor..218
CHAPTER XLVIII.
The Editors take a VacationHow one got into TroubleStarting a Western Paper..229
CHAPTER XLIX.
Grand SceneryAnecdotes of the Bench and BarThe Angry Mexican..236
CHAPTER L.
A Latin Phrase ExplainedBuying a Wedding RingFurnishing a CharacterThe Eloquent LawyerShe was Permitted to Leave the StandIn ContemptThe Orthodox Attorney .245
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