, 1870-11-23
NEW COLORADO C6'L0NY'
Large Meeting nj Farwell HAIL.
Speeches by Governor Rross, General
Cameron, and Others.
OfHcers of the Colony Elected.

III Ct dorado wtS held IaSf evening IN lower f*f-
veil Hail, where az audience nufabesin4 fully I'VE
hurdred lsdies and gentlemen assembled The
meetiuR wss called to order BY 8 a. Gay, Esq,
Of THE TRIBUNE, who notatuared Governor Bross
II Ch1irm.n The selecttsu was acceptable, and
tho Governor, In taking the chair, sails snaeJ were
there 70 talk about establishing anotne1 town m
Co,ufsso. and to learn something abous shat most
interesting Territory, soon TO Become . Ssake III
the Union. In ISIS he WAS shown one Of the
ntst epe:trneas OF gold from raSe. Feaf. and M a.
ter thas IN immense emigration At ouce ser tow
&ro Colofsdo. ThtTe we've iztiu e anu loassss ol
courtc, but subsequent events naI sno"n Ceiofa-
o. 70 % cns Of ne r1sesst miutns qs.ets ,. n
Trhdettdtt espeCa!lJ attractive as sfai
region. 1no Greeley Colony. which located one
af rs II cossano, nov n,tae nnaoea III stetgtain
pertaining 10 cis1llzsttoH. Il WIS proposed 'o
organize q Similar coion5 IN Chicago, ,antone ~htca
wtulu secure 10 It's eHbsrs cet1sin sA9sais . a1-
yxttax~s which could not be enjoyed B.. indtst:-
IA! settlers. In bis judgment there vas =, sncf
country on tie continent for xealsa ss co11rAas,
recreation. OF magnificent scenery, - 10 tfefe-
i. {. Meekes, President of the Greeley Colony,
Vas called uDon 10 speak. He stated 'ue inter.
esttpR facts connected with t1e organization OF
sae SFesss saa.ssss eseo' easnssss ssx Se;s
aud soon aftes y comn!ssec WAS H., ssns
oatr md located ss . H. H. colony site - IN
The colony assembled there, land was cultlyaset
ano now a!l The members rn.ted In prnanuaciuG
the s:l to bs the most wonderfaiiy E p1oductlte o.
rear thaEe was uninterrupted sunshtn6- He
Touched. briefly, upon other ya1uRble features Of
tns corntIJ, snd closed n5 Iss9mmsnalag 1s tass
uru.-
General Cameron, Vice President and Manager
e. 81 Sssa sGap ssaua esa saes
5ssn one ., asp,tssIax fstiafe, hss ana a 1so 4ao
,uvalldr. who should 70 for tue sake OF rexaininZ
lhetr health iu the bracing atmosphere Of the
last, nut NOT least tho r.ch ana pFnrpetnns nnsi.
featuring enterprises. il al these peop:e 1oinea med
near.J all the aPpustenancea Of civilization. Wnss
20 organization could Just as surely do, aud
II When The Greeley Colony zife was purchased.
Within thE last month land had bten sold for
81 900 per acre. II VIA 1cst expected that about
tour hundred families would Join, but 1t had now
Total population Of over one thousand people.
TheJ q atst provided for four hundred business
that these were not Sufficient 70 nee. na de-
mands. The next count Of houses would show
four hundred, aud building was very active The
would nor edvlse tnas the Chicago Colony shonld
be one, with the exception OF the purchase Of
land AID the digging Of cAuAls. They had found
prosperity, and The best OF feeling. ue wonli bT
MI means urge Colorado ~ the location OF the
cclopy, % the score OF both health anu wealth.
sityer mines OF Colorado was the production of
food, the present high psice OF which was the
ing nnes. Sext 10 Te1as, co!ofado M ssIpa, W.: tSe
place where car.le could be rBlse,i the caenoest
1t Was even preferable to Texas. because there
rttloce the cattle during the winter. IN ,iorado.
cattle FED upon the onen plain thrnughnut the en-
tite Winter, Keeping constantly fat, and producing
pilcc in CfttaEo came from Colorado. 4 pecul-
,sts! . x a1a etowninK goEy Of Colorado, was the
tast tnst ~ 1ers t wa not asd never could be,
keet, ETC., which could be rFoinced and srlerG
WAS enFeFsF sbA'ched up by the hungry Miners
cs:ullut get enough Tue Colosatlo farther n,;i
no 1et.l to stgh fIF war in Epfupe To raise Ihe
price cI grain. lie had 1 w1r Of his own. aad
a ac ns sa s seef sfa ~
cal Treasures This woulI always he the ssts Nv
.e6Eon OF ile a!nail proportion ot lard snlsane
si'r sH1 nP =, * vas ssnera
Es u. iIo1 n o.. bling calamity. on the. suaw-cad
pr, which melte,i under the action Of the sun,
and rusnst hcallo2g tnHard The Missouri River,
orly requiring to be Diverted Into dltches running
iasouTa as Eeas,i ,n ,ssnE lands n esasr 70 furnish
growing Cereals and veestah1cs rb :. ~, Ut .ae
she nre.iMrfion ~ ~ MY, ann assuit ~
Mogn that year ei.ntrafSnr ~ etops
~ ,hs .rrn +yS H .toas oosHels o! Hne2!
ns.s ~. .rIsr M 800 !, tase.s " So4osa.io ana
fnhics fh:rn rxsra 800 - aAso Ve9e-
esc". ~ ihe most marreons s.s s.ursXe 'uInips:
~ nse " -" ii: taasso9A peopotuons and OF
.So,,, nnt rnf;fx ~ ~ o1s msn 70 ColoEalo
aczrs Of iapd. but |1t Il 11ds h.a oe ..n, 1rp
nu0rir demonstrated .tar ~" 80 rSa
" oreat AZ in Tii,no,s ~ rrdanys y LIT LITE t!aes
t1tSr Thich Tn1nrs,in i,rrs, .s tne th ~ sEese
mrnf ~ msnrfSr,1-e. - rs .s., tuc estan!lsn-
af Eafer nawer Weec toi,nt;i. !sS'ses N n tne May
nntTet ihe nrs.anco ~ r.an ~ aan y oay r
ne ~ - ~. s,oarar asa.., tap!ta! 70 maze
hooe thae +ha t,htcas , " SaplessloS tue
fns1 nrrssns. - nnT s"voy moaio oa SUGGEST
wealth I'm shn1asHt vu r.n.na.*e aoL IL ueAltn.
ment '1'' e'o'Pei''l aao coaseo1-
Th- 1arya+u,v ~..a ~. x.u.., So.