, 1870-02-09
Departure OF Two Hundred
aud FttlJ Chicug Guns for
Homes In Colorado.
The Pioneers of Civilization,

psted yesterday. 1t WIS the departure OF = colony
Of Chicago citizens for houe IN tho Weatern
Ndd1-the nrHt Of the kind which ever lert this
city. and II L believed. ihn rrss orsau.zed IN
America It IL called the "Gesosn Co.oc.rsttpn
Society. Of Colfax, Colorado" the 1Atter Township
being the Destination Of tbs colony. Eve. kince
the mineral resources Of tie TerritoEtes wsre dis
covered. there has existed serious dsa zoack
10 their development IN the tact that the march Of
agriculture had uot kept pace with the ieyer,.n
ruAn Of the seekers After tha hidden reasores Of
the earth. A consequences, III many reuo:e 10
gtGrs, whtre, under Ordinary circumstances,
mp'rR cpuld Be- ptoftahly pursued, The coss ci
MsiIg, o1nG 70 TIC long dis:snce over which sub
sisteree must be transported, u 80 grea. as to
have compelled the abandonGenl Of the mines
AsI,cal!ursl sdssnts9es Of the uoat faroFsole
not coGe. srd The m,uer Mt,s: s.,s III for lin. in ii Il
tss u view Of sht1 STATE Of things that 10 AuRust
lastt Cah Mal'teo, =. cit'zen OF Chtcsgo, con-
essyed re p'an Of oSgsnz.g ia t1Is e,iy -
With their wives ard families, should s.'eci sons
f.yorsole 1ocation IN tho crest undeFeloped West,
SOL the erection OF village, aid. ma,nap, lie
foundation OF I netopon1 Wotssea Iaid nls
plans before Nj. G n. PTstt, Of this c,ty, Geu.
him 10 at1n1d valuao.e assistance 10 ,he project
On the lsth OF November Ia4: Z locating commlt-
site for Tho occupancy OF the propo.ed coIony,
atd, after some I'm passed IN visiting and ex an
Il Ing various localities the choice feIi upon Wet
wster1 Of the Artan.as River, il Sos,hEesfern
Colorado. The district Is descttbed uue OF sQy.
ptKstr9 excellence, and admirably adapted II ~.
rtcultuIe. The sol Is rch, prairie aEd ilbe. au3s
abound, numerous Streams supn!y irrigation and
is mud. aalahr1on.. apd *obdeffaly healta1. -@-'
On the retn1u OF the Locating Committee, thp
soe1ety. numbering forty mems sert was organized
tJ the election Of the following otl}eers:
Erfr+inf-c,t Wal,tsn.
Erss1s-A!GaTs ssFss@1T-4. ae4ras nsia'.
Hoon nfter tnla WulSten proceeded to Washing.
TO- e ,h "a ~a ~ 70
Who auifested great lnterest IN the tene1ae, ID
succeeded tr obtaining from the secretary Of
War 81 order 70 re commander OF Fors Wal
route, to lu1n.sh an adequate escort OF soldIer1
from tue polut Of leavtng the railway ANIL the
destination w&1 reached. ambnlArces 70 convey
ony might I've until houses could be erected.
and to give the party every posrbo a,d
i1R 4o,co0 acres Of land to the soc,aty, and re-
teIred 10 the Committee on Pabl,c Lands, Who
have recently reported uranirnousty In favor oI
it, passage. On the return Of the Pres,dt1E to
which bad, al iaa., been ncressed to eiKatJ ada.:
Esn,zstlon, each member psJs s.so, wu,ca consti.
tutes common faLd for the bencut Of tie col.
oDy, ard out ut which are betrayed all expenses,
saa os f.
;9s 6sacnf, Of ro19aes5 ;9ae:s s9d ss::Dr!.s
operative plan 70. nso ,ears. 1t tue
expiration OF uh1en time An eQu1i subdivision Of
apds: y psorsE enG. e asset.. ess;, VI! b made.
u1tve power. and upon hin viii dsvctTr the man
SEGMENT Of a6aus, tne div1aiou Of labor. the dr.
rtctton Of lHprnvamentA the matn:easncs nf Ikw
q u f4Hf ffA nFEin en Ay3A
To, Of atsess. cotax n situated $50 nlles from
FuE- Wallace, on ror kApeas p1ctn, RHrosd
es 9@ 10 saf9 s, tso
esed souls, being the searea: settlement 4 d..
sschnent Of United satea troops will furnish pro.
tecston Tor the present axanet holestat1ou froul
Indiarg: but It l. designed soou 10 form m,tta
company among the coiobists. to whom the Gov
efnor OF the Territory vii Issue arms aud annu
nitton-
All recessasy preparations having been con
pleted, yesterday afternoon was d1ed !o1 tho time
Of dtrarture Of the colony, which numbered &bou
tNo hnncrea 4 aud ntty pe!socs, 60, women, aoc
Chicago, sorre Of them having used here for ter
Or ni1een yesF1. and an innense thIous Of relA
u1et, friends, and acgnalLtances gathered q: tnt
depot Of the CHICAGO Alton L st Louis Railfoad
10 n:l them farewell and God speed. Aspec.R
tzzn bad been allotted 70 the pioneers, who ear,
installed themselves for The lone journey beint,
| then. They were Eplend d-lcokipg Set OF peo
ple-liddle>aged. sooel men and ms:rous. VII.
! s4Cl Al&4ElVle 1AkI4lE3I luQtIH4Alt AlQlEkli
: sese.: tsss s.s.:; "a .aa ae' .asrs ss'p2s: :!
= tpee Of Eonacoe u he o.herRise iatensel
German girls, all ,ourg aod COOL looking. and .:
| csraoe, aeeGinR!y. CT tsttrg 2oou csre Of them
gaiisns rtns 6e1sers. As matter Of eouTse iaer
| kaa clergyman AMONG the coloaiata also I doe
TOR AID schoo1nns:es. but, II should be ooatttec
1 ard hainouy vita escn other. It won appesr.
| Gpoa either side ol the baggage car Of the rlt
wAs a hinge placsrd near!rR these words:
-WestwA1d the Star Of Rzplts tskrs its Es-
man Coloniz alton 6ociev Of 0o,Ax. 1Trart Count,
Colorado Ttsrtor7,-otEAat1ods ss Dhlcaeo- Aneast .
lskaCari Wuisttn. President: Albert Phttir. Ser
ttzy: MeItcn. Tre1suref-unde4 the auspices Of Il
Hst!crai Land Corpan5."
| Atpee.A1 freight tratn had also beea ntoT!det
! In tfa Tsr3ous box csr5 were snuEy tnstalle
hoE1es, COWS, pigs. sheep, soate, caickeas, geese
farming inpleu ents, ~ssn!ng macnines. ndu.'
nod rtenE11R, machinery for the saw aod nj.
mills, panlcg machines. and large supply
.eost .R!s s0 oeloss after tn. ferre.
nored pp the track to tne tteleht depot, ehe1e
scene VAS taken b. Shaw. tbs done, and etel,
thing being IN rcafine4s, the train moved on ami
The hearty eheels Of the assembled rulstude, a.
WAY 10 their new homes IN the Great West
The route 70 he saten hr the colony leads to $
ts1oreh liz ciiy BY German toct.;y, neadti |
hatd Of music; thence to KsnBss City: iners
CD tie ksrsas Pacific Rsllfoad 10 Fort Wa1tAc
Wcere d tp! tapply Of Of teamt VIII be IN esd
tho distance At Fort Wallace they VIII take II
1 wsSon road 70 Fort Lyon, with \ m1'lltAfy eacof
and tom thetce, touching Putola aud Cane
CITY, viii t4ss through the Mou.tA,n9 TO Gotta
me poi1t Of destcstcn. I: n expected that Il
Journey, barring del1ys. VII! be acconpashs
IN nfteen da5A The colony Wtls douc
lese receive ltEFe additions nom Chtcsl
and eAeuness within the nexs ses Eo7rn
~ mApy were rttSccted from iol1lt
the nan party through Inability TO Eaise the ne e
SAT- amount Of noEeI- II order fhAt parties d
sroz, Of eonpecttrF themselves with the Colt
coicpy rAy Be aSorded every fA::lits N the vi
I OF frfn{Ea'1or, chetp md Bsfc eIA1spoTsath
ctc, the society has Constituted c. y. rss1t,
No Ill Dearborn Gtrset, It's General Agent