, 1880-07-04
line talk peace, but come to kill hna,,-
There was some trouble between these seS;a!o. S;a!lo.
and the Elackfeet about stealing ponies 'oQ{ o
eight Sioux were killed. aa0
AN EVENTFUL RECORD


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eucc to the future of that great country MAJ.
in expedition into the heart OF whss
is now Co1oralo-then known g.ne,.11
as Pixies Peal-and wrote hool
about that then unknown region. This hoot
from beginning to end. was overdowine VIII
praise for the rich country Of Pixies Peak.
every very, page tcelned with vivid descripton .;
the mighty wealth that was enyeioped III tha
hills ard canyons, Of the SURPRISING richnes,
of the soil, Of the glories OF the climatp -
the inexllaustible supply of timber, Of thss
good water and ,grazing,-,~ln fact, q perfect
CRATE. The author, like strewd Irish.
man that he was, did not fail to point
out all the facilities existent On ,tha
route for the aid and encouragement of fmf
grants lie told where the different ra1,cbr:
had. how far apart they were, the capacity ot
each, together with such general informs
ton Of these waysitie stopping places =,
travelling humanity wishes to know Of, and
which in these practical newspaper days
would bc regarded as "putf.", About Ia
Horace Greeley conceived the idea Of sending
ant the afterwards famous war correspondent
nj tle Tribune, \. ID. Richardson Mean.
time. Collins, having finished his book ami
rot it before the olic, was eaiting~a news.
paper in st: Joseph, Mo.,-ti!e Free STATE
ncmocrat" a1ii%s h hain" rank lolt;on;1et .
ane 4t.en,i cGtg Slnvry thro,;gh his news1ans,
."itn 'haracteristic ilupetuosity, unti( ma
evil day his star 0f fortune fell with a crash.
An outraged pOpulace rose en- inasse and
gave hin, q coat Ut tai ana leatliers, ehneked
a1n ,I ~ ~ 1is carriers and sent him sir
n9ns.tls % tn nrison. ~
Coliins. rightly conjecturins after this
treatment that st. Joseph was unhealthy. fut
~ LIB B;'.a T..al- # },anncnp.i that RrhantI,
" M ~ !i,:1,,,c cn~r..ennt,flrf1f was at q
Soi, .hs IT tbs time hn,1nd for he - s,ms na
1o;aPl yo;nf md nd the two set out together. p Cot
ms, resov i,,1nsteI nortion Of his mone1 @
p!easui T.! ,',,,i.. end n snail buggy. 4~3 an3
n iutu Ie,,-,, .;1h con;ts of t,is hoot ~, ~
!od w ~ pe M ) ;mtrl,tlinp them fnr tiistrih'a4
+tdn 'Ae e.: t CIV, M,v I,ichnFts WHO hati pot
'anv .iuI - 'noints @ about that promising county,
G;l. ; se,f o. % Wali Of whic were woven in an n.
nlnsi tnn.tin,- sar;os ~ ,,tters to the T;.ibuneI
fS.,n7 H!Es.E7 oftnr cn1iinc j., :, 1uulr tram' Tha
;;.fo~c. tn the small settlement Of Denyer
uao.';S ...o. ~, u';ias
"S7 7nr+;'',.. w. tbrono, the influence of Pch,
1a, Me,.s1 ,at+.'rs o,'i r.i,;ns, hoax nm IN.
aauso,' t;'s ~ nr;"r,ton from almost ever
u.ato H. , ia 1rn;nn hesa,, to nour into Pket
pnni- Nnnths hnfnrc the two newspauef
reak t oi'2 ,4t from 1e1S s. 1ne @ i"ne trans #
l,l.l ,,Iltcye has1 hen,,n to miss through them
ov.Tland. m Hi almost every We one of Which bore o.
5s ns,i htue -, In Dnet Thn,sands ~ these dsf
eAn ;e, s,>ip;t VI With +har ,ni',ing snlnents and
1,Ste ~ i,., a1,nn nnt r. Ri PEAK at TIA
t;a.. ot ree,;ns on! n;chorfson ware irr,
starting stf 1.,. Rot we're il, it'll feather eslec
a5s a L9il'f, tS "o rn,+n nep nnd cnlectins lis sn
~ .lGnS S tuM'c, + ,choe mnsT ,TexiG,sIr csn.
sctipaion - f+n, sn,,,., Ho,s 81 trav. ,ri,sr
hnfj' ha@an tn he a1xare 0f the fact thata
Dpeat ope:, n1Snv of the entrants. Who had eons
ouE ar wiHs 'so,a ~ fnu@cr hnra the hnt n.
scription above recorded. Instead. theg u
7,as} ,v;thnnt avce1,,ion lad either discarded
ot Mtot &c 4re.fnr,,,att E ~ t's afisrt
feak 1a,,t ~ M III a~G "r;n 'tss's any, s;s
,,;t;c,nca i,ahind tI.is fhonrhf little of II
nn,;i ti,cr haI tr:,yersed nfOut one-
t.n,t niti' +,n ,as ra1ta nd hninS IN miles fiom
E- 1ara VOC - foi,,ons c+onrino.niana
1onown r.. vvr as T,ct aiorrn,v,s ranck = niara
,nh,ra cnllins ann Richardson Ind 1iafcr.
WesG SVltn ,,,,t IN .:iu ~ +hat n;ht oiiins who
i,sna;3: i,is i,,ni.. IN aud rot some distance
lInt nisa,i ~ ~ Richar,,snn in wiose wagon. BE-
@';itas t,;,nsnIf and ffn driver we're \ number
Of oiuen e1niu1ants aiso bent on irving tie new
co conntrS T "-'''' <@'o0
Collins, as he drove up to 3Forrow's ~ a 1aaeh, +,
NV " t1ere The n}ace vas everyyl1ere swarm
~ ,,.;1, n,iners .,u} eniorai,ts- iii eycittA
on1 snvaee ahnut sometGing or another.
:There Wa lond talking everywhere, aI
inuI trr.ats arainst sOiuebotly who i'll ever
hraoti, na1ne in FOR The must violent and BIZ
ali the wagons were turned toward ha
a'at show;nr: TINT the tlisgusted culigrauts
were IlomgWard bound. lie drove up to
the ranch and was about to t >ss one OF biz: