Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-08-16
DEAD COLORADO TOWNS.


The other day representative VI
the Republican was on a Rio Grande
train when the brakeman yelled out IN
stentorian tones: .'Cleora." On look
ing out OF the window only two houses
could be seen.
What q change time had wrought
In June OF 1879 this same town was by
far the largest place between Canon
City and Lead vile. Almost every con-
ceivable branch OF business was repre-
scented, and In most OF them there was
active com petition. Houses were going
,ip as II by magic. and lumber com
nanded almost fabulous price. Sa-
looms were found Ia almost every block.
and dance halls were scattered abont
In proflision. But month later the
town concluded 10 move. and lew
weeks later the majority Of It's resi-
dcuts had taken up their permanent
abode In what Is now the nourishing
town OF Salida-
Colorado has many places with his
tory something similar to that oi Cieora,
which. by the way. was named IN honor
of the belle 81 the Arkansas Valley.
Mis-. CIeora Boyles.
RoiliHsyiile. near Caribou, Wac
booming place In 1871. and town lots
were Mt a premium. Hundreds oil peo-
Die we're proud 10 call IL their home
and il vas thought TO he founded upon
"a rock To-day the rock is still there
but the population has fed 70 the four
winds.
..iow IL that towe OF Iona on the
Rio Gr,.nde river getting on' said
gentleman yesterday who left the state
la 1874. II visited IL just before left
the Territory, and thought 1t would
likely make good place" Jack rab-
bits have bcen jumping through the
few remaining adobe buildings for
years.
Xii Carson had population Of ri.
most 2U.000 people in 1869, AMI the
peculiarity about them was that the
great majority Of them resided IN dug
olns When the railroad put he'd on to
Denver the following year, the resi-
dent. Of Xii Carson headed v pro
esssion.
Sunshine In 1875 had n population of
several thousand. while to-day there II,
only handful OF people theirs.
Bueksitin Joe and Han Valley in
Park County were once hour,shing
places, bat about all that is left Ut them
10 thesr name. Weston tried To put on
airs Ia 1879, mt which time there were
about 1900 p~oplo iherr The post
ONCE still remains. AS do one or two
stores.
Along the old stage road between
Lead Vile aud Aspen. at what was
Anown Is Independence ia 1880 aud for
few years thereafter. not single
soul ia nov living. Hundreds Of de
serted houses are standing tenant.
lssss, aud some ~ them are quite pre-
tnntious. ew-paper was once pub
lished la the corporate limits Of the
city, aud the arm Of the Washington
hand press on which 1t wna printed l.
aow sticking out Of the Office window,
The proprietor was too much Disguised
90 take u away.
There was great excitement at Bo
mama In Saguache County, In 1882. \
daily paper was published there by w
Il Mckinney. now OF the Pueblo Press
aud IL was good one, too. Ever,
thing boomed except the mines an,
the tenderteet pronounced II anothc
l.cads illa. -Four Thousand people al
most broke their necks getting there
aud Of all that number not hundle,
now remain.
There are many other places ia Cole
RADIO with histories similar 10 tn
towns mentioned. Some OF them wer
killed by the onward march OF raj
roads and others because the mine
round about did not have the yalu
with which they were credited. e. Der
YER Republican.