The Greeley tribune., 1904-08-04
(0M OLD 50
by OF LIFE ON ST. VRAIN
IN OLD RECORD.
of the Inhabitants That
We're Old Settlers When
Greeley Was Founded
by the Colony.

hen few Of the original Greeley
lists meet and talk early days in
ado they are prone to forget
extreme youthfulness in the
eE business as compared with
early settlers in Weld county.
pubt the present day old Greeley
ist was we'll acquainted with
al Of the men who were colonists
Colonel White, II. 7. West,
Clark and others first saw Gree.
bill.
er in the old Fort St. Vrain
Try, at least twelve years before
er aud his merry men landed
e Poudre, a town was planned
aid out, and in the vision of
romoters was, no doubt, greater
Greeley will ever become. Just
the town refused to grow in
Of the decree is perhaps a mys-
to this day, but so far as the
u can learn there is no record of
a conner grocery stcle with its
tial array OF soap boxes for the
bitants to whittle away, ever
erected there. There was no
(ado in those days, and much
any Weld county. Generally
hing, all was Nebraska territory,
hOre specifically, this was st.
county. There were twenty
square miles laid out for that
ty near Fort st. Nrain. with the
site OF st. Vrain in the center,
a. the historian would say about
storic people, "a high state OF
zation existed. All this NAV
feaned from an old record book
lie county clerks office. Brief
: lion of this book was made In
Tribune few weeks ago, but so
b good historical matter is to be
ID on its pages that some OF it
well he suitable for newspaper
inns, The record opens with a
Eng october 6, 1859, OF the st.
|ln Claim club, evidently the first
|gtt at organized government Of
ttters in that vicinity. G. P.
is marked down as presiding,
then II. j. Graham was elected
rder of the county. Members OF
club present were S. j. Moer,
liam n. Byers, c. E. Miller, Dl.
!, P, G. Lowe, K. B. Bradford,
Tse lrowbridge, James Steck and
/ Jones.
IS the object OF the club was TO
5lish and maintain the claim
ndaries OF the settlers, it is not
rising that about the next entry
he record is Of a special meeting
ed October 23, 1850. to determine
ownership OF a certain claim held
IL, j. Graham against Hawkins
heenan, evidently claim jumpers.
ieast Mr.. Graham was sustained
lis contentious, and the meeting
'luted at length upon the relative
lis OF the claims Of old settlers,
MI Graham, as against strang-
1t was also decided by resolu-
IS that the citizens would stand
MI. Graham and defend him and
eialms against all comers who
'nt attempt to deprive him OF this
tFular quarter section.
% events Of special Importance
recorded until the hrst meeting
he county commissioners Of Weld
aly, January s, 1868, at the home
" +. Hopkins at St. Vrain. By
time Colorado territory had been
out OF Nebraska territory and the
ne northeastern part Of the state
.u weld county. after the first
''torial governor. This county
u comprised what is now Weld,
gan Logan, Washington, Phil
;. J. sedgewick and Yuma counties.
lne county com missioners present
u b Farwell and NJ. P. Wills.
> selected Mr.. Hopkins, at whose
Ie lhey met. as county assessor,
a'so liked the first tax levy for
~ county at three mills for terri
'al expenses and two mills for
10y expenses. +. W. Hamnett
, Al'lng near Platteville. was
'e probate Judge, Ernest Teidna
IVY IVY surveyor and Jay Thomas
Stable.
. 'iIis m same meeting Edwin Toole,
- Oiark, |. a. Cook asked to be
rV,ated into a body corpora c
=. sVIi'ic' for the purpose OF con-
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