The Lamar register., 1906-11-21
CEN. WEST DEAD
COLORADO LOSES PIONEER EDI-
TOR AND VETERAN
1.-THE AGE or EIGHTY YEARS

Captain SEAM Colorado Cavalry
Founder Of Colorado Transcript a.
ooseer-6sig.snt General Of Colo
Golden, Colo-ado.-Gen- George
Eest. war veteran ard pioneer =ci.cr.
foEn1eT q The Colorado T-snsc,ip-.
Thursday Afternoon. a. the ripe Old
rgc u eighty years and ssven csys-
he ceIsorz-ec his elEhrie.h snElJer-
szry election day and pzs able % gs-
cut and vote 70 commemorate tie
event. bu. during the afternoon he
was taken with . SINKING sDel and
never Jeff his bed zSsin-
General West was one Of the best
Know characters q Colorzoo. and
has ssrve1 The people faithfully II
s<TersI public positions He was born
IL New Hampshire. and a. an early
age learned the printers trade OF the
cd CIaremont Eagle Later hs Tzs
employed Of the Bostor Transcript,
working in almost every department
0, thai paper.
II 1853. with party q Bostonisns,
he landed Ii Golden. and was mem
Der Of the company thai built the trsr
brsiness house n this city The
building eth stands and viii for many
years BE- q monument to MS memory
Besides being engaged II mercantile
business at that tine. ne E-zrLsc the
frsr express line between Golden and
Denver
He soon began 70 long for The news
paper business again. and established
e weekly paper here called the West
err Eountsineer. but AFTER two years
NOD II 10 enter the service Of the
United States In the Civil War a.
captain Of Company r. Second Colo-
rs,do Cavalry. He served with dlstinc-
ton until the cioEe Of the war. when
be returned to COlOraco and ACCEPTED
q position az city Editor Of the Den
yer News
II November. 1896. he came back 70
Golden and started the Colorado
Transcript. s1d has since been con
stantly a. is head He has been
president Of the Colorado Editorial
Association and for several years pas
has been its his-orias
When Goyan nor Adams went ito
Office In 1881. he appointed General
West adlutant general Of the Colorado
National Guard. He vas az the front
With the sfafe troops sgppressing IN
dian upfisirgs in the White r1ger
COUNTRY during the Ute war in 1851.
and Il yas ~ that time he was given
the sobriquet Of Give En- Hell
West, which tile has since remained
with him
The manner IL which he won his
sobrfquet was Interesting He had
sent the troops Of the nzfionai guard
lEto the White river county A re
port @ss sent to him at the state
house that the Indians had fired upon
the troops. General West wired back
characteristic reply. as follows:
I'm coming. Give en- he'll"
Governor Orrnan appointed General
West president Of the board Of trus-
tees Of the Soldiers' Home al Aonts
Vista. During his four-yesr term he
took personal interest In the Affairs
If the home, and the old soldiers re-
GREETED TO see him retire from the
beard. He has also served term on
TIRE board Of control Of the Industrial
School for Boys.
He was a prominent member Of
Dodd Post. g. 4. r. Of Golden. and
served several terms as commander.
besices filling other important posi-
tlons.
Few pioneers In Colorado to-day bu;
are familiar with his early DAYS IN
this state. He started across the
plains 10 the Pixies Peak gold regions.
Joseph april 1sf. with or teams. his
party consisting Of fifteen men. known
os the Boston company.
Before reaching Fort Kearney hey
met many stsmpeders coming back
from the mines. and eight of his party.
discouraged by unfsyorable reports.
turned back. but West kept on. The
incident only seryed to Indicate the
indOmitable character Of the man,
who was strong In every emergency.
His personal acquaintance in the
West was Of the widest apd he was
admired by all for his hne ability and
sturdy character.
General West was married to Mis-
Eliza Boyd Of Golden. who, with two
children. Harley ID. West. local editor.
and Marguerite, wife Of George 81.
himball, associate editor oI the
Transcript, survive him.