Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-11-23
GEN. WEST DEAD
COLORADO Losgs PIONEER goi
TOR AND VETERAN.
At the AGE OF EIGHTY YEARS
Captain Second ceiessas csvsiey-
Founder Of coiessdo Trsasssips q
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Golden. colorado.-Gen. 0eoege
West. war veteran and pioaeer editor.
founder of tho Colorado TraAscstps.
died at his home here ~ $3.50 o'clock
Thursday afternoon. al ths Stps old
sge OF eighty years and seven dAyA
He celebrated his eishtieth annivee,
sary election day and was able 70 get
cut and vote Ia commemorate the
event. but during the sftsrnooa be
vas taken with a sinking spell and
never left his bed again.
General West VAS one OF the best
known characters Of Colorado. and
has served tho peopi. faithfully In
ssfefai public positions He vas born
In New Hampshire. and at an early
age learned the printers trade On the
Cid Ciafrmont Eagle Later ho vas
employed on the Boston Transcript.
working In almost every department
OF that paper.
In 1853. with a party Of Bosionians.
he landed in Golden. and vas mem
Der of the company that built tho nrst
business hous- In this city. Ths
building still stands and will for many
years be q monument TO his memory.
Besides being engaged In mercantile
business at that time. he started the
nrsi express line between Golden and
Denver.
Hs soon began to long for tho nows
paper business again. and entablishod
. weekly paper here called tho West
era MountRinc-r. but after two years
cold IL TO enter the service OF the
United States In the Civil War n
captain OF Company =. Second Colo
rado Cavalry. lie served with dis'ino
ton until the close Of III. war. vhcn
he returned TO Colorado and accepted
q position as city editor OF tho Den
Scf News.
In November. isss. he came hack &c
Golden and started tn. Colorado
Transcript. pnd hna since been con
aiantiy at It's head. Hs has bcce
president of the Colorado Editorial
Association and for several years past
has been its historian.
When Governor Adams went Int
once in 1857. he appointed General
West ndju;nnt general Of the Colorado
National Guard. lie was ut tho front
with tn. state troops supprcnslnE In
dian uprisInrA In the White river
country during the Ute war In 1857
and 4, was nj that time he was .ivcs
tho Robriquct OF Give En- Hell
West" which title has since remained
with him.
Tho manner In which hc won hi,
sobriquct was interesting. Hc hat
sent tho troops OF tho national guard
Into tho White river country. A ro
port was sent to him Mt tho state
house that the Indians had fired upos
the troops. General West wired bach
q characteristic reply. as follows:
I'm coming. Give EN- hell"
Governor Ormnn appointed Genera
West president of the board OF trus
tees OF tho Soldiers Home at Monte
Vista. During his four.ycar term he
took personal interest In tho AFFAIR."
Of tho home. md tho old soldiers 70
grctted TO see him retire from the
beard. He has also served term or
the board Of control OF the Industrial
School for Boys.
He was n prominent member oi
Dodd Post. G. A. r.. OF Golden. and
served several terms rs commander
besides filiing other important posi-
tions.
Few pioneers in Colorado to-day but
nre familiar with his early days II
this state. He started across the
plains to the Pixies Peak gold regions
crossing the Missouri river at st
Joseph April 1st. with OK teams. hii
party consisting of fifteen men. known
ns the Boston company.
Before reaching Fort Kearney they
met many stampeders coming bach
from the mines. and eight of his party
discouraged by nnfavorable reports
turned back. but West kept on. The
incident only served to Indicate the
indomitable character OF the man
who was strong in every emergency.
His personal acquaintance In the
West was of the widest and he was
admired by all for his fine ability and
sturdy character.
General West was married to Miss
Eliza Boyd OF Golden. who. with two
children, Harley d. West. local editor,
and Marguerite, wife of George NJ.
kimball. associate editor OF the
Transcript, survive him.
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