The Glenwood post., 1908-05-02
Prizs Essay Of Miss Marearst
Mcltulty, 4 e|eawood Nigh
sehsoI Pupil
An MTEREs1INe.ST0RY
0z1ganisadon.

EeDruAry I4St, 1000. ~ was tdh-
~ from Summit county and had
An area of $3.50 square miles.
Since then the county of Rio
Blanco has been taken from it.
1t is bounded on the north by Rio
Blanco, on the east by Eagle, on
the south by Mesa and Pitkin
and on the west by the state of
Utah. By the census Of 1890 its
population was 4,47S and in 1907
it was about 10000. 1t was nam
ed after James A. Garfield.
First Settlers Lived in ousouts.
This county was part Of an
Indian reservation and the white
people hsI not it to any great ex-
tent up to 1881. Carbonate de-
posits were found by prospect
ors from Leadville in 1878. On
returning to Leadville they re-
ported what they had seen. Be
lieving that these minerals were
as valuable as those that had
made Leadville famous, many
people left their homes and start
ed out thinking to make for
tune. In 1879 these people built
fort of logs and named it Fort
Defiance. Others settled little
town called Carbonate on a plat
eau between the Grand and White
river valleys, and sixteen miles
northwest of the confluence of the
Eagle and Grand rivers. Among
the early prospectors were w. c.
Wynkoop, G. P. Ryan and w. 7.
Cooper. They found that the
XTbonates here were of low
AIDE.
There was not a single business
house in Carbonate up to 1883.
All the people lived in tents or
dugouts. The Carbonate Town
Company was organized that year
The incorporators were Chas. A.
McBraity, Hal Saye. Samuel Mish-
ele, N. NJ. Chandelier, Chas. c.
Welsh, Harper NJ. Orahood and
others. Chas. A. McBraity was
elected president, ]. T. Daily,
treasurer and w. NJ Chandelier.
secretary. When the county was
organized Carbonate was made
the county seat. but on August
81, 1883, the board of county com
missioners resolved to make
Glenwood Springs the county
seat and the records were moved
there for safety. The first offic-
ers of the county were appointed
till the next election. They were
Frank Enzensperger, F. c. Childs
and Geo. P. Ryan. county commits
sioners; C. A. McBraity, clerk;
John C. Blake, sheriff; George C.
Bannerig assessor; G. G. Minor,
attorney; Forbes Parker, clerk of
the district court. The first meet
ing of the board was held April 6,
1883. C. A. McBraity moved out
4 the county and that left the
dlllce of clerk vacant. ]. G. Pease
vi 4iappointed to fill it. At the
first election, held Nov. 6, 1883,
the following officers were elect
ed: j. j. Tangstaff, William Nc
Dowell and Chas. Won Brands,
county commissioners; Minis R. G.
Ferguson, clerk: Gus G. Minor,
Judge; George Ferguson, treas
nrer; A. J. Rock, sheriff; Frank
P. Monroe, surveyor; NJ. T. B.
Blood, superintendent of schools;
Samuel A. Parker, assessor; and
Pat Tompkins, coroner. The
county officers at present are H. c.
.Iessup, Clnrence Diffendaffer and
James Brennan, commissioners
j. R. Weir, clerk; f. McPhee,
treasurer; A. L. Beardsley, judge;
Chas. NJ. White, assessor ]. W.
Zimmerman, sheriff; Alice b.
Clark. superintendent; Charles
Taylor, attorney; and B. T. Ma
pier. state representative from
Garfield County.
plenssrs es olsnwesd.
The town of Glenwood Springs
was settled in 1882 by Isaac Coop
Ter, John Blake, w. NJ. Gelder and
Frank Enxensperger. 1t was NAM
led Glenwood Springs by Isaac
cooper in honor Of his old home,
1lenwood, Iowa. John Blake
built the Alt house on what is
now known a. Blake avenue, and
There ID also Cooper avenue, nam
ed after Mr.. Cooper. The town
wal lheorperated august q, 1880.
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