The Glenwood post., 1918-04-06

20, 1882. The first ranch on Divide
creek was taken up by William Grant,
half-breed Indian. Soon came Charles
Larson and Charles Lager. The house,
hold goods of the above named families
had to be taken in on pack horses:
In the summer of 1883 a road was
built from. Dotsero to Carbonate. Com
munication was established with the
outside world. Many new settlers ar
rived and scattered themselves over the
valley. William Mcdowell, J. B. Hurl-
burt and William Yule ventured down
as far as Parachute creek. George Fer-
guson, James Mace, Perry Coryell, AL
bert Robertson, C. H. Tibbetts and few
Others stopped at New Castle. William
aBxter and three others went to Canon
creek. The Mitchell brothers located
on Mitchell creek. George Banning was
the first settler on the Roaring. Fork.
Scott Kelly lived on what is now the
Bailar ranch. George Easley and two
or three others located at the mouth IF
Three Mile creek. Fred Childs moved
to the mouth of Rock creek on the
Roaring Fork. Charles Harris lived on
ranch close to Emma. Philip Van
Cleve was the first settler in Spring
valley William Dinkel took up
ranch near Carbondale. Paris Meadows
located the Meadows ranch north of
the river. The Thorson family located
the Thorson ranch six miles up the
Roaring Fork.
The first bridge across the Roaring
Fork was built by James Lands and
Perry Malaby. The lumber was whip
sawed by hand. The first bridge acros,
the Grand river was near the old cave
and was toll bridge. The prices
charged were: team and wagon, one
dollar; extra team fifty cents; saddle
and pack animals, twenty-five cents;
cattle and sheep, fifteen cents; foot
passengers, ten cents.
In 1883 the Carbonate Town com.
pany was organized and Carbonate was
made the county seat Of Garfield conu.
ty. The incorporators were Charles
McBriarty, Charles Welsh, Hal sayr, J.
L. Daily, W. NJ. Chandler, Willard Tel
Ter, and several others. Charles Nc
Briarty became the president; J. L.
Daily, treasurer, and W. N. Chandler,
secretay. In August of the same year
by resolution of the county commission.
ers the public records were ordered re.
moved to Glenwood Springs, in accord
ance with the original intention of the
Act organizing the territory into a
county. Charles Brown, now engaged
as painter in Glenwood Springs, was
chosen to make the transfer. He sue
ceeded admirably, carrying the "wholc
county seat' on white pack mule 10
its present location in October, 1888.
He left Carbonate at three 'clock in
the morning and reached Glenwood
Springs at ten O'Clock and nearly lost
his life as a result. Glenwood Springs
then became and remained the county
seat Of Garfield county.
The first officers were appointed and
were as follows: Commissioners, Franz,
Enzensperger, F. c. Childs and George
p. Ryan; clerk, Charles McBriarty;
sheriff, J. @. Blake; treasurer, George
I. Banning; county judge, William
Geldcr; surveyor, J. T. Clements; as
SCISSOR, G. S. Cooper; county attorney,
&. &. Minor; clerk of the district court,
Forbes Parker.
The first general election was held
on November 6, 1888, with the follow
ing result: J. j. Langstaff, William
Mcdowell and Charles Won Brands
were made commissioners; Minis R. G.
Ferguson, clerk; G. G. Minor, Judge;
George Ferguson, treasurer; A. J. Rock,
sheriff; F. P. Monroe, surveyor; NJ. v.
B. Blood, superintendent of schools; S.
a. Parker, assessor, and Pat Tompkins,
coroner. Inc county officers at that
time were models of economy, all being
located in little two-roomed log cabin
up near the mountain east of town.
The first inhabitants of the city of
Glenwood Springs were John Blake,
Isaac Cooper, William Gelder and
Frank Enzensperger. They came in 1882
and organized the town company. Late
that fall, H. R. Kamm put up a little
tent store on the river front. His whole
outfit was hauled down from Leadville.
That same fall the Schram Brothers
started a similar store; the stocks con.
sisted Of that which was most needed:
flour, bacon, canned goods, everyday
work clothes and tobacco.
The town Of Glenwood Springs was