RM2AN305G–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . rrassed. His millenterprise did not prove as successful as he anticipated,and other speculations left him considerably out ofpocket. Fortune ceased to smile upon any of hisenterprises, and his difficulties multiplied from weekto week, until he failed, closed his store, shut down hismill, and left Abraham without employment. It was,however, a period of very great advancement toAbraham. He had acquired much knowledge of mer-cantile business, had become familiar with grammar,had read ma
RM2ANE0T0–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . s bo vcn unos llanos dilata^Ksiinos,que sin duda Bon los tularcs do que liaccn inenci<in en su dario y nia]« elpadre Font, sicndo esta Bierra de San M.lrcos la (jue como & distancia <le cua-renta U-guas veia nevada al oricntc de los tulures; y aunouo aqui no hay estadistancia, se van abriendo las sierras, de nimlo que 6k lo ultimo solo so v6 la de8an Mdrcos: 2 Icguas. JJiario, Doc. llUt. ilex., %6n6 u., torn. i. 207-S. FROM WINTERBOTHAM. 33 vada in common with other undefined countries.From the Histoire Vniverselle des hides Orientale
RM2ANHRFY–History of the United States from the discovery of the American continent .. . AiT^i. i^^^W^S GOVr.RNOR or CONNECTICUT HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM THE DISCOVERY OF THE AMERICAN CONTINENT BY GEORGE BANCROFT. Vol. II. FIFTEENTH EDITION. BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.1852. 1^ H I S T O R Y COLONIZATIO UNITED STATES. 13Y GEORGE BANCROFT. Vol. n. FIFTEENTH E D I T I O i BOSTON: LITTLE, BKOWN, AND COMPANY.1852. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 915VV14 ASTOR, LEHOX AND TILQSN FOUNDATIONS j^ 1920 U-- Entered according to Act of Congress, in tlie year 1840, By George Bancroft, In the Clerks Off
RM2ANDK20–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . lie second (Jermania smelterin 1877-8. He then came to Colorado, and erected a smelter at Leadville,wliich he sold, and went to Europe in 1881, M-here he spent two years. Onreturnuig to Colorado he organized the Colorado Smelting company in Iuehlo,?where a furnace was started up in Aug. 188.S, the works in 1886 having 4furnaces, w-ith a capacity of 20>) tons daily, and enqiloying 125 men. -George W. Cook, horn in Kratlford. Ind.. in 18.)0, was appointed super-intendent and general agent of the Leadville division of the I)enver and Kio(Ir
RM2ANE231–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . Pkobable Route of Cardenas, The first European to enter within the presentlimits of Nevada of whom we now have knowledge,and without doubt in my mind absolutely the first toenter, was Father Francisco Garces, of the order ofSt Francis, who set out from Sonora in 1775 with aparty under Colonel Anza for California, and whostopped at the junction of the Colorado and Gila toexplore for a mission site. Of the expedition to Cali-fornia was Father Pedro Font who wrote a narrativeof it, and drew a map which included not only his ^ EARLIEST EXPLORAT
RM2ANDCGX–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . l at Atlantic City, doing custom work as well as reducing his ownores. He organized the Nevada Clover Valley Land and Cattle co. at Gol-conda, Nev., with a capital of S500.000, and 60,000 acres of land, of whichhe became president, and also engaged in sheep raising in 1882. In 1877 hewas elected to tlie upper house of the Wyoming legislature from SweetwaterCO., aud was county commiasioner from 1871 to 1877f WYOMING. 733 questioned, and various opinions exist among the bestinformed miners regarding the value of the quartz inthe Sweetwater co
RM2ANDX1K–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . tlio Ccimstock lode received exactlythe service iifidcd tor its coiiijilete development. Xt)rwas it the fertile American hrain which achieved thetriumj)!! over an ol)stacle that threatened to be insur-niounUii)le, hut the sturdier (Jerman intellect Othersugj^estions uf Deidesheimers were afterward adopted,with tjjreat profit, regarding the kind of machinery tobe used.. PlA.N of CKlllBINO. ••DcideHheimers device was particularly adapted to the extraction of theore iKxlieii of the ConiHtook, aii<l would have obviated tlie ditliculty encoun
RM2ANDJNK–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . rrived at thehead of Rock creek, and at once erected a smallsmelter, near where the town of Scofield was subse-quently located. In two months a sufficient test hadbeen made, and the company returned to winter atDenver, the wagon-train by the same route by whichthey came, and the pack-train by the Washingtongulch trail. Arrived at home, Richardson made his report topersons interested, residing in Chicago, Quincy, andDenver, which being favorable, furnaces and machin-ery were purchased, and all things placed in readinessto commence mining in
RM2ANHPDY–History of the United States from the discovery of the American continent .. . ve-yard, are all that now mark for the stranger the pen-insula of Jamestown.^ From the smoking ruins. Bacon hastened to meetthe royalists from the Rappahannock. No engage-ment ensued ; the troops in a body joined the patriotparty ; and Brent, their royalist leader, was left at themercy of the insurgents. Even the inhabitants ofGloucester gave pledges of adhesion. Nothing re-mained but to cross the bay, and revolutionize theeastern shore. The little army of Bacon had been exposed, by night,to the damp dews of the low
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RM2AN3399–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . n Richardson and Young Lamar.One of them dwelt seven or eight miles from Abra-hams home on the north, and the other eight or tenmiles to the south; and both of them were wont topreach at Mr. Lincolns cabin, and at other cabins, asthey had opportunity. Sometimes they preached inthe open air, as Mr. Elkins did the funeral sermon.This was always the case when more people attendedthan could crowd into a log-house. 92 PIONEER HOME TO WHITE HOUSE. Such was all the pulpit influence that rea
RM2ANHNP0–History of the United States from the discovery of the American continent .. . o dispossess the Swedes.^ With the Swedes, therefore, powerful competitorsfor the tobacco of Virginia and the beaver of theSchuylkill, the Dutch were to contend for the banksof the Delaware. In the vicinity of the river, theSwedish company was more powerful than its rival;but the whole province of New Netherlands was ten-fold more populous than New Sweden. From motives1651. of commercial security, the Dutch built Fort Casimir,on the site of Newcastle, within five miles of Chris-tiana, near the mouth of the Brandywin
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RM2ANDXH0–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . , Aug. 301850 (steamer edition); S. F. Herald, July 1, 1850; Mariposa ed to mine for a while in (joldcanon. The *^old it pHxluced was poor, bein<( worthno more than fourteen dollars to the ounce; l»ut as. Caicsun Nallky. the difjfrin^s continnofl to yield a fair days waives,there were at woik generally in the mininLj seasonfrom one to two hundrid n>en, some of whom liadmadesettlenients upon land claims near hy. ]^ut downto the period where the last chapter ends, there hadnever been any marked reco^^nition of western Utahas a mininj:ij
RM2AN31AC–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . ocation in Illinois 190 PIONEER HOME TO WHITE HOUSE, was not favorable to health. And we may state hereas well as anywhere, that, in consequence of the ap-pearance of this disease, Mr. Lincoln removed subse-quently to a more favorable locality, and finally settledin Coles County, where he died on the 17th of Jan-uary, 1851. The first winter of the Lincolns in Illinois was avery trying one. It was the winter of the greatsnow, as it was called, when, for weeks, it averagedthree feet de
RM2AN2T1N–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . mere political expediency.You have become, by the controversy with Mr.Douglas, one of our leaders in this great strugglewith slavery, which is undoubtedly the struggle ofthe nation and the age. What I would like to. sayis this, and I say it with a full heart, Be true to yourprinciples and we will be true to you, and God willbe true to us all! His homely face lighted upinstantly with a beaming expression, and taking myhand warmly in both of his, he said : • I say Amento that — Amen to
RM2AN2X6B–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . ded his utmost energies upon its unconstitutionalfeatures, although others could not discover them. Mr.Lincoln arose and said : — Mr. Speaker, the attack of the member from Wabashupon the unconstitutionality of this measure remindsme of an old friend of mine. He is a peculiar-lookingold fellow, with shaggy, overhanging eyebrows, and apair of spectacles under them. (Here every memberturned to the man from Wabash, and recognizeda personal description.) One morning, just after theold ma
RM2AG73TJ–. The life of George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the American Army, through the Revolutionary War; and the first President of the United States. vegenerally embraced. He warmly recommended ho-nourable provision for the officers. The repeated remonstrances of General Washing-ton, supportea bv the chastisements of experience, issn^ J7H0.J LIFE OF WASHINGTON. Ji23 finally induced Congress to lay aside their jealousv cfa standing army, aad to adopt a military establishment for tne war. The expected superiority of the French at sea hAtag, the residue of the campaign passed away withoutany rem
RM2AG745A–. The life of George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the American Army, through the Revolutionary War; and the first President of the United States. er only roused them tomore vigorous exertions, that they might give a firmertone to the publick mind, and animate the citizens ofUnited America to a manly defence of their Inde-pendence. Beneath this cloud of adversity. General Washino-TON shone, perhaps with a brighter lustre, than in theday of hia highest prosperity. Not dismayed by allthe difficulties which encompassed him, he accommo--dated his measures to his situation, and still made thego
RM2ANDJ8D–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . d Denver May 28, 1882. The Atchison,Topeka, and Santa Fe had previously been built to Pueblo, from whichpoint it reached Denver over the rails of the D. & R. G. At La Junta itsmain California line diverged southward, and passing Trinidad climbedRaton pass on the southern border of the state. 556 DENVER AND AKAPAHOE COUNTY, by the Pacific company, the contractors being CharlesM. JStebbins and Edward Creighton. A proposition William A. H. Loveland, a native of Mass., has been calleil the founderof the uiouiitaiii system of railroails. He serv
RM2AND630–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . , biog. of, 6o6. Worthington, Congressman i±. ^.,election of, 184. Wren Thos, defeat, senatorial elec-tion, 1880, 204. Wright, A., biog. of, o/6. Wrioht, ^Vm, writings of, 9o. Wyeth, N. J., trapping exped. of,682. ., , Wynkoop, Major, recovers Ind. pris-oners, etc., 464-5. Wyoming, hist, of, 659 et seq.; boun-daries and surface, 659-71: earlyexplor. of, 672 et^eq.; settlementand prospecting for gold 694; po-lit social, and material affairs,730 et seq; railroads, 733; nameand admission of, 18b»^ -IVJ,finances of, 755; fucat.on, 61 Re-sourc
RM2ANDR86–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . me to Golden City. Says Stone, Thesouthern men were opposed to adjourning to Denver, and they went awayand hid in the woods, and the sergeant-at-arms couldnt find them. Finally•we sent men out -with flags of truce to bring them in, and getting themtogether in Mother Maggarts hotel, under pretense of compromising thematter, locked the doors on them, finished the vote, and got the adjourn-ment to Denver. Land Grants hi Coh, MS., ILHist. Net. 27 418 or(;anizatiox of government. until 1868, when it was taken back to Denver; butthe feehng in the
RM2AN31F5–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . , dated 1827,heard law speeches, and listened to law trials, etc. Hewas always reading, scribbling, writing, ciphering,writing poetry, and the like. ... In Gentryville, aboutone mile west of Thomas Lincolns farm, Lincolnwould go and tell his jokes and stories, and wasso odd, original, humorous and witty, that all thepeople in town would gather around him. He wouldkeep them there till midnight. Abe was a good talker,a good reader, and was a kind of newsboy. In consequence of the preva
RM2AN2Y53–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . away. Speak-ing of General Casss career reminds me of my own.I was not at Stillmans defeat, but I was about as nearit as Cass to Hulls surrender ; and like him I saw theplace very soon afterward. It is quite certain that Idid not break my sword, for I had none to break; *but I bent my musket pretty badly on one occasion.. . If General Cass went in advance of me in pick-ing whortleberries, I guess I surpassed him in chargesupon the wild onions. If he saw any live, fightingIndians, it
RM2ANE1NE–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . them by the natives when in the ^ For detail of the route from the mouth of the Gila to the Mojave country,which was along the west bank of the Colorado, see Hist. CaL, i. -275, note. *See Native Racex, i. 477 et seq., this series. Esta gente es muy sana yrobusta, las mujeres las mas agraciadas delrio.. .ellos dicen que son muy fuer-tes, especialmente en aguantar la hambre y sed. Diario y derrotero que sigiddel M. R. P. Fr. Francisco Garces en su viaje Jtecho desde Octubre de 1773 hasta17 de Setiembre de 1776, al Rio Colorado para reconocer
RM2ANDJE7–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . lack canon of the Gunnison, togetherwith a score of lesser ones, are traversed by this wonderful road. An ideaof its great general height above the sea may be gained from the fact thatabout 400 miles, or one fourth of its entire length, lie wholly above 8,000feet elevation. In 1883, Gen. Palmer resigned the presidency, and was suc-ceeded by Fi-ed. W. Lovejoy. Various troubles, principally complicationswith the Denver and Rio Grande Western railway and the Colorado Coal andIron companies, culminated in a receivership in July 1884, W. S. Jack
RM2ANDTCH–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . ^ of Utali, having spent a littlemore than two mouths on the journey, and travelled. Escalantes Routb. from the Dolores 86J leagues. In two places on hisroute Escalante mentioned other roads, and especiallythat there was a shorter way from the Gunnison tothe Grand river than the one he was taking. Hecrossed this road near the stream he called SantaRosalia. Beyond White river be found hills ofloose slate, passed through a long cafion, on the wallof which were painted three shields and a spear, andtwo warriors in combat ; saw veins of metal,
RM2ANDG3H–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . crmnty. A hcroft, above it on the river, liailabout 500 inhabitants, ami Independence 2.)0, Sparkhill 100; besides whichthere were Highland, Massive City, and Sidney. *Stow, in liis Gciwral Vieiv of Colonulo, MS., says that one of the originaltown company, J. F. Smith, was the first police magistrate, and that NedCozzens, a cousin of Fred S. Cozzens, author of the Sjyirroir/ni^i^ 7c;>r.s,was another. William H. Young and William 11. Green were aloo of theco:nj»auy. Duell and Boyd were the sun-eyors. PUEBLO. 631 was held by A. A. Bradford
RM2ANE0BR–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . in French. Book ii. contains numerous maps,with a brief description of the countries, fourteenlines being devoted to California. In a map of North America drawn to accompanyWinterbothams history, published in New York 1795,Nevada is a blank save the delineation of a streamwith its tributaries flowing eastward into a namelesslake, presumbably Great Salt Lake, the three townsof Axaas, Bagopas, and Quivira, and a section of Hist. Nev. 3 34 EARLIEST EXPLORATIONS. the Sierra Xevada from (»j>poHite San Francisco Baysouthward towanl Lower Calif
RM2AN2WM4–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . mony, andcalled attention particularly to the discrepancies in thestatements of the principal witness. What had seemedto the multitude as plain, truthful statements he showedto be wholly inconsistent with other parts of thetestimony, indicating a plot against an innocent man.Then, raising his clear, full voice to a higher key, andlifting his long, wiry right arm above his head, as ifabout to annihilate his clients accuser, he exclaimed : And he testifies that the moon was shining bri
RM2ANDGJM–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . nsive coal mines near Laredo in Txas, and to assist inthe Mexican National railroadeiiterpri.se. In 1884 Ocorge Sackett, fromOhio, came to Salida and invested in real estate in and alxiut the town, all ofwhich he placed in Miss Ohmertz hands as iiis agent. She is also managerof the landed interest of several Denver owners. J. W. OConnor, county physician of Chaffee co., was born in 111. in 1852,and educated at the Rush medical college, Chicago, graduating in 1879. Hecame immediately to Denver, where lie was appointed resident physician ofth
RM2AN37E4–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . nly re-maining Indian at the door, that he was glad to retire. Volumes might be filled with stories that show theheroism of Western women at that day. We havecited these two examples simply to exhibit their forti-tude. Mrs. Lincoln was a resolute, fearless woman,like her pioneer sisters, and hence was cool and self-possessed amidst all exposures and dangers. We said they were seven days on the journey. Twomiles from their destination they came to the cabin oftheir nearest neighbor, M
RM2AN2XR5–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . gather two loads tomy one. In 1833, President Jackson appointed him postmas-ter of New Salem, because he was better qualified forthe position than any man in the town. The post-office was kept in Mr. Hills store, the proprietor tak-ing charge of it when Lincoln was engaged in survey-ing or other business. When he was in the office, hemade himself useful by reading letters for parties whocould not read. He read all the newspapers receivedat the office, and frequently read them aloud t
RM2ANE1BD–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . 1(305. was a great river^ running north-east and connectingwith the San Felipe, the latter diviiling, ami one of * The friar thought this might Ikj the Saii .TonanFrancinco IJuj-, whidi indei-d it wa«, or juThapH it wa« a branch of tlu- Cohnn-bia. Kstc gran rio fiue cone A Ioh .{(i j»uftle hit il (|iU entni al puorto daSan Fraucinco en la California, 6 al brazu del rio Colombia. JJiario, in Ifoe.J1%»1. Mex., »«rie ii. tom. i. 2^ft. SOME OLD MAPS. 31 the branches flowing toward the north. They gaveme to understand that the first was three ti
RM2ANDEN2–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . ds, of the topo- ^ Marcy, Thirty Years of Army 7^/6,224^^9. J. G. Cooper, surgeou of the wagon-road expedition, was naturalist tothe previous expedition of I. I. Stevens, via the Missouri river to Pugetsound, 1853. C. Drexler was taxidermist in 1857. Cooper returned to Wash-ington the same season, but Magraw and Drexler wintered on Wind river,moving to Camp Scott in March, where the latter made a large collection ofbirds. Smithsonian Reft, 1858, p. 50. ^ Sim-pson Erplor. Great Basin, 7, 24-5. 700 SEITLKMKNT ANU (;OIJJ-HUNTINc;. ?Graphical e
RM2ANDP1B–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . the Utes at Milk creek on theevening of the 29th. On the morning of the 29th, a large number set offwith the alleged object of having a hunt, taking theirrifles and ammunition. The ordinary affairs were be-ing transacted with less than customary friction, ow-ing to the absence of so many turbulent spirits, whenat about one oclock the lio-htenino; fell out of a clearsky. A runner from Milk creek brought the newsthat a battle was going on between the troops andIndians at that place. This information was not im-parted to Meeker, but half an ho
RM2ANDF6E–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . and S. Lin-gelfelter. Brevet second lieuts, S. Mackett, Thos L. Young, W. Mara, andJ. M. Searcy. The adjt of the command was First Lieut T. J. Todd; med.officer, Asst Surg. J. Walker; quar, Capt .Stewart Van ^^iet, of the regulararmy; engineer, Daniel P. Woodbury, of the L. S. engineer corps. Sc/iell,Hist. F(yrt Laramie, MS., 8-9. ^^Steele, Pdfle Regiment, MS., 2-3.Hist. Nev. 44 690 EARLY EXPLORATIONS of houses; the nearest post-office where any news orconnnunications from the department could be received,behig at Lmden, Atchison county, Mi
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RM2ANE04J–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . ay. The Kio Buenaventura mystery is heremultiplied, so that Irom the great lakes three largestreams are made to flow in the most direct course,regardless of intervening mountains, to the ocean.The one most southern, the Rio Buenaventura, rises •Licnt. Warmi, who pro«entj» a roiluccd copy in Par. li. lirpt., xi. 23,nys tlic map, though the most coinpletc up to that time, waa never published. PETER SKEEN OGDEN. 35 near the source of the Lewis branch of the Columbiaand empties into Lake Salaclo, which may be GreatSalt Lake, or Utah Lake, as on
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RM2AN2P6J–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . freedom to a race. We have all beentaught to revere the sacred characters. Among themMoses stands pre-eminently high. He received the lawfrom God, and his name is honored among the hosts ofheaven. Was not his greatest act the delivering threemillions of his kindred out of bondage ? Yet we mayassert that Abraham Lincoln, by his proclamation,liberated more enslaved people than ever Moses setfree, and those not of his kindred or his race. Such apower, or such an opportunity, God has sel
RM2ANDKA9–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . ^ extent.^ ^^ Rorhj Mountain Neim, Feb. .3, 1869. ^This district was discovered about the 1st of August, 1869. 21 Forty other miscellaneous mines are mentioned, 19 of which were inGilpin, 14 in Clear creek, two in Park, two in Jefferson, and four in Lakecounty. See al o JJaiver Eocky Muuiikiin Herald, Aug. 27, 1869. THE SAN JUAN COUNTRY. 495 In another place I have mentioned that in 1860 aprospector named John Baker led an exploring partyinto that rugged, south-west portion of Colorado,vaguely known as the San Juan country, from whichthe co
RM2ANDTM8–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . »et)i»le of Nevadato frame a state constitution, wliicli was approved hytlie ]>resi<hnt in March, and was f()lh)wed hy a proc-lamation from Governor Xye callint; f»)r an elcciionof delejj^ates on the Oth of June* to a constitutionalconvention, to he lielil on the 4th of July at Caraou. State iin.AU City. The form of framiuL^ anew a state constitutionwas u;one throuj^h witii, the instrument heini; suh-stantially the same as the one rejected, excci)t in the * Unhuvillf, JluinlKililt, IfrijiHt^r, May 14, l.S(U. Storey co., wliore thestro
RM2ANDYM7–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . l, not theSalt Lake r<jute, for that was not known till the yearafterwards. We got a book written by Hastings,Lxt<)lling the country highly, and depicting it in glow-ing colors. We read it with great interest. We metHastings on the way. At Fort Hall we campe<lsome time, and recruited our animals, which had be- NOMEXCLATUEE AGAIN. 61 come very much jaded at that tioie, feed being scarce.There the party divided, and those of us who werebound for CaHfornia joined some others, and a newparty was made up, with about 15 wagons. Westarted
RM2ANDC9A–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . ette, Benjamin C. Stickney, jr, Walter Trumbull, and Jacob Smith. Theyproceeded to the geyser basins and Yellowstone lake, making an extendedreport of their explorations. The highest mountain in that region was namedafter the stirvevor-general, Washburne. U. S. ^en. Ex. Dor., 51, 41st cong.,.3d sess.; Owrland Monthly, vi. 4.31-7, 489-96; MUsoula Pioneer, March 9-30,1872. It was upon the report of this expedition to the sec. of war, andthrough the labors of the Montana delegate, Clagge:t, that the Yellowstone 770 MILITARY AND INDIAN AFFAIRS.
RM2AN32DJ–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . rdson, a neighbor, declaresthat he could carry a load* to which the strength ofthree ordinary men would scarcely be equal. Hesaw him quietly pick up and walk away with a chicken-house, made of poles pinned together, and covered, thatweighed at least six hundred, if not much more. Atanother time, the Richardsons were building a corn-crib; Abe was there; and, seeing three or four menpreparing sticks upon which to carry some hugeposts, he relieved them of all further trouble by shoulder
RM2ANDYTE–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . t labor and difficulty, and after getting a little beyond thesummit on the other side, we struck a little stream of water that seemed torun westward, and we judged that we had got over the divide, and thoughtthat by following the stream as well as we could, it would lead us down thewesterly slope of the mountain. Meantime we had eaten the last of our beeffrom our cattle, and we were reduced to the necessity of killing our horsesand mules, and living on them. Historical Facts, MS. For continuation ofthe nariative after crossing the Sierra se
RM2AN32PW–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . spellin, when we would choose up, andspell every Friday night. Here, Abrahams school-days ended; and all hisschooling amounted to less than one year. Neverthe- A NEW MOTHER AND SCHOOLS. 119 less, according to David Turnham, he completelydrained his teachers. We have his word for it, that Abe beat all his masters, and it was no use for himto try to learn any more from them. We may add, in closing this chapter, that about thistime, Levi Hall, a relative of the Lincolns, removed fromKen
RM2AN332G–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . ther of his country—that he wascommander-in-chief of the army in the AmericanRevolution. He had been told, also, of the part hisgrandfather took in the war of independence.This was all he knew of the illustrious statesmanwhose life he purposed to read; but this was quiteenough to awaken his enthusiasm over the volume.It was read and re-read with the deepest interest, and 102 PIONEER HOME TO WHITE HOUSE. its contents discussed with his father and Dennis, bothof whom learned more about
RM2AN363N–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . career, and he fearlessly and firmlyavowed his total abstinence principles, he said that heowed much to one counsel of his mother; viz., Menbecome drunkards because they begin to drink; if younever begin to drink, you will never become a drunkard. The sagacity and wisdom of the mother in thisstriking remark will not appear to the reader until itis remembered that, at that day, there was not a totalabstinence society or pledge in the world. Mrs. Lin-coln had never heard of a temperanc
RM2AND8EP–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . Jf pi ,, * i ^ J 111 I. 792 RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT. government.* The citizens are intelligent and liberal,supporting law, order, and education generously. Ithas one newspaper, the Echo, founded by a company,and first edited by T. V. McCandlish.* In the mean-time, stock-raising is the principal source of wealth,there being a number of stock companies in the coun-try, as well as individual owners. The military post The first mayor of BuflFalo was H. A. Bennett, born in Tenn. in 1854,and removed in 1877 to Cheyenne, and thence to Rock creek
RM2AN35TD–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . able on this account. It was necessary, therefore,that Abraham should learn the art. The summer of 1817 passed away, and early in theautumn the loneliness of their wilderness-life wassomewhat relieved by the coming of old friends.Thomas and Betsy Sparrow, who reared Nancy Hanks(Mrs. Lincoln), came to settle by their side. Mr. Lin-coln had just removed into his new cabin, so theSparrows at once began housekeeping in the half-facecamp. Dennis Hanks, also, had a home with theSparrows, a
RM2AND700–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . Jf pi ,, * i ^ J 111 I. 792 RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT. government.* The citizens are intelligent and liberal,supporting law, order, and education generously. Ithas one newspaper, the Echo, founded by a company,and first edited by T. V. McCandlish.* In the mean-time, stock-raising is the principal source of wealth,there being a number of stock companies in the coun-try, as well as individual owners. The military post The first mayor of BuflFalo was H. A. Bennett, born in Tenn. in 1854,and removed in 1877 to Cheyenne, and thence to Rock creek
RM2ANDGBK–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . do Springs is the seat of Colorado college, foundedby the Colorado association of congregational churches, on the general planof New England colleges, but with modifications. T. N. Haskell, formerly ofthe state university of Wisconsin, was selected as financial agent. The prepar- 602 COUNTIES OF COLORADO. for reasons which will appear hereafter. In naturalresources it is rich, especially in an excellent quality atory department was opened in May, 1874, with Jonathan Edwards, grad-Udte of Yale, as principal. A frame building was temporarily
RM2AN30TH–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . kenjocosely. Well, I stump you to whip me, Needham cried,thinking that Lincoln was unwilling to undertake it. Throwing a man is one thing and thrashing him isanother. You are right, my friend; and Ive no special desireto do either, answered Abraham. Needham continued to press him, whereupon Lincolnsaid: Needham, are you satisfied that I can throw you ?ii you are not, and must be convinced through a thrash-ing, I will do that, too, for your sake. This was putting the matter practicall
RM2AN39A5–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . here that he met Nancy Hanks, niece of JosephHanks, whom he courted and afterwards married,thereby getting, not only a trade, but a wife, also.The latter, however, was much more of an acquisitionthan the former; for he was never competent to doany but the roughest work at his trade. When hewas married to Nancy he set up housekeeping in amore miserable abode at Elizabethtown than the logcabin on Nolin Creek. From this shanty, into whichhe took his bride, he soon removed to the other s
RM2ANDT3W–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . ett; Burroughs, Benjamin Burroughs; Briggs, Briggs Brothers;Butler, Jame-i D. Wood; Connelly and Beverly, Connelly and Beverly; Dean-Castro, Dean and Castro; Gaston, James Gaston; Gunr.ell, Harry Gunnell;Hill House, Payne & Co.; Ingles, Webster & Co.; Indiana, Thomas Brothers;.Tennings, Thomas Jennings; Kansas, James ^Madison; Kentuckj^ Jones andHardesty; Miller, A. :Miller; Mack, ^Y. Mack; Missouri; Roderick Dhu,Shevens and Hall; Smith, A. A. Smith; Snow, James Snow; Tarryall; To-peka, Joseph Hurst; Tucker, John XichoL; Virginia, J. Oxley;
RM2ANDH9K–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . ? - ??^°F/«yT^ U N N lb-0 N .-. ?; - ,Y ^.^ ,/ , ? P SA.G.U A C-H E. Railroads of CIolorado. Isaac W. Chatfield was a contractor on the Denver and South Park,buihling the jirincipal portion botweiMi Denver and Littleton. He owned720 acres in the Platte valley, near Littleton, and also engaged in sellinggroceries at Leadville in 1879. He was one of the projectors of the Ten- TELEGRAPa LINES. 557 was made to the citizens of Denver to construct abranch to that place on certain conditions, which wererejected. An agency was then estabhshed f
RM2ANHP4B–History of the United States from the discovery of the American continent .. . ile counsel imitated Effingham and King James ; 1687. they pledged to the king their lives and fortunes, but the4^ people of Virginia was more intractable than ever. The indomitable spirit of personal independence, nourishedby the manners of Virginia, could never be repressed.Unlike ancient Rome, Virginia placed the defence ofliberty, not in municipal corporations, but in persons.The liberty of the individual was ever highly prized ;and freedom sheltered itself in the collected energy ofthe public mind. Such was the
RM2ANDNDR–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . oote, Maryland; and from there toSan Antonio, Texas; then to Fort Brown, and toOmaha. He became major of the 4th infantry atFort Fred. Steele. Merritt reached the agency onthe 11th, finding twelve dead and mutilated bodies. 8 Others not here named were likewise killed. The twelve were N. C.Meeker, E. W, Eskridge, his clerk, a lawyer by profession, and had been abanker; W. H. Post, assistant agent and farmer; E. Price, blacksmith; FrankDresser, Harry Dresser, Frederick Shepard, George Eaton, V. H. Thomp-son, E. L. Mansfield, Carl Goldstein,
RM2AN37XA–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . ainty of land-titles inKentucky was one important reason for his removal,but it was by no means the only reason. Another A SCHOOLBOY. 41 reason, without doubt, was his love of change. Hisroving disposition was not entirely eradicated. But,more than all, the excitement over the making ofanother free State, with the rose-colored views promul-gated concerning the advantages of a free State to poormen like himself, influenced him to make the change.It is positive that he would not have r
RM2ANHPYE–History of the United States from the discovery of the American continent .. . d, he still refusedto hear of peace, and struck dead the warrior whoproposed it. At length, after the absence of a year,he resolved, as it were, to meet his destiny; andreturned to the beautiful land where were the gravesof his forefathers, the cradle of his infancy, and theAug. nestling-place of his tribe. Once he escaped narrowly,leaving his wife and only son as prisoners. My heartbreaks, cried the tattooed chieftain, in the agony ofhis grief; now I am ready to die. His own follow-ers began to plot against him, to
RM2AN2NAM–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . of lucre, and the dread of death. 44$ PIONEER HOME TO WHITE HOUSE. Murdered, coffined, buried, he will live with those few im-mortal names who were not born to die ; live as the Father of theFaithful in the time that tried mens souls; live in the gratefulhearts of the dark-browed race he lifted from under the heel of theoppressor to the dignity of freedom and manhood; live in everybereaved circle which has given father, husband, son, or friend todie, as he did, for his country; live
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RM2ANE2AK–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . rmy rested, CaptainGarcia Lopez de Cdrdenas set out with twelve mento explore said river. Some say the direction he tookfrom Moqui was westerly; some intimate it was tothe north of west; I am inclined to the latter view.In either event it is not probable that the territorynow called Nevada was entered, or that any portionof it was seen by the members of that expedition,though .such discovery is possible. There may have been expeditions into the countryof the Yutas from Cibola, or Zuni, from Moqui, orfrom the country of the Mojaves, of which
RM2ANDFEC–History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . s returning from Washing-tfin, where he had been to lay his case before tlie authorities. Marcy tellsus that Bridger was an illiterate man. tall, thin, wiry, with a complexiinwell bronzed by toil and exposure, with an independent, generous, open ca^tof countenance, inilicative of brave and nolile impulses. I have a jettf-rfrom P. W. McAdow of Billings, Montana, wlio know Bridger Mell. 1-feeayirthat Bridger was bora in Washington in 1807, and joined Ashleys fur WYOMING. 685 that FortBridger was founded,Sabille Adams and com-pany erected l<
RM2AN2TCH–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . at made thewelkin ring. In the popular vote he received a ma-jority of four thousand and eighty-five over Mr. Doug-las ; but owing to the unfair apportionment of the legis-lative districts, Mr. Douglas was returned to the UnitedStates Senate. In one of these debates he paid one of the mosteloquent tributes to the Declaration of Independence(after having enunciated its principles) that ever fellfrom human lips ; and he closed with these memo-rable words : You may do anything with me y
RM2AN35JH–From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . — silently depositedin the ground with no special tribute, save honesttears. Here, better than elsewhere, we can describe anevent that is worthy of record. It occurred severalmonths after the death of Mrs. Lincoln. You must write a letter for me, Abe, to ParsonElkins, said his father, one evening. You can writewell enough now to do that/ Abraham had passedhis tenth birthday. If you can tell me what to write, I can do it,answered the boy. That I will do. It wM be your first letter, yo