Details the history of Arkansas Valley, Colorado, with a emphasis on county history.

Excerpt from History of the Arkansas Valley, Colorado Colorado State Penitentiary 561 Denver City Mine 95 Distant View of Toltec 197 Elwell, Charles. Residence of 477 Evening Star Mine 831 Fremont County Court House 617 Gay, Frank, Iron Works of Grant Smelting Company's Works 301. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Hardcover reprint of the original 1881 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: O.L. Baskin & Co. History Of The Arkansas Valley, Colorado. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: O.L. Baskin & Co. History Of The Arkansas Valley, Colorado, . Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co., 1881.

Excerpt from Colorado History and Government: With State Constitution The first American explorer was Lieutenant Zebulon Pike, who was sent by General Wilkinson, then com mander of the United States army, to map the Arkansas and Red rivers and incidentally to make peace between the Pawnee and Osage Indians on the great plains west of the Missouri river. Leaving St. Louis in 1806, his command proceeded through the Indian country of western Missouri and southern Nebraska, and then turning south struck the Arkansas river in southwestern Kansas. Here Lieutenant Wilkinson was detached with a small command to follow the stream toward the Mississippi, while the dauntless Pike with his remaining followers pushed toward the unknown west. On the 1sth of November he caught his first glimpse of the snow clad Rockies, and ten days later tried to climb the giant mountain that now bears his name. Two days of toil and storm - buffeting brought him to the snow-covered top of Cheyenne mountain, where, half starved and nearly frozen, he saw the mighty peak yet far away, mantled in cloud, majestic, unattainable. Then he turned again to his task and pushed into the mountains in a desperate attempt to find the source of the Arkansas in the winter season. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.