What to see in America . ntinental Div itoiii On WisutU Brus. Colorado 399 came from New Mexico in 1854 founded Conejos on thesouthern border of Colorado in the valley of the Rio 1858 a few settlers laid out the town of St. Charlesamong the cottonwoods on the east side of Cherry Creek,where the creek joins the Platte. That same year anotherparty laid out a town on the opposite side of the creek andcalled it Auralia. Then came a third party, when theSt. Charles town site promoters were absent, jumped thelayout, and started to develop a town which they namedDenver City in honor of the
What to see in America . ntinental Div itoiii On WisutU Brus. Colorado 399 came from New Mexico in 1854 founded Conejos on thesouthern border of Colorado in the valley of the Rio 1858 a few settlers laid out the town of St. Charlesamong the cottonwoods on the east side of Cherry Creek,where the creek joins the Platte. That same year anotherparty laid out a town on the opposite side of the creek andcalled it Auralia. Then came a third party, when theSt. Charles town site promoters were absent, jumped thelayout, and started to develop a town which they namedDenver City in honor of the governor of Kansas. It wasabout the most desolate spot on earth, and they were afraidthe name was all there ever would be to the place. In orderto boost it as much as they could they put City on theend. The early cabins that were erected here and in theother settlements were just hovels with walls of logs. Thecracks were chinked with small sticks and mud, and theroofs were made of poles slanting down from the peak to the. riiuLo by Wi^iLtd. VTachting Waters in Rocky Mountain National Park 400 What to See in America
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