Early days in Denver : Pueblo, Colorado, 1884.

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Early days in Denver : Pueblo, Colorado, 1884.

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To Denver by ox team, 1859; beginnings of Pueblo; Denver in 1859; rivalry between Denver and Auraria; work with William M. Slaughter and William N. Byers in founding the provisional government; railroad exploitation of Colorado; North Pueblo and Bessemer; Jack Jones (William McGaa) and his role in the founding of Denver.

Originals : 10 leaves ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (11 exposures) : negative (Rich. 115:14) and positive.

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