Colorado Prospecting and Mining Company : [collection] : 1865.

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Colorado Prospecting and Mining Company : [collection] : 1865.

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Collection consists of a single document containing the signatures of claimants affiliated with the Colorado Prospecting and Mining Company of Summit County, Colorado, dated July 10, 1865. Included are William N. Byers, publisher of the Rocky Mountain News, and John Evans, first Governor of the Territory of Colorado.

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Evans, John, 1814-1897

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John Evans (1814-1897), born in Ohio, studied medicine and settled in Indiana, but moved to Chicago in 1848 to accept the chair in obstetrics in Rush Memorial College. He was appointed governor of Colorado Territory and moved to Denver. From the description of Letter: to the Honorable Solomon Foot, United States Senate /by John Evans, Governor of Colorado Territory, 1865 Aug 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127574 Second territorial governor of Colorado, 1862-1865; appo...

Colorado Prospecting and Mining Company (Summit County, Colo.)

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Byers, Wm. N. (William Newton), 1831-1903

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William Byers was a Colorado pioneer, surveyor, and newspaper editor. Founder of the Rocky Mountain News. Built the first telegraph line from Denver, Colo. to New Mexico. Served as director and vice-president of the Tramway Company. Elizabeth Byers founded and provided for the E.M. Byers School for Boys. From the description of William N. Byers and family papers, 1850-1938 [manuscript]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13280346 Colorado pioneer, surveyor, and new...