Excerpt from Knocking Round the Rockies: Illustrated The initial point of all expeditions, large and small, into the moun tains was, and remains, the city of Denver, the capital of Colorado, and a marvellous town. That gold existed in the Rocky Mountains has been certainly known since the earliest exploration of them; it is one of the most curious facts about the Whole matter, indeed, that the utilization of this wealth did not begin sooner. About 1803, for instance, a Kentuckian named James Pursley, while travelling with ...
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Excerpt from Knocking Round the Rockies: Illustrated The initial point of all expeditions, large and small, into the moun tains was, and remains, the city of Denver, the capital of Colorado, and a marvellous town. That gold existed in the Rocky Mountains has been certainly known since the earliest exploration of them; it is one of the most curious facts about the Whole matter, indeed, that the utilization of this wealth did not begin sooner. About 1803, for instance, a Kentuckian named James Pursley, while travelling with a band of Indians into the moun tains which give birth to the La Platte, Arkansaw, etc., etc. (the locality seems to have been near Mount Lincoln), found gold there, and car ried some of the virgin mineral in his Shot-pouch for months. Other wanderers reported it at various times, according to tradition, but no publicity was given to the fact, SO that the real history of the mining excitement in the lofty mid-continent ranges, and the annals of Denver, their metropolis, begin with the summer of 1858, and are associated with the name Of W. Green Russell. This gentleman was a Georgian, who had learned the delights of gold-digging where the gentle Etowah rolls enticing sands through the charming gorges of the Blue Ridge. When the gold excitement of the Pacific coast aroused the country he started Westward, taking his course up the Arkansas, passing along the eastern base of Pike's Peak, and so northward to the emigrant trail. He observed at that time what seemed to him indications of gold-gravel, but did not pause to verify it. When, therefore, a few years later, he retraced his steps, he halted long enough in Colorado to assure himself Of the richness of its bars, and then pro ceeded homeward to organize a party to return with him to this point. Two brothers, some friends, and a few Cherokee Indians joined him.* The Cherokees had previously been through here searching a promised land for their tribe, and had themselves reported gold. They concluded to remain in the Indian Territory, but left their name attached to several springs, mountains. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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