Post by Doris McCraw
writing as Angela Raines
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| Photo property of the Author |
As of December 28, 2021, this year has three more full days. How has it been for you? I confess I've been so busy that I'm not sure how to answer that question. Instead, I thought I'd look at one of the years from the 1800s.
As of December 28, 1859, the Rocky Mountain News was still carrying the specifics of the Territory of Jefferson.
The area was growing. This advertisement from the same issue reads as follows:
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| Rocky Mountain News (Weekly) December 28, 1859 |
Yet the Western Mountaineer, Golden's Newspaper talked about Jefferson Territory. They also talked about the New Years Ball, to be held on January 2, 1860.
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| The Western Mountaineer, December 28, 1859 |
Yet, life went on. There were many enterprising residents back then. Here is an advert for animal boarding through the winter.
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| The Western Mountaineer, December 28, 1859 |
