Frontier in Transition: A History of Southwestern Colorado BLM Cultural Resources Series (Colorado: No. 10)

Cover

Foreword

Acknowledgements

PREFACE:

Introduction

CHAPTER:

I. The Natural Setting and Its Relation to Historic Development

II. The Ancient Ones

III. Exploration and the Fur Trade

IV. The Great Reconnaissance and the Rediscovery of the Southwest

V. The Utes in Southwestern Colorado: A Confrontation of Cultures

VI. Early Mining and Transportation in Southwestern Colorado

VII. The Permanent Settlement of Southwestern Colorado

VIII. Transportation and Mining, 1881-1920

IX. Ranching and Agriculture: The Economic Diversification of Southwestern Colorado

X. The Federal Government in Southwestern Colorado

XI. Southwestern Colorado in the Modern Era

Bibliography

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1. Ancient Ruins of the Anasazi Civilization in Southwestern Colorado

2. "The Cantonment on the Uncompahgre"

3. Early Howardsville in the Animas River Valley

4. Sherman, Colorado and the Black Wonder Mill

5. Irwin, Colorado, 1879-1880

6. Pagosa Springs, Colorado in the Early 1890's

7. Pinon Townsite Along the San Miguel River

8. Denver and Rio Grande Work Train on Marshall Pass

9. Coke Ovens at Crested Butte

10. Cattle Running Along Ohio Creek Near Castleton

11. Ashenfelter Apple Orchard Near Montrose, Colorado

12. The Arch at Montrose, Colorado for the Gunnison Tunnel Opening

13. Sunnyside Mill at Eureka, Colorado

14. Skiers near Irwin, Colorado, 1883

1. Topographic Map of Southwestern Colorado

2. Montrose District Geographic Map

3. The Extent of Prehistoric Occupation in Southwestern Colorado

4. The Spanish Frontier in Southwestern Colorado

5. The Fur Trapping and Trading Routes in Southwestern Colorado

6. The U. S. Government Expeditions to Southwestern Colorado

7. The Ute Domain

8. Ute Reservation Lands in Southwestern Colorado

9. Otto Mears' Toll Roads in Southwestern Colorado

10. The Formation of Southwestern Colorado's Counties

11. Major Railroad Construction in Southwestern Colorado

12. Coal Mine Regions in Southwestern Colorado

13. Forest Reservations in Southwestern Colorado

1. Climatological Data for Southwestern Colorado

2. Coal Production in Southwestern Colorado, 1916-1919

3. Population Decline in Lake City, Colorado, 1890-1940

4. Early Mining Towns in Gunnison County that have Ceased to Exist

5. Irrigation Acreage in Southwestern Colorado, 1889-1909

6. Irrigation Acreage in Southwestern Colorado, 1919-1939

7. The Number of Farms and Farm Acreage, 1900-1920