By Mike Rosso
When Steve Stewart and Cathy Kent randomly parked in front of an old hotel during a visit to Saguache, Colorado, on a November day in 2016, little did they know that single, incidental act would change their lives and possible the future of the entire town.
By Daniel Smith
The history of Colorado is colorfully imbued with the historical characters who shaped and created it as the westward expansion of America grew.
By Mike Rosso
The cover photograph of Southern Ute Chief Ouray and Colorado railroad builder and entrepreneur Otto Mears was taken by famed American photographer William Henry Jackson sometime around 1878.
Printed on the board on which the photo is mounted is “Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge.”
By Virginia McConnell Simmons For centuries, nomadic Ute Indians had been camping, hunting and gathering food where they chose, but their needs and how they were met changed after the Mexican-American War. The changes were far-reaching. The States had agents appointed by the U.S. President, and New Mexico Territory also would soon have agencies to …
Letter from Virginia M. Simmons
Otto Mears – October 2000 – Colorado Central Magazine –
Editors:
In your September issue, Jeanne W. Englert, referring to my article in your May issue, raised a question about the validity of a story concerning Otto Mears and his bribery of Ute Indians in 1880. Here is my response, although Englert still may not be entirely satisfied.