HISTORY OF DENVER
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More about the Freshet 131
Origin of the Flood 135
Items and Incidents 137
Death and Damages 139
The Lesson it Teaches 143
Murder of the Hungate Family 145
Indian Scare 145
The State Movement 149
The Constitution Rejected 149
Re-Capture of Clarke 149
The Indian Blockade 149
Guerrilla Raid 151
The Indian War 153
Martial Law 153
The Third Regiment 153
Scarcity of Laborers--The Crops. 155
A Free School 15
A Blow Up 155
An Irrigating Ditch for Denver 157
Whittemore & Co.'s Mill 157
Marching of the Third Regiment 159
Another Indian Raid 161
The Blockade 161
Martial Law. 163
First Colorado Mounted Militia 163
Hon. George T. Clark 163
Another Attempt at State Organization 165
The Crops 165
The National Block 165
Anti-Gambling Law 167
Gambling Hells of Denver 167
Mayor DeLano 169
New Bridges 169
Denver at the Close of the Year 'Sixty-Six 169
New Buildings--The Population. 171
The Agricultural Districts 171
The Mining Regions 171
Copper, Lead, Iron, Coal, Petroleum and Salt 173
Climate, Soil and Products 173
Stock-Raising 175
Addenda 178
Murder and Violence 178
Attack on the News Office 179
Arrest and Trial of Carrol Wood 180
The First U. S. Mail 181
Arrival of Mr. Langrishe 181
New Paper 181
Population--Local Government. 181
Opening Entertainment of the Langrishe Troupe 182
Defiance of Law 182
The Legislature--First Telegrams 182
Fight and Shooting Affray 183
Murder of Richard Doyle 183
Trial and Execution of Patrick Waters 183
Churches in 'Sixty 184
Institution of Odd Fellowship. 184
An Odious Law 184


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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
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GENERAL DIRECTORY
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History of Denver by J. E. Wharton with a Full and Complete Business Directory by D. O. Wilhelm (Denver, 1866)
    transcribed by Leona L. Gustafson
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