Jefferson ~ Logan County Colorado Newspapers, 1894
Jefferson County
Population 8,450. Location,
north-central. Gold and silver mining and the manufacture of
fire and potters' clay are extensively carried on. Chief
products: wheat, oats, barley, corn, potatoes, butter, cheese,
hay and live-stock. There are in the county flour and saw mills,
paper-mill, smelting works, brewery, railroad, machine and car
shops, and earthen and stoneware manufactories. Area, about 860
square miles.
Golden, Population 2,383
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Globe |
|
Sat |
Rep |
1873 |
| Scientific Quarterly |
School of Mines |
Quar. |
|
1892 |
| Transcript |
George West |
Wed |
Dem |
1866 |
Morrison, Population 450
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| The Bud |
A. W. Armstrong |
Sat |
Rep |
1888 |
Kiowa County
Population 1,243.
Chivington, Population
500
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Chief |
Chief Pub. Co |
Friday |
Rep |
|
Kit Carson County
Population 2,472. Location, east,
bordering on Kansas. Cattle raising is the chief occupation.
Burlington, Population 500
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Kit Carson Co. Banner |
H. L. Barter |
Friday |
Ind |
1892 |
Flagler, Population 540
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Advance |
W. Smith |
Friday |
Rep |
1891 |
Lake County
Population 14,663. Location,
west-central. Natural features: surface mountainous. Mining:
silver, gold and lead.
Leadville, Population 10,384
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Cloud City News |
John G. Higgins |
Sat |
Populist |
1893 |
| Evening Chronicle |
C. C. Davis |
Daily |
Rep |
1879 |
| Evening Chronicle |
Weekly Edition |
Sat |
Rep |
1870 |
| Herald-Democra |
C. C. Davis |
Daily |
Dem |
1880 |
La Plata County
Population 5,509. Location, southwest,
bordering on New Mexico and Utah. Much gold and silver in the
north: coal in the south. Soil in valleys rich and productive.
Chief products: wheat, oats, barley, alfalfa, hay, live-stock,
and lumber.
Durango, Population 2,726
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Democrat |
Day & Hughes |
Friday |
Dem |
1893 |
| Great Southwest |
La Plata Pub. Co. |
Daily |
Rep |
1892 |
| Great Southwest |
Weekly Edition |
Thur |
Rep |
1892 |
| Herald |
Durango Printing Co |
Daily |
Ind |
1879 |
| Solid Muldoon |
Weekly Edition |
Friday |
Ind |
1879 |
Larimer County
Population 9,712. Location, north,
bordering on Wyoming. Chief products : oats, wheat, corn,
potatoes, butter, hay and livestock. Area, about 2,500 square
miles.
Berthoud, Population 603
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Blade |
V. T. Michel |
Friday |
Rep |
1891 |
| Bulletin |
G. E. Halderman |
Friday |
Ind. Rep. |
1891 |
Fort Collins, Population 2,011
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Courier |
Courier Print, and Pub. Co. |
Thur.. |
Ind. Dem. |
l878 |
| Express |
Express Pub. Co. |
Sat |
Rep. |
1870 |
Loveland, Population 800
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Reporter |
W. L. Thorndyke |
Thur. |
Ind.Rep. |
1880 |
Las Animas County
Population 17,208. Location, southeast, bordering on New Mexico.
Chief products: wheat, corn and wool. Coal is extensively mined,
and a great quantity of coke made for smelting purposes. Area,
7,000 square miles.
Trinidad, Population 5,523
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Advertiser |
M. Beshoar |
Daily |
Dem |
1881 |
| Advertiser |
Weekly Edition |
Thur |
Dem |
1881 |
| Chronicle |
Stone & Goodale |
Daily |
Rep |
1890 |
| Chronicle |
Weekly Edition |
Sun. |
Rep |
1890 |
| El Progreso |
C. Barelo |
Sun |
Ind. |
1891 |
| News |
Erwin O. Blair |
Daily |
Rep |
1877 |
| News |
Weekly Edition |
Thur |
Rep |
1877 |
Lincoln County
Population 689.
Hugo, Population 400
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Ledger |
Morton Jones |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1889 |
Logan County
Population 3,070
Sterling, Population 800
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Advocate |
J. W. Wilson |
Sat |
Rep |
1885 |
| Populist |
T. W. VanDeventer |
Friday |
Populist |
1892 |
Colorado Index |
Pacific States Newspaper Index
Source: Pacific States Newspaper
Directory, Sixth Edition, Palmer & Rey Type Foundry, San
Francisco, 1894
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