Mesa ~ Park County Colorado Newspapers, 1894
Mesa County
Population 4,266. Location, west,
bordering on Utah. A large valley surrounded by extensive cattle
ranges. Chief products: general agriculture and coal, coal-oil,
silver and copper.
De Beque, Population 350
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Era |
James Lightfoot |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1880 |
Fruita, Population 200
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| The Western Slope |
J. H. Cheney |
Sat. |
Prohib |
1894 |
Grand Junction, Population 2,030
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| News |
Edwin Priee |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1882 |
| Star-Times |
Hynes & Lightfoot |
Daily |
Dem. |
1890 |
| Star-Times |
Weekly Edition |
Sat. |
Dem. |
1890 |
Mineral County
Population 5,000.
Creede, Population 3,000
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Candle |
Candle Pub. Co. |
Friday |
Rep. |
1892 |
| Chronicle |
|
Daily |
Ind. |
1892 |
| Miner |
CM. Morrison |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1891 |
| News |
Oren O. Mattox |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1892 |
| The Sentinel |
Chas. O. Sprenerer |
Mon. |
Rep. |
1893 |
Montezuma County
Population 1,529
Cortez, Population 350
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Journal |
John R. Curry |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1888 |
Mancos, Population 350
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Times |
W. H. Kelley |
Friday |
Silver |
1893 |
Montrose County
Population 3,980. Location on the
Uncompahgre river. Soil, fertile when irrigated ; water
abundant. Chief products: all grains and vegetables; coal,
lumber, beef, hides, etc.; flour mills.
Montrose, Population 1,330
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Enterprise |
Matt L. Koppin |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1889 |
| Indust'l Union |
I. G. Kerry |
Friday |
Ind. |
1881 |
Shenandoah, Population 600
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Tribune |
J. H. Brandebury |
Thur. |
Populist |
1891 |
Morgan County
Population 1,601
Fort Morgan, Population 800
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Morgan Co. Herald |
F. B. Johnson |
Friday |
Populist |
1888 |
| News |
Geo. B. Pickett |
Wed. |
Rep. |
1887 |
| Times |
L.C. Baker |
Friday |
Rep. |
1884 |
Otero County
Population 4,192
La Junta, Population 1,465
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Tribune |
English & Thompson |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1880 |
Rocky Ford, Population 800
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Enterprise |
A. B. Gray |
Thur. |
Ind. |
1886 |
Ouray County
Population 6,510. Location, southwest, bordering on Utah.
Natural features : surface mostly mountainous ; soil fertile in
the valleys. Mining: gold, silver and copper.
Ouray, Population 2,534
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Siherite-Plaindealer |
Humphrey & Co |
Friday |
Populist |
1885 |
Red Mountain, Population 400
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Journal |
H. W. Seaman |
Friday |
Rep. |
1889 |
Ridgeway, Population 100
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Herald |
Ernest Bacon |
Thur. |
Populist |
1889 |
Park County
Population 3,518. Location, central. Includes the famous South
Park. Mineral and salt springs. Chief products: hay, oats,
butter, potatoes, live-stock. Mining: gold and silver.
Alma, Population 500
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Bulletin |
O. Fehringer |
Sat. |
Local |
1881 |
Balfour, Population 700
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| News |
Swan & Lightfoot |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1894 |
Corao, Population 580
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Record |
Webster Ballinger |
Thur. |
Ind. |
1889 |
Fairplay, Population 550
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Flume |
E. M. Hawkins |
Thur. |
Rep. |
1872 |
Colorado Index |
Pacific States Newspaper Index
Source: Pacific States Newspaper
Directory, Sixth Edition, Palmer & Rey Type Foundry, San
Francisco, 1894
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