tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post2133075110047843838..comments2023-11-03T05:29:25.633-07:00Comments on Wild West History: Denver Colorado: The City Built by MinersDarla Sue Dollmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-53456123736998842542013-04-05T18:14:35.370-07:002013-04-05T18:14:35.370-07:00I never thought of that before--The Miners would b...I never thought of that before--The Miners would be a great name! Yes, there were many people who followed the miners, and when you think about it, it does make sense. Of course they would need food, supplies, entertainment. I guess I never thought of it that much when I explored the old mining camps as a child and in my teens. I pictured large groups of men working until their fingers froze, sleeping beneath trees, wearing their clothes down to bare threads. Then again, there probably were men who lived that way, too. Men who did not strike gold, spent all their money, and barely survived. Darla Sue Dollmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-87971028254628273702013-04-05T16:22:34.045-07:002013-04-05T16:22:34.045-07:00I appreciate the details...makes me wonder why the...I appreciate the details...makes me wonder why they did not name Denver's NFL team "The Miners" instead of "The Broncos" (lol).<br /> The entourage that accompanies the new territories being inhabited makes it so real...loved the photo of the woman skinning buffalo. Thanks DarlaShane Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09549069450734380011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-43517098238875556512013-04-04T13:40:22.216-07:002013-04-04T13:40:22.216-07:00I have a funny story for you. I spent most of my l...I have a funny story for you. I spent most of my life in Colorado and Denver was the only large city I visited. My oldest son moved to The Woodlands, Texas, just north of Houston. When my grandson was born I drove to my son's house--a two day drive. I reached The Woodlands and the highway suddenly became SIX LANES ON EACH SIDE! I nearly fainted! I saw my turnoff, but no one would let me over! I ended up in downtown Houston in the middle of the evening rush hour, mainly because there was so much traffic that I could not find a turnoff. It took me two hours to find my son's home. I tried to sleep that night, but every time I closed my eyes all I could see was lines, like ocean waves, of cars and trucks that seemed to go on forever. In Texas, there are five cities that are at least twice as big as Denver, generally three times larger. Houston is five times larger than Denver. After five years experience driving to my son's house, I now realize that Denver is STILL very much a wonderful, historical, somewhat smaller historic miner's town. The focus of Denver's government is on restoring the historic areas, excavating the mining camps, pioneer camps, Native American Indian settlements, nearby mining ghost towns--it truly is an American treasure. Darla Sue Dollmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-65039508121724952642013-04-04T10:37:48.838-07:002013-04-04T10:37:48.838-07:00Yes, although Denver is a very large city today, t...Yes, although Denver is a very large city today, there are still areas of excavation where you can visit the original campsites of the miners that built the city, the small encampments that eventually merged to form one city with the guidance of William Byers, publisher of the Rocky Mountain News. To me, that's one of the most fascinating points--all those little encampments and it was a newspaper publisher that pulled them together to form what would eventually become the capital city and largest city in Colorado. Darla Sue Dollmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-51321990471993494852013-04-04T10:34:41.026-07:002013-04-04T10:34:41.026-07:00My ex and I spent a couple days in Denver on our w...My ex and I spent a couple days in Denver on our way moving west in 89, mostly down in CO Springs and we did drive all the way out to Cripple Creek, which of course made us think of the song by The Band, even though that Cripple Creek was obviously down south.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-50962840269151159752013-04-04T09:39:00.868-07:002013-04-04T09:39:00.868-07:00Its hard to picture so many people in such an area...Its hard to picture so many people in such an area through the "ghost" towns of the past, today. I am glad some still exist to visit today. The history is fascinating. Kathleen Jennettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527996189920596997noreply@blogger.com