1890 - Colorado State Business Directory

with Colorado Mining Directory Department 1890

Denver, Colorado
James R. Ives, Publisher
1890

Index to Cities, Towns and Camps Top
Axial                               Page 109
Clark                               Page 110
Craig (2)                           Page 110
Egeria (1)                          Page 318
Escalonte                           Page 110
Hahn’s Peak                         Page 358
Hayden                              Page 111
Ladore                              Page 111
Lay                                 Page 381
Lily                                Page 111
Maybell                             Page 112
Routt                               Page 113
Sidney                              Page 113
Slater                              Page 113
Steamboat Springs                   Page 476
Trull                               Page 490
Yampa (2)                           Page 498

(1) Egeria is current day Yampa.
(2) Yampa is current day Craig in Moffat County. This reference states that the post office for Yampa is named Craig.

Colorado State Officers Top
Executive Department
State Capital Denver

State Offices – Corner Larimer and Eightennth Streets.
Election for State Officers once in two years, on the second Tuesday in November. Next election, November, 1890.

Governor                               Job A. Cooper
Lieutenant Governor                    W. G. Smith
Secretary of State                     James Rice
Treasurer                              W. H. Brisbane
Auditor                                Louis B. Schwanbeck
Attorney General                       Sam W. Jones
Superintendent of Public Instruction   Fred Dick

U. S. Officials for Colorado Top
(All Resident at Denver)

Assayer U. S. Mint                  M. A. Smith
Clerk U. S. Court                   William A. Willard
Collector Internal Revenue          J. F. Benedict
Post-office Inspector               W. W. Patterson
Surveyor General                    Oney Carstarphen
U. S. Attorney                      John D. Fleming
U. S. District Judge                Moses Hallett
U. S. Marshall                      Zeph T. Hill

Legislative Top
The State Legislature consists of a Senate and House of Representatives, the former having twenty six members and the later forty-nine. It convenes in regular session once in two years, on the first Wednesday in January. The next session meets January, 1891.

Members of the Senate
No members from Routt County.

Members of the House
The following are members of the House, their post office address, and the date on which their term will expire.

H. H. Eddy, Axial, 1891

Judicial - District Courts of Colorado Top
Ninth District

Judge - Thomas A. Rucker
Attorney – none listed.

Pitkin County – On the first Monday of February and the second Monday of July
Garfield County – On the first Monday of March
Grand County – On the second Monday of August
Routt County – Is attached to Grand County for judicial purposes.
Rio Blanco County – On the first Monday in June

Railroads in Colorado Top
In the following tables the mileage only for that portion of each railroad lying within the State is given.

Denver and Rio Grande
David Moffat, President; S. T. Smith, General Manager; A. S. Hughes, Traffic Manager; S. K. Hooper, General Passenger Agent, Denver.

Total Miles of Railway in Colorado

Company                                 Miles
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe           403.00
Burlington and Colorado                 400.00
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific        154.00
Colorado Midland                        233.50
Denver and Rio Grande                 1,545.31
Missouri Pacific                        147.00
Silverton and Red Mountain               15.00
Union Pacific                         1,322.10
                 Total                4,219.91

Counties, County Seats and Population 1885-1890 Top
County       County Seat    Population       Population
1885 1890
Routt Hahn’s Peak 754 1500

County Officials Top
Routt County                 County Seat – Hahn’s Peak
Office Officer
County Clerk C. E. Baker Sheriff H. C. Seaton Coroner J. S. Scott Treasurer S. D. Wilson Sup’t. of School J. A. Campbell Surveyor A. D. Freeman Assessor J. E. Kellogg Judge County Court J. Walbridge Clerk County Court J. Walbridge Clerk District Court R. G. Wallace County Attorney Vacant County Commissioners – Not listed

Elections Top
Vote for President, November 1888
County  Harrison  Cleveland   Fisk   Labor
Routt      366       216        2      0                    
Vote for Congressman, November 1886
County   Geo. G. Symes  Myron W. Reed  Joseph Murray
Routt        148             123           0 

Small Towns and Post Offices Top
In the State of Colorado
Where there is at present no business.

In this list will be found every post-office in the State not given in the body of the book and in addition many places not post offices.
Those places, which have no post-office, are marked *.
Population is estimated from vote at last election; but where no basis existed for such estimate, we have taken the judgment of well-informed residents.
Distances given are by the nearest railroad or stage route.
Accompanying the figures for distances, the direction is indicated as follows: n., north; s., south; e., east; w., west; nr., near, etc.
In cases where the exact location of new post-offices could not be ascertained, distances are omitted and the point from which they are easiest of access are given.

Place      County  Pop. Railroad/Stage  Distance/Direction  

Clark       Routt   15      ---              ---
Craig       Routt   15      ---              ---
Escalonte   Routt   15      ---              ---
Hayden      Routt   15     Stage        170 s Rawlins, Wyo.
Ladore      Routt   15      ---              ---
Lily        Routt   10      ---              ---
Maybell     Routt   25     Stage        120 Hahn’s Peak
Routt       Routt   15     Stage        120 n Glenwood Spgs.
Sidney      Routt   15     Stage             ---
Slater      Routt   15      ---              ---
Toponas     Routt   15     Stage             ---
Trull       Routt   15      ---              ---

Business Directories by Town Top
Egeria                   Page 318

Postoffice in Routt county, Russell, on the D. & R. G. R. R., 45 miles south, is the nearest railway point. Principle industry, stock raising and lumber. Altitude, 7,000. Population, 150.

Arnold, C. P. blacksmith.
Bird, Wm., saw mill.
Hoag, Elmer, postmaster, justice peace and notary.
Hernage, H. J., gen. mdse.
Montgomery, W. W., hotel.

Note: Current day Yampa, Routt County.

Hahn’s Peak               Page 358

County seat of Routt county, 150 miles south of Rawlins, Wyoming, the most convenient railroad point. Population 200.

Cody, Mackey & Co., gen. mdse.
Hinman, F. A., hotel.
Ole Bull Mining & Smelt. Co.
Wallace, R. G., postmaster, cigars and notions.

Lay                       Page 381

Postoffice in Routt county, 90 miles from Hahn’s Peak and 100 miles north-west of New Castle. Agriculture and stock raising the principal industry. Altitude, 6,200. Population, 40.

Wallihan, A. G., gen. mdse.

Steamboat Springs         Page 476

A growing town in Routt county, 150 miles north-west of Georgetown, 65 miles north of Russell, the nearest railway point. Altitude, 6,500. Population, 300.

Bamber, L. E., dentist.
Bashor, W. H., carpenter.
Bennett, Mrs., hotel.
Bourquin, Albert, carpenter.
Brown, Miss Almira, restaurant and bakery.
Brown, Mrs. O., principal schools.
Burgess & Miller, real estate.
Campbell, L. D., physician.
Chipman, Mrs. N., restaurant.
Clark, R. E., coal.
Congregational Church, J. W. Gunn, pastor.
Craig, W. H., fur and hides.
Crawford, Jas. H., manager Steamboat Springs Co.
Crowell, D. C., carpenter.
Crowell, W. W., livery.
Franz, Chas. J., painter.
Franz, Wm. J., meat market.
Giamboni, G., shoemaker.
Gough, Arthur, blacksmith.
Groesbeck, Jacob O., postmaster.
Groesbeck & Metcalf, drugs.
Harding, Jacob R., attorney.
Hoyle, J., publisher Pilot.
Inter Mountain (weekly), J. R. Godsmark, publisher.
Klopfenstein, J. E., dentist.
Nettleman & Mayberry, tinners.
Milner, F. E., general mdse.
Milner & Co., bankers.
Milner Lumber Co., lumber.
Morgan, Thomas, livery.
Myers & Adair, hardware and implements.
Pilot (weekly), J. Hoyle, pub.
Schaffnit, H., hotel.
Snyder, Alice, dry goods and millinery.
Steamboat Springs Co., Jas. H. Crawford, manager.
Sutter, Samuel, carpenter
Suttle, H. H., saw mill.
Turner, H. E., saw mill.
Whipple & Milner, livery and stage line.
Woodson, Robert, blacksmith.
Woolery, J. M., lime burner.

Trull                     Page 490

Settlement in Routt county, 59 miles south-west of Russell, the nearest railway point.

Trull, J. M., gen. mdse. and blacksmith.

Yampa                    Page 498

Small settlement in Routt county, post-office name, Craig. Population, 50. Cattle raising the leading industry.

Hartsel & Lackey, feed stable.
McKay & Co., J. C., hardware.
Murray, Miss Lena, postmaster.
Taylor Bros., blacksmith.
Tucker & Teagarden, dry goods and groceries.

Note: Current day Craig, Moffat County.

 

Business Listings by Profession Top
Profession         Name                 Location

Attorney	   Harding, J. R.       Steamboat Springs
Bakers	           Brown, Miss A.       Steamboat Springs
Banks/Bankers      Milner & Co.         Steamboat Springs
Blacksmiths        Arnold, C. P.        Egeria
        “	   Gough, A.            Steamboat Springs
        “	   Woodson, Robt.       Steamboat Springs
        “	   Trull, J. M.         Trull
Cigars/Confection  Wallace, R. G.       Hahn’s Peak
Dentists           Bamber, L. E.        Steamboat Springs
        “          Kloppenstein, J. E.  Steamboat Springs
Drugs/Medicines    Groesbeck & Metcalf  Steamboat Springs
Dry Goods          Snyder, Alice        Steamboat Springs
        “          Tucker & Teagarden   Yampa
General Merch.     Hernage, H. J.       Egeria
        “          Cody, Mackey & Co.   Hahn’s Peak
        “ 	   Wallihan, A. G.      Lay
        “          Milner F. E.         Steamboat Springs
        “          Trull, J. M.         Trull
Groceries          Tucker & Teagarden   Yampa
Hardware           Myers & Adair        Steamboat Springs
        “          McKay & Co., J. C.   Yampa
Hides, Wool, &c.   Craig, W. H.         Steamboat Springs
Hotels             Montgomery, W. W.    Egeria
        “          Hinman, F. A.        Hahn’s Peak
        “          Bennett, Mrs.        Steamboat Springs
        “          Schaffnit, H.        Steamboat Springs
Livery             Crowell, W. W.       Steamboat Springs
        “          Whipple & Milner     Steamboat Springs
        “          Hartsel & Lackey     Yampa
Lumber             Milner Lumber Co.    Steamboat Springs
Meat Markets       Franz, Wm. J.        Steamboat Springs
Newspapers         Inter-Mountain (w)   Steamboat Springs
        “          Pilot (w)            Steamboat Springs
Physicians         Campbell, L. D.      Steamboat Springs
Real Estate        Burgess & Miller     Steamboat Springs
Restaurants        Chipman, Mrs. N.     Steamboat Springs
Saw Mills          Bird, Wm.            Egeria
        “          Suttle, H. H.        Steamboat Springs
        “          Sutter, Samuel       Steamboat Springs
Shoemakers         Giamboni, G.         Steamboat Springs