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1872 Colorado Board of Immigration Brochure
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copy of the booklet prepared by the Colorado Board of Immigration in
1872. This was downloaded from the Library of Congress
Internet site in their collections of The Nineteenth Century in
Print: Books.
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1872:
Territorial Board of Immigration created with the objective to
�present facts concerning Colorado as an attractive and desirable
locality for those seeking homes in the Great West; to supply immigrants
with full and authoritative information, as well as to aid and facilitate
their journey hither�. |
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Colorado, Its geographical location and limits |
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Topography |
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The Parks |
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The Climate |
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Mines and Mining |
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Agricultural Resources |
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Pastoral Advantages |
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Timber, Manufacturing
Education in Colorado |
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Society in Colorado
Colorado as a Summer Resort |
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Public and Railway Lands |
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The Homestead Law |
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Homestead and Pre-emption acts |
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Colonization |
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The railway system |
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Labor, wages and expense of living in Colorado |
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Climatic |
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Altitudes above sea level, Postal facilities |
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Table of Distances |
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