35-xx-xx ep17Pikes Peak Rush - Colorado Territory

Frontier Fighters! The amazing adventures of fearless pioneer men and women who fought and conquered the West. To those whose senses still throbbed to the memory of Pike's Peak Rush, Colorado is indeed a homeland, one from the Red Man in nature.

In 1857, some Cherokee Indians brought the word 600 miles across desert waste and mountains to Iowa, that a little gold and silver had been found near Pike's Peak. speak. Among those who immediately went in search of an easy fortune and didn't find it were D.C. Oaks, Jack Jones and William Green Russell of Iowa. These leaders, together

with a handful of people, decided that this land, 600 miles from nowhere, must have a name. It should be a state and admitted to Congress. Hey, there ain't 500 people in the whole 600 miles counting the Braves and squad.

You're forgetting the pebbles, Tom. They sure swelled the population. That's a minute, that's a minute, this meat is getting a little out of hand here. Alright man, let's listen to while now to trade a gag too.

It's true, I reckon, that we're 600 miles from nowhere in the Pike's Peak Country, but let's forget him the pillow. Oh, I cannot go! Over at Oraria on the west side of Cherry Creek, they got 200 settlers, five women, bless them.

On the east side of Cherry Creek, they're St. Charles. That ain't St. Charles anymore, Jack. Once that oaks, we went in there this morning and found just some tippies and Indian traders. So we took it over and named it Denver in honor of Governor Denver of Ken.

I guess things moved pretty fast out here at Pike's Peak. Well anyway, I'm forgiven this whole country of name. Getting it organized into a territory and sending a representative to Congress. We'll go there on the man and they've got to admit us into the youth.