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History & Genealogy>Early Routt County Business Directories>1890 - Colorado State Business Directory
1890 - Colorado State Business Directory
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with Colorado Mining Directory Department 1890
Denver, Colorado
James R. Ives, Publisher
1890
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| Index to Cities, Towns and Camps |
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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.
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| Colorado State Officers |
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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
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| U. S. Officials for Colorado |
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(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
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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
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| Judicial - District Courts of Colorado |
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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
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| Railroads in Colorado |
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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
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| Counties, County Seats and Population 1885-1890 |
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County County Seat Population Population
1885 1890
Routt Hahn’s Peak 754 1500
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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
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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
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| Small Towns and Post Offices |
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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 --- ---
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| Business Directories by Town |
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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.
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| Business Listings by Profession |
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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
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