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Jan 1, 1300
Utes Arrive in Colorado
Utes would say they have always been there.
They arrived about the time of when the Pueblo Dwellers left. -
Utes get Horses
The Utes were slaves and when they escaped the hispanics, they stole some horses.
The horses were a big impact to the Utes on hunting and moving a travios (travwah) -
Diego de Vargas
Diego de vargas went to visit San Luis Valley.
He was the first European to set foot in Colorado -
Juan de Uilbarri and Forty Soldiers
Juan de Uilbarri and forty soldiers marched to Colorado to find Pueblo indans. -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States bought Louisiana from France.
The Louisiana Purchase almost doubled the size of the United States. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition was from the East Coast to the West Coast -
Zebulon Pike
Pikes Peak was originally named by Zebulon Pike. Pike namethe peak "Grand Peak" -
Fur Trappers
Skin with fur on them (pelts) were in great demand.
Hat makers used beaver pelts to make hats -
Bents Fort
Bennt's Fort was a trading post.
It had 15-feet tall adobe walls and a tower at two corners.
It was a rest stop on the Santa Fe trail. -
Kit Carson's Bear Attack
Two Grizzly bears attacked Kit Carson.
He had just shot a deer and did not have time to reload his rifile -
Era of Mountain Men
The era of the mountain men did not last long because in the 1840's, they had killed most of the beavers. -
Hispanic Settlers
The Hipanics came from New Mexico to Colorado.
On June 6,1859 Juan Bautista Silvia and his family arrived in Colorado -
Reenactments of today
People still take part in fur trapper reenactments.
They get together to act out a fur trappers' rendezvous
