Ouray Colorado
Colorado Governor William Lee Knous
Although Knous was interested in studying engineering after high school, hisfamily instead persuaded him to study law and in the fall of 1908 he entered theUniversity of Colorado Law School. He graduated from college with honors at theage of twenty-two with his law degree. He then proceeded to practice law inOuray from 1911 to 1916. While he was practicing in Ouray, the metals marketsank to new lows and clients became infrequent. One year after he married MarieGrabow, they decided to move to Rochester, New York, where he joined a lawyer'sco-operative publishing company. He remained at this position for a little overa year before moving back to Colorado and joining a Montrose law firm. As amember of the Moynihan-Hughes-Knous law firm he became an expert on irrigationand mining law. ... [Read More]
Colorado State Government Colorful Colorado History Page Biographies
Known as a great Ute Indian chief, Chief Ouray is recognized as themanwho brought peace forward between his people and the white man. Ouray is buried in the Ignacio cemetery. Ouray County was named for this famous Chief of the Utes. ... Chief Ouray 1833-1880 ... In 1859, she became the second wife of Ouray of the Uncompaghres, chiefof the Ute Indian Nation. Her diplomatic tenacity strove to achieve abloodless peace with white settlers. She is buried at the Ute Indian Museum inMontrose, Colorado. ... [Read More]
Ouray
Ouray NFH was established in 1996 to provide refugia, propagation, and technical development to assist in the recovery of the four endangered Colorado River fish: razorback sucker, Colorado pikeminnow, bonytail, and humpbacked chub. Hatchery facilities are being constructed and full development will include rearing ponds, solar conditioning reservoir, fish culture building, well field, and an ozone water treatment facility. ... Ouray National Fish Hatchery ... [Read More]
Utah History To Go - Chief Ouray
Repercussions from this incident were devastating for the Indians. In 1880 Ouray traveled for the last time to Washington where he signed a treaty providing for the removal of the White River Utes as well as his own Uncompahgre band from Colorado to the Uintah and newly created Ouray reservations in Utah. Shortly after his return from Washington, Ouray died and was buried in southern Colorado. His wife, Chipeta, moved to Utah with her people and died in poverty and exile in 1924 on the reservation named for her husband. ... [Read More]
Ouray County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge - General Brochure
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge(NWR) was established in 1960 on land purchased by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service(Service) with revenue from the sale of Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps(Federal Duck Stamps). Located 30 miles south of Vernal in northeastern Utah, the Refugecovers 11,987 acres and includes 12 miles of the Green River. A portion of the totalRefuge acreage (2,681 acres) is leased from the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservations,which border the Refuge to the south. Ouray NWR is one refuge in a system of more than 520refuges administered by the Service and dedicated to the preservation and conservation ofwildlife. ... [Read More]
Ouray County MapStats from FedStats
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Colorado QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
Select a county Adams County Alamosa County Arapahoe County Archuleta County Baca County Bent County Boulder County Chaffee County Cheyenne County Clear Creek County Conejos County Costilla County Crowley County Custer County Delta County Denver County Dolores County Douglas County Eagle County Elbert County El Paso County Fremont County Garfield County Gilpin County Grand County Gunnison County Hinsdale County Huerfano County Jackson County Jefferson County Kiowa County Kit Carson County Lake County La Plata County Larimer County Las Animas County Lincoln County Logan County Mesa County Mineral County Moffat County Montezuma County Montrose County Morgan County Otero County Ouray County Park County Phillips County Pitkin County Prowers County Pueblo County Rio Blanco County Rio Grande County Routt County Saguache County San Juan County San Miguel County Sedgwick County Summit County Teller County Washington County Weld Coun ... [Read More]
Colorado State Government History
Named for Chief Ouray, who was adistinguish Ute Indian chief. Chief Ouray and his wife Chipeta were oneof the several native American chieftain's who sought to live in peace with the non-Indian settlers and miners. ... [Read More]
James B. Orman
Throughout his life, James B. Orman had many interests. Besides politics andhis railroad work, he was president of the Bankers' Consolidated Mines nearOuray, Colorado and the Oro Hondo mine in Lead City, South Dakota. He ownedextensive real estate holdings in Denver and Pueblo as well as in the coalfields of Huerfano County. Three years after he moved to Pueblo from Denver, hemarried Nellie Martin on September 27, 1877, and they had two children:Frederick B. and Edna A.. Nellie Orman died on December 14, 1917, when she had astroke. ... [Read More]
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