Cache la Poudre Creek by Daniel Jenks, 1827-1869, artist : 1859.
Title

Cache la Poudre Creek by Daniel Jenks, 1827-1869, artist : 1859.

Caption

Cache la Poudre Creek by Daniel Jenks, 1827-1869, artist : 1859. Drawing shows a covered wagon, labelled 'ILL,' driven by two ox crossing a river in the mountains. On the far side of the river are two men by a fire, a covered wagon, and men standing and gesturing toward the wagon in the middle of the river. On the near shore men stand beside unhitched wagons, one labelled 'Ohio,' the other, '1859 Pikes Peak.' An ox grazes lower right. This stream is located near present-day Ft. Collins, Colorado. Jenks arrived at camp 52 on Monday, May 30, 1859.

Date

1859

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP18A01_109

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