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Early deposits of Pike's Peak gold from "Kanzas"
RogerB
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This might be fun for territorial gold collectors.
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Roger,
When Kansas was a territory, it extended farther west into what is now Colorado. Is this the reason for "Kanzas gold"? Kansas comes from the Sioux word Kanza so the spelling is not surprising.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
Yes. Contemporary letters use both spellings. I use 'sic' for the Kanzas spelling only because it is unfamiliar to most people searching. Also, spell check will change it.
Colorado became a state in 1876. It's a Centennial State (100 year anniversary of the US). It was a territory of Kansas until statehood. However, here's the rub, Kansas was not a state until 1861. But, it was called Kansas Territory in 1858. So it was part of the Missouri Territory?
bob
Even today, Denver International Airport is located in Kansas.
(Sorry, that's a locals' joke).
...and everyone wears ruby red slippers.
Interesting, thanks for posting.
it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide
Interesting post.... the difference between the gold from the two territories is mainly silver.... so I would assume further refining was performed....Cheers, RickO
Only part of Colorado used to be Kansas, that which used to be part of the Louisiana Purchase. South of the Arkansas River stayed Mexico for a while and then became Texas for a while. West of the Continental Divide stayed Mexico until the Mexican War of 1846 and then became part of Deseret, later Utah.
Very interesting piece of Western history. Thanks for posting it.
Cleveland, however, remained in Ohio - most of the time.
Actually, Cleaveland used to be part of Connecticut.......
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Western_Reserve