19: A RARE, EARLY COLORADO MIDLAND, AND OTHER CO RR PAPER

The highlight of the lot being the very rare booklet titled Early Days, Noted occurrences on the line of the Colorado Midland Railway, circa 1890s, complete with all eleven chromolithographic images of Native Americans and mountain men and scenes of the lands that the railroad now traverses with titles of Trappers at Frying Pan River; First Indian agent crossing the Grand at Gran Junction; Meeting at Manitou; A limited train (Stagecoach) in early days; Rev. Marcus Whitman; An Indian camp scene (intact double page fold-out); General Ruxton; General Pike; Meeker Massacre; Mining; and Broncho Breaking(sic). each with tissue, inside boards with portraits of Native Americans.

Plus the additional Colorado railroad brochures and timetables.
The Colorado Midland booklet is intact and relatively sturdy though with many cover chips, tears and cellophane tape on the first tissue and a 2 x 3 inch hole in the first illustration, all else good to very good without damage, stain or repair. The remainder of the lot is good as shown except for the other Colorado Midland piece with damage as shown.
$400 - $600