EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 25 MIN
E30 - Fair Play, Breckenridge and Buckskin
from While Buffalo Roamed: The Wild West History of Colorado · host Jonathan Summer Publishing
Buckskin Joe, Fair Play, Tarry All, Breckenridge, Mosquito Pass, South Park and Florissant (one time home to a redwood forest) - Kansas and Utah Territories 1859; Fair Play begins, Joe Higgenbotham or Higgenboittom leads a group of prospectors up into high mountains above Fair Play - Thomas Breckenridge gets a town named for him (...and a pass). Fort Mary B. Mosquito Pass (unnamed is seen), California Gulch (future Leadville) is prospected. Buckskin Joe, an ancient dumpster, petrified wood, redwood forest of Colorado, a trick to get a post office established on the western slope of future Colorado! South Park's ancient gold location? Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument and why you should visit. Hope you enjoy- JB
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Buckskin Joe, Fair Play, Tarry All, Breckenridge, Mosquito Pass, South Park and Florissant (one time home to a redwood forest) - Kansas and Utah Territories 1859; Fair Play begins, Joe Higgenbotham or Higgenboittom leads a group of prospectors up into high mountains above Fair Play - Thomas Breckenridge gets a town named for him (...and a pass). Fort Mary B. Mosquito Pass (unnamed is seen), California Gulch (future Leadville) is prospected. Buckskin Joe, an ancient dumpster, petrified wood, redwood forest of Colorado, a trick to get a post office established on the western slope of future Colorado! South Park’s ancient gold location? Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument and why you should visit. Hope you enjoy- JB
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