Colorado Indian Agencies and Schools

Agencies and Schools listed below are what were listed for the state.  Slight indent after an Agency list all schools in that jurisdiction.

Fort Lewis School, Colorado.
Post-office: Hesperus, Colorado.
Telegraph address: Durango, Colorado; Western Union, 14 miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Hesperus, Colorado, on Rio Grande Southern Rwy.; thence hired team, 5 miles.

Grand Junction School, Colorado
Post-office: Grand Junction, Colorado
Telegraph address: Grand Junction, Colorado; Western Union, 2 miles from school; thence telephone; if by mail, time 12 hours, if by messenger, time 30 minutes.
Railroad station: Grand Junction, Colorado, on Colorado Midland Rwy., and Denver and Rio Grande Rwy.; thence hired team, 2 miles.

Navajo Springs Day School, Colorado
Post-office: Cortez, Colorado
Telegraph address: Dolores, Colorado; Western Union, 35 miles from school; thence telephone to Cortez, 20 miles from school; thence semiweekly mail.
Railroad station: Dolores, on Rio Grande Southern Rwy.; thence stage to Cortez, Colorado, 15 miles; thence private team, 18 miles.

Southern Ute School, Colorado
Post-office: Ignacio, Colorado
Telegraph address: Ignacio, Colorado; Western Union, 1¾ miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station; Ignacio, Colorado, on Denver and Rio Grande Rwy.; school is 1¾ miles from station.

Allen day school.
Post-office: Ignacio, Colorado
Telegraph address: Ignacio, Colorado; Western Union, 1% miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Ignacio, Colorado; thence stage daily, except Sunday, 8 miles.


Topics:
History, Schools,

Collection:
Department Of The Interior. Routes To Indian Agencies And Schools, Office Of Indian Affairs, Corrected To April 1, 1910. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1910.

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