A Land of Promise - 1883 Arrival Carson Colorado Railroad in Owens Valley

Do you wonder what Owens Valley was like before the arrival of the Carson Colorado Railroad in 1883?
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The Territorial Enterprise of Virginia City, NV, wanted its readers to have the answer to exactly that question and had a feature article on the eve of the railroad’s push into Owens Valley. Interestingly enough, even 142 years later, many facts hold still hold true except for a few – curious?

00:00 Intro
01:00 Local Reprint
01:45 Agricultural Resources
04:11 Orchards & Vineyards
05:21 The Several Towns
06:17 A Good Opening for Settlers
07:51 The Scenery
10:24 Next Summer (1883)
11:18 The Mulhollands
11:50 1885 Editorial
12:48 Wrap-up

Sources:
(1) Newspaper – UCR Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research, California Digital Newspaper Collection (https://cdnc.ucr.edu/)
Inyo Independent, Volume XIII, Number 29, 6 January 1883, page 2
Inyo Independent, Volume XV, Number 29, 3 January 1885, page 2
(2) Eastern California Museum (https://www.inyocounty.us/residents/t... and its online access https://hub.catalogit.app/9821) - Photos used with permission

Maximilian Laue (@maxl_photos) - Photos used with permission

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