Teetering on the edge of Wolf Creek Pass
Once again, we continue with a narrative of the first trip over Wolf Creek Pass in July of 1916, the year it opened. Our...
Pagosa’s Past: Another agreement with the Southern Utes
By John M. Motter
PREVIEW Columnist
We’ve been writing about the Southern Utes of Ignacio and their contacts with the white settlers of Colorado during 1876.
The...
Military route over Elwood Pass never lived up to promise
We have been quoting newspaper articles from neighboring communities reporting activities illuminating Pagosa Springs’ history during the formative year of 1879. The following article...
Billy Kern, and other early-day Pagosans
William H. “Billy” Kern, a former resident of Pagosa Springs, died at his home in Inglewood, Calif., July 17, 1946.
He moved to Pagosa Springs...
Whiteout on Wolf Creek
If you’ve recently risked shepherding your most mobile debt, the family auto, over snow-packed Wolf Creek Pass, you’ll likely agree with a group of...
Pagosa’s Past: Getting from here to there and back
By John M. Motter
PREVIEW Columnist
I’ve been told by people who should know that the English language is one of the hardest of all languages...
Early ownership of the hot springs
We continue with a sketch we started some weeks ago describing the early history of the main Pagosa Hot Spring.
The full version of this...
Pagosa’s Past: Remember your first car?
By John M. Motter
PREVIEW Columnist
Do you remember your first car? I’m doing a bit of reminiscing and you need to know I’ll be age...
More Pagosa pioneers, and an early-day tragedy
Steven Miller Keith and his family were early settlers in the San Juan Basin.
Traveling with the Cox, O’Neal and other families, they drove longhorn...
Bad news for Pagosa Springs
When Lt. Col. R.E.A. Crofton passed through Pagosa Springs in August of 1880 with a battalion of infantry bound for the new location of...
