Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs, CO
Sunday, Oct. 21, 1917 page 16:1
The Funeral of M.S. Beach, a pioneer of El Paso County, and a prominent resident of Ivywild for many years, who died Friday afternoon, will be held from the Beyle undertaking rooms this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment, which will be private, will be in Evergreen Cemetery. The honorary pallbearers will be Irving Howbert, M.A. Foster, David Spielman, S.M. Buzzard, E. J. Eaton and Major Henry McAllister. The active pallbearers will be R. L. Chambers, W.B. Boadman, Frank Cotton, Lawrence Gray, Harry Bruening, W.A. Davis, W.E. Davis, H.F. Avery and W.W. Williamson.
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Mr. Beach was the first county recorder under the government established in El Paso County, and represented the county in the first terrotorial legislature in 1861. In the fall of 1862 he enlisted in the Second Colorado Infantry and was ordered east to join Gen. Blunt's army which took part in eight major engagements. He became a first lieutenant and served in several Indian campaigns. Beach was at one time the owner of Manitou mineral springs, which were sold for $300.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs, CO
November 11, 1917
The body of Melancthon Sayre Beach, the first settler of Old Colorado City, will be buried in the lot of the El Paso County Pioneer assocoation, which has been called the "Westminster Abbey of the Pioneers." Mrs. Beach recently purchased and endowed the plot and presented it to the association in memory of her husband.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
October 20, 1917
OLDEST PIONEER OF REGION PASSES AWAY
M. S. Beach, Who Built First House Here, Died Yesterday
Melancthon Sayre Beach, aged 83 years, probably the oldest pioneer of the Pikes Peak region, died at his home, 405 Cheyenne road, Ivywild, at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sophie Dresser Beach.
Mr. Beach was born in Sparta, N. J., in 1834 and received is education at Appleton college. He came to Colorado in 1858, locating at Denver, and was one of the pioneers of Denver, who formed the town company of Colorado City and in May, 1859, started the greater Colorado Springs. Every since that time Mr. Beach has been closely associated with the development of the city and region. Together with his partner, Rufus Cable, Mr. Beach was sent out by the Denver company to locate the city of Colorado City and it was then that the two men discovered the Garden of the Gods and gave it the name which is today famous across the world over.
Saw War Service
In the far of 1862 Mr. Beach gave up his home life to become a lieutenant in McClains’s Independent battery of the Union army and was ordered to Missouri and the southwest where he took part in several important engagements against the confederate forces. His career as a soldier also led him into active participation under Colonel Chivington in many Indian battles during the settlement of the country east of Colorado Springs.
Before the settlement of the region, Mr. Beach was for eight years treasurer of Douglas county at Lawrence, Kan., and in this office had jurisdiction over all of eastern Colorado and the Pikes Peak region, which at that time was considered a part of Kansas. Following the laying out of Colorado City and Colorado Springs, Mr. Beach was made the first clerk and recorder of the district and was a member of the first legislature of Colorado, which took action to make Colorado City the capital of the state.
Drove First Stake
In the settlement of Colorado City and then later Colorado Springs, Mr. Beach had a big part. He drove the first stake in Colorado City at the mouth of Camp creek and located the 1,280 acres included in the original plot of Colorado Springs. To Mr. Beach also goes the credit of erecting the first house in Colorado City, Built from logs hauled from Broadmoor near the site of the new Broadmoor hotel which is in the process of erection. To him also goes the honor of giving to the new town the name of Colorado City, which Mr. Beach explained, was but a symbol of hope entertained by the founders that Colorado City would be the “first city of Colorado.”
Mr. Beach discovered and at one time owned the now famous Manitou mineral springs which he disposed of at a sum of $300 before the real value of the mineral water was discovered. During the early days he was frequently sought as a guide up Pikes Peak and had the honor of directing many parties composed of persons prominent in the literary and scientific world.
Mr. Beach also was interested for many years in the development of silver mining in the San Juan district and during his 25 years service there was responsible in large part of some of the greatest fi9nancial deals in the district.
The funeral of Mr. Beach will be held from the Beyle undertaking rooms tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock, Friends may view the body at Beyles previous to the funeral services. The interment in Evergreen Cemetery will be private.
Colorado Springs, CO
Sunday, Oct. 21, 1917 page 16:1
The Funeral of M.S. Beach, a pioneer of El Paso County, and a prominent resident of Ivywild for many years, who died Friday afternoon, will be held from the Beyle undertaking rooms this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment, which will be private, will be in Evergreen Cemetery. The honorary pallbearers will be Irving Howbert, M.A. Foster, David Spielman, S.M. Buzzard, E. J. Eaton and Major Henry McAllister. The active pallbearers will be R. L. Chambers, W.B. Boadman, Frank Cotton, Lawrence Gray, Harry Bruening, W.A. Davis, W.E. Davis, H.F. Avery and W.W. Williamson.
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Mr. Beach was the first county recorder under the government established in El Paso County, and represented the county in the first terrotorial legislature in 1861. In the fall of 1862 he enlisted in the Second Colorado Infantry and was ordered east to join Gen. Blunt's army which took part in eight major engagements. He became a first lieutenant and served in several Indian campaigns. Beach was at one time the owner of Manitou mineral springs, which were sold for $300.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs, CO
November 11, 1917
The body of Melancthon Sayre Beach, the first settler of Old Colorado City, will be buried in the lot of the El Paso County Pioneer assocoation, which has been called the "Westminster Abbey of the Pioneers." Mrs. Beach recently purchased and endowed the plot and presented it to the association in memory of her husband.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
October 20, 1917
OLDEST PIONEER OF REGION PASSES AWAY
M. S. Beach, Who Built First House Here, Died Yesterday
Melancthon Sayre Beach, aged 83 years, probably the oldest pioneer of the Pikes Peak region, died at his home, 405 Cheyenne road, Ivywild, at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sophie Dresser Beach.
Mr. Beach was born in Sparta, N. J., in 1834 and received is education at Appleton college. He came to Colorado in 1858, locating at Denver, and was one of the pioneers of Denver, who formed the town company of Colorado City and in May, 1859, started the greater Colorado Springs. Every since that time Mr. Beach has been closely associated with the development of the city and region. Together with his partner, Rufus Cable, Mr. Beach was sent out by the Denver company to locate the city of Colorado City and it was then that the two men discovered the Garden of the Gods and gave it the name which is today famous across the world over.
Saw War Service
In the far of 1862 Mr. Beach gave up his home life to become a lieutenant in McClains’s Independent battery of the Union army and was ordered to Missouri and the southwest where he took part in several important engagements against the confederate forces. His career as a soldier also led him into active participation under Colonel Chivington in many Indian battles during the settlement of the country east of Colorado Springs.
Before the settlement of the region, Mr. Beach was for eight years treasurer of Douglas county at Lawrence, Kan., and in this office had jurisdiction over all of eastern Colorado and the Pikes Peak region, which at that time was considered a part of Kansas. Following the laying out of Colorado City and Colorado Springs, Mr. Beach was made the first clerk and recorder of the district and was a member of the first legislature of Colorado, which took action to make Colorado City the capital of the state.
Drove First Stake
In the settlement of Colorado City and then later Colorado Springs, Mr. Beach had a big part. He drove the first stake in Colorado City at the mouth of Camp creek and located the 1,280 acres included in the original plot of Colorado Springs. To Mr. Beach also goes the credit of erecting the first house in Colorado City, Built from logs hauled from Broadmoor near the site of the new Broadmoor hotel which is in the process of erection. To him also goes the honor of giving to the new town the name of Colorado City, which Mr. Beach explained, was but a symbol of hope entertained by the founders that Colorado City would be the “first city of Colorado.”
Mr. Beach discovered and at one time owned the now famous Manitou mineral springs which he disposed of at a sum of $300 before the real value of the mineral water was discovered. During the early days he was frequently sought as a guide up Pikes Peak and had the honor of directing many parties composed of persons prominent in the literary and scientific world.
Mr. Beach also was interested for many years in the development of silver mining in the San Juan district and during his 25 years service there was responsible in large part of some of the greatest fi9nancial deals in the district.
The funeral of Mr. Beach will be held from the Beyle undertaking rooms tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock, Friends may view the body at Beyles previous to the funeral services. The interment in Evergreen Cemetery will be private.
Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs, CO
Sunday, Oct. 21, 1917 page 16:1
The Funeral of M.S. Beach, a pioneer of El Paso County, and a prominent resident of Ivywild for many years, who died Friday afternoon, will be held from the Beyle undertaking rooms this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment, which will be private, will be in Evergreen Cemetery. The honorary pallbearers will be Irving Howbert, M.A. Foster, David Spielman, S.M. Buzzard, E. J. Eaton and Major Henry McAllister. The active pallbearers will be R. L. Chambers, W.B. Boadman, Frank Cotton, Lawrence Gray, Harry Bruening, W.A. Davis, W.E. Davis, H.F. Avery and W.W. Williamson.
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Mr. Beach was the first county recorder under the government established in El Paso County, and represented the county in the first terrotorial legislature in 1861. In the fall of 1862 he enlisted in the Second Colorado Infantry and was ordered east to join Gen. Blunt's army which took part in eight major engagements. He became a first lieutenant and served in several Indian campaigns. Beach was at one time the owner of Manitou mineral springs, which were sold for $300.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs, CO
November 11, 1917
The body of Melancthon Sayre Beach, the first settler of Old Colorado City, will be buried in the lot of the El Paso County Pioneer assocoation, which has been called the "Westminster Abbey of the Pioneers." Mrs. Beach recently purchased and endowed the plot and presented it to the association in memory of her husband.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
October 20, 1917
OLDEST PIONEER OF REGION PASSES AWAY
M. S. Beach, Who Built First House Here, Died Yesterday
Melancthon Sayre Beach, aged 83 years, probably the oldest pioneer of the Pikes Peak region, died at his home, 405 Cheyenne road, Ivywild, at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sophie Dresser Beach.
Mr. Beach was born in Sparta, N. J., in 1834 and received is education at Appleton college. He came to Colorado in 1858, locating at Denver, and was one of the pioneers of Denver, who formed the town company of Colorado City and in May, 1859, started the greater Colorado Springs. Every since that time Mr. Beach has been closely associated with the development of the city and region. Together with his partner, Rufus Cable, Mr. Beach was sent out by the Denver company to locate the city of Colorado City and it was then that the two men discovered the Garden of the Gods and gave it the name which is today famous across the world over.
Saw War Service
In the far of 1862 Mr. Beach gave up his home life to become a lieutenant in McClains’s Independent battery of the Union army and was ordered to Missouri and the southwest where he took part in several important engagements against the confederate forces. His career as a soldier also led him into active participation under Colonel Chivington in many Indian battles during the settlement of the country east of Colorado Springs.
Before the settlement of the region, Mr. Beach was for eight years treasurer of Douglas county at Lawrence, Kan., and in this office had jurisdiction over all of eastern Colorado and the Pikes Peak region, which at that time was considered a part of Kansas. Following the laying out of Colorado City and Colorado Springs, Mr. Beach was made the first clerk and recorder of the district and was a member of the first legislature of Colorado, which took action to make Colorado City the capital of the state.
Drove First Stake
In the settlement of Colorado City and then later Colorado Springs, Mr. Beach had a big part. He drove the first stake in Colorado City at the mouth of Camp creek and located the 1,280 acres included in the original plot of Colorado Springs. To Mr. Beach also goes the credit of erecting the first house in Colorado City, Built from logs hauled from Broadmoor near the site of the new Broadmoor hotel which is in the process of erection. To him also goes the honor of giving to the new town the name of Colorado City, which Mr. Beach explained, was but a symbol of hope entertained by the founders that Colorado City would be the “first city of Colorado.”
Mr. Beach discovered and at one time owned the now famous Manitou mineral springs which he disposed of at a sum of $300 before the real value of the mineral water was discovered. During the early days he was frequently sought as a guide up Pikes Peak and had the honor of directing many parties composed of persons prominent in the literary and scientific world.
Mr. Beach also was interested for many years in the development of silver mining in the San Juan district and during his 25 years service there was responsible in large part of some of the greatest fi9nancial deals in the district.
The funeral of Mr. Beach will be held from the Beyle undertaking rooms tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock, Friends may view the body at Beyles previous to the funeral services. The interment in Evergreen Cemetery will be private.
Colorado Springs, CO
Sunday, Oct. 21, 1917 page 16:1
The Funeral of M.S. Beach, a pioneer of El Paso County, and a prominent resident of Ivywild for many years, who died Friday afternoon, will be held from the Beyle undertaking rooms this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment, which will be private, will be in Evergreen Cemetery. The honorary pallbearers will be Irving Howbert, M.A. Foster, David Spielman, S.M. Buzzard, E. J. Eaton and Major Henry McAllister. The active pallbearers will be R. L. Chambers, W.B. Boadman, Frank Cotton, Lawrence Gray, Harry Bruening, W.A. Davis, W.E. Davis, H.F. Avery and W.W. Williamson.
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Mr. Beach was the first county recorder under the government established in El Paso County, and represented the county in the first terrotorial legislature in 1861. In the fall of 1862 he enlisted in the Second Colorado Infantry and was ordered east to join Gen. Blunt's army which took part in eight major engagements. He became a first lieutenant and served in several Indian campaigns. Beach was at one time the owner of Manitou mineral springs, which were sold for $300.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs, CO
November 11, 1917
The body of Melancthon Sayre Beach, the first settler of Old Colorado City, will be buried in the lot of the El Paso County Pioneer assocoation, which has been called the "Westminster Abbey of the Pioneers." Mrs. Beach recently purchased and endowed the plot and presented it to the association in memory of her husband.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
October 20, 1917
OLDEST PIONEER OF REGION PASSES AWAY
M. S. Beach, Who Built First House Here, Died Yesterday
Melancthon Sayre Beach, aged 83 years, probably the oldest pioneer of the Pikes Peak region, died at his home, 405 Cheyenne road, Ivywild, at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sophie Dresser Beach.
Mr. Beach was born in Sparta, N. J., in 1834 and received is education at Appleton college. He came to Colorado in 1858, locating at Denver, and was one of the pioneers of Denver, who formed the town company of Colorado City and in May, 1859, started the greater Colorado Springs. Every since that time Mr. Beach has been closely associated with the development of the city and region. Together with his partner, Rufus Cable, Mr. Beach was sent out by the Denver company to locate the city of Colorado City and it was then that the two men discovered the Garden of the Gods and gave it the name which is today famous across the world over.
Saw War Service
In the far of 1862 Mr. Beach gave up his home life to become a lieutenant in McClains’s Independent battery of the Union army and was ordered to Missouri and the southwest where he took part in several important engagements against the confederate forces. His career as a soldier also led him into active participation under Colonel Chivington in many Indian battles during the settlement of the country east of Colorado Springs.
Before the settlement of the region, Mr. Beach was for eight years treasurer of Douglas county at Lawrence, Kan., and in this office had jurisdiction over all of eastern Colorado and the Pikes Peak region, which at that time was considered a part of Kansas. Following the laying out of Colorado City and Colorado Springs, Mr. Beach was made the first clerk and recorder of the district and was a member of the first legislature of Colorado, which took action to make Colorado City the capital of the state.
Drove First Stake
In the settlement of Colorado City and then later Colorado Springs, Mr. Beach had a big part. He drove the first stake in Colorado City at the mouth of Camp creek and located the 1,280 acres included in the original plot of Colorado Springs. To Mr. Beach also goes the credit of erecting the first house in Colorado City, Built from logs hauled from Broadmoor near the site of the new Broadmoor hotel which is in the process of erection. To him also goes the honor of giving to the new town the name of Colorado City, which Mr. Beach explained, was but a symbol of hope entertained by the founders that Colorado City would be the “first city of Colorado.”
Mr. Beach discovered and at one time owned the now famous Manitou mineral springs which he disposed of at a sum of $300 before the real value of the mineral water was discovered. During the early days he was frequently sought as a guide up Pikes Peak and had the honor of directing many parties composed of persons prominent in the literary and scientific world.
Mr. Beach also was interested for many years in the development of silver mining in the San Juan district and during his 25 years service there was responsible in large part of some of the greatest fi9nancial deals in the district.
The funeral of Mr. Beach will be held from the Beyle undertaking rooms tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock, Friends may view the body at Beyles previous to the funeral services. The interment in Evergreen Cemetery will be private.
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