SALMON, Elijah: 1905 Bio, Rio Blanco County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/rioblanco/bios/salmone.txt --------------------------------------- Donated August 2001 Transcribed by Judy Crook from the book: Progressive Men of Western Colorado Published 1905, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, Ill. --------------------------------------- Elijah Salmon Elijah Salmon, of the vicinity of Meeker, Rio Blanco county, owner of three ranches, two of which are in Routt county, is a native of Somersetshire, England, and has made his own way in the world from boyhood, with no favoring circumstances and with scarcely any schooling outside of experience. In his native land he was variously occupied until 1861, when he moved to Wales and became a coal miner. Two years later he emigrated to the United States and located at Sharon, Mercer county, Pennsylvania. He devoted his energies to mining coal in that state and Ohio until 1874. He then came to Colorado and, making his home at Coalcreek, near Canon City, continued mining until 1876. At that time he moved to Nevada, where he remained a year and a half. At the end of that period he returned to Coalcreek, in this state, and since then he has been connected with the stock industry. In 1886 he located on Bear river, in Routt county, taking up a pre-emption and a homestead claim, which he developed and worked until 1893, when he bought the ranch on which he now lives. He now owns three ranches, all of which he manages vigorously and from which he gets good returns. The home ranch comprises two hundred acres, of which he cultivates one hundred acres. Hay and cattle are the principal products, both being of good quality and produced on a large scale. He is a Knight Templar of the Masonic order and also a member of the Odd Fellows, and politically he is a stanch Republican. His parents are Alfred and Harriet (Smith) Salmon, both natives of England and both now deceased. The father was a miner in his native land through the greater part of his life. In the local life of his community Mr. Salmon is heartily interested and among its people he is highly esteemed. He was married July 31, 1884, to Annie Edwards, a native of Wales, who was brought to the United States by her parents when three years old. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.