[See \books\Lulita100Memorial\LulitaBiblio.txt for Lulita's works ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Interviews of James H Crawford ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- interviewed on May 24, 1923, at the State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado, by Thomas F. Dawson ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Books that mention Crawfords: ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- * book contains original material not just rehash ----------------------------------- Alexandroff, Marty: "Historic Property Survey of Downtown Steamboat Springs", (Steamboat Springs: Historic Routt County!, 1996) 50+ paper prepared for Historic Routt County!, mentions Crawfords and the Crawford House. ----------------------------------- Athearn, Frederic J.: "An Isolated Empire: A History of Northwest Colorado", (Denver: Colorado State Office Bureau of Land Management, 1976) 140 page softbound book with a couple of references to JHC. Good bibliography. ----------------------------------- Babcock, Harold R.: "Historic Highlights of Moffat County and Surrounding Areas", 1996 164 page softbound book with photos. One page tells the JHC founding story. ----------------------------------- Barth, Richard: "Pioneers of the Colorado Parks - North, Middle, and South Parks from 1850 to 1900", 1997 276 page softbound book with no photos. Includes 6 page chapter "Maggie and Jimmy" about their time in Hot Sulpher Springs. Back cover advertises the book by including: "Early settlers of Middle Park included Texas Charlie, a wannabe bad man, Maggie Crawford, a concerned young lady who wanted to create a loving home, and the county commissioners who solved their differences with guns instead of votes." ----------------------------------- *Burroughs, John Rolfe: "Headfirst in the Pickle Barrel", 1963 223 page autobiographical stories about his childhood in SS. He was born around 1902, and moved to SS in 1903. He lived in numerous places including Pine St. and Crawford Ave. Talks alot about Wither Hill and the Crawford Hill Gang which included Ed Grosbeck. Mentions Mrs. JHC on page 72 and Logan and John on page 142 ("... we liked Logan and John Crawford, who knew all there was to know about the Ute Indians ..."). ----------------------------------- *Burroughs, John Rolfe: "Steamboat in the Rockies", 1974 208 page history of the SS area. Describes JHC's founding in Chapter 2. On page 23 mentions Clara Woolery's mother dieing when Clara was 1 year old, footnoted reference "CWA Reports. Routt County. Colorado. 1933-34" On page 32 lists the Crawford's Christmas Day menu. Crawfords mentioned in all of Chapters 2 & 3 and pages 60, 97, and 129. ----------------------------------- Burroughs, John Rolfe: "Where the Old West Stayed Young", 1962 376 page hardbound book with photos about the history of Brown's Park and the cattle industry in northwest Colorado. Index has three references to the Crawfords. ----------------------------------- *Campbell, Newell P.: "Geology Profiles of the Steamboat Springs Area", 2004 100+ page softbound book with photos. Interesting chapters on Emerald Mountain, Sleeping Giant Mountain, Rabbit Ears, and the various springs. "Some of the earlier structures in Steamboat (e.g. the old Crawford house and the Episcopalian Church) were constructed using quarry rock." ----------------------------------- *Campbell, Dr. John A.: "Indian Echoes - Tales of Early Western Colorado", 1970 16 page booklet that mentions JHC several times. Based on June 28, 1905 article in the Steamboat Pilot. ----------------------------------- *Colorado Onyx Company: "Colorado Onyx", 1904 24 page booklet with photos describing the Onyx mine; includes letter by JHC ----------------------------------- *Dallas, Sandra: Gaslights and Gingerbread, 1964 (hardbound) & 1985 (softbound) 218 page book with 6 page chapter titled "Steamboat Springs: The Mansion at Medicine Springs". Includes 3 photos of house. ----------------------------------- Dial, Scott: "New Clues to Steamboat Springs Lost Treasures", 1975 38 page booklet with photos and one mention of JHC on page 38. ----------------------------------- Gay, Elaine: "How Pleasant is the Valley - Routt County, Colorado - a Historical Perspective", 1995 62 page wire bound book on Pleasant Valley, 10 miles south of Steamboat. Only one minor mention of JHC. ----------------------------------- Grand County Historical Association Journal Volume II, Number 1: The Journey, February, 1982 42 page booklet with photos. "The Family Way" edited by Jean Miller has several paragrphs on JHC and family crossing Rollins Pass. ----------------------------------- Grand County Historical Association Journal Volume VII, Number 1: Middle Park Indians to 1881, June, 1987 92 page booklet with photos. Index shows 6 references to Crawfords, some about Yarmonite, and some about Meeker Massacre. ----------------------------------- *Grand County Historical Association Journal Volume XI, Number 1: Up and Down the Valleys of the Muddy, 1991 132 page softbound book with photos. Index shows one reference to JHC, when he helped a man named Wilford for 28 days after Wilford shot himself. ----------------------------------- *Holderness, Pat (Project Director): "History of Hayden & West Routt County 1876-1989", 1989 350 page hardbound book. Two references to Crawford, including a long letter from Mrs. Albert Smart about the Meeker incident and how she did not like the hospitality of Margaret Crawford. ----------------------------------- *Leckenby, Charles H.: "The Tread of Pioneers", 1944 (reprinted 1971; I have both the original and the reprint, which are nearly identical. The photos in the reprint appear a little better) 206 pages including old photos. Excellent book on early Steamboat history. First chapter, "Founding of Steamboat Springs", entirely on the life of JHC, mainly up through 1875. Another chapter titled "Recollections of a Pioneer Woman" is about Mrs. Crawford, with several stories about times before 1880. Other chapters mention the Crawfords in passing, such as when JHC got a group from Boulder to form the Steamboat Springs Townsite Company. Pages 120-121 mentions Henry Crawford. Here is one quote from the first chapter: Mr. Crawford served the people both in private life and public service. He served two terms in the legislature, was appointed by Governor Routt the first county judge and at a critical time in the school system of the county he was appointed superintendent of schools. He was the first postmaster at Steamboat Springs, the first mayor, and the first president of the Routt County Pioneer Association. Hundreds of people gathered at the Crawford home on May 25, 1915, to help them celebrate their Golden Wedding anniversary. ----------------------------------- *Leslie, Jan: "Routt County Rural Schools - 1883-1960 - Windows to Yesterday", 1998 96 page softbound book with brief description of all of the old county schools. Three quotes about the Crawfords: Steamboat Springs ... The first classes were held at the Crawford home until a log school was built on Soda Creek in 1884. [page 33] Yampa ... The first school was held in a log cabin on the Henry Crawford Ranch in 1884. [page 67] Routt County School Superintendents ... James Crawford, appointed by Governor John Routt in 1879, declined to serve and T. Pattin filled the vacancy. ----------------------------------- *May, Bill: "Over the Bridge Volume I" (no date) 27 page collection of newspaper articles he wrote. Article on Dream Island (p18-19) mentions JHC, with the following quotes: Although Crawford brought his family to Steamboat Springs and built a cabin in 1875, the only winter they spent here prior to 1880 was the winter of '77-'78. Johnny Tow died at Crawford's cabin in the early spring of '78 and Mr. Crawford laid him to rest on Dream Island-the first known white person to be buried in the valley of the Bear River. ... Mr. Crawford, with the help of his brother Henry and Tom Livingstone, ... Crawfords were "family" to all who rested in the area of the Steamboat Springs in those early days. ----------------------------------- *May, Bill: "Over the Bridge Volume II" 27 page collection of more interesting articles. The only one mentioning Crawfords is the article on Beaver Tail Soup (p10): Some years ago a collection was made of favorite recipes from Pioneer Western Colorado families. Routt County was represented with recipes submitted by Mrs. Ruby Neiman-whose husband was the illustrious pioneer sheriff of Routt County--and by Mrs. Margaret Crawford-wife of James Crawford, the founder of the town of Steamboat Springs. The Crawford family left their native home in Missouri and settled in Steamboat Springs in 1875. The three oldest Crawford children, Lulie, Logan and John were born in Missouri; their youngest child, Mary, was born here. The whole family adapted perfectly to their frontier life-the boys growing up as true woodsmen. All who remember "Grandma" Crawford knew her as an avid and expert fisherman. Mrs. Crawford learned many recipes from the early miners, woodsmen and trappers; from the latter "How to Prepare Beaver Tail." Scald well, with a knife scrape off the black scales. Singe the hairs. Cook in heavy black kettle til tender, pouring off the water several times. Remove meat from tailbone. Meat is white and felatinous. It may be used in a number of ways: 1. Serve whole on platter with lemon and butter sauce. 2. Cut into cubes and add to navy bean soup. Salt and pepper generously. 3. Pack cooked beaver tail in a crock, cover with hot pickling brine and let stand several hours. Pickling beaver tail is especially good to disguise the strong flavor if the beaver has been eating too many willows. Anyway it was prepared, beaver tail was considered a great delicacy by the old time trappers. One of them said: "When beaver tail on table, push all other food away." In talking about the old days, Jim Baker said: "many's a time I sat by the campfire and et beaver tails with Kit Carson." ----------------------------------- *Members of the Woman's Auxiliary of St Paul's Episcopal Church: "Cook Book", 1912 ----------------------------------- Olsen, Deborah: "Steamboat Springs Legends: A Centennial Collection", 1999 200 page hardbound book with photos both old and new. Several pages on the Crawfords ----------------------------------- Peck, Emma H.: "Routt County Days of Yore", 1916 Long poem with the following excerpt about the Crawfords: "The Crawfords from Missouri came, and they was game, Landed at Steamboat, and lived in the snow. Fur twenty years to see a town grow, Kept open house for all the county, The travelling public, lived on their bounty. First class citizens, yes you bet. Go up and see 'em, they're living there yet." ----------------------------------- Powell, Lee A., "Steamboat Springs the First Forty Years", 1972 Large 32 page booklet with photos. Has several pages on the Crawfords, including photos. Lulita said that the book was not particularly accurate, but I find it a good overview, especially with all of the photos. The only mistake I know about is that it claims JHC first went to the legislature in 1876 ("the Colorado Magazine" says 1881, Lulita's Denver Post Magazine article says 1879-81). ----------------------------------- *Richards, Dee: "Steamboat Round the Bend", 1976 228 page softbound book with photos. This book, "The Tread of Pioneers", and "The Historical Guide to Routt County" are the three best books about the Crawfords other than Lulita's many books. This book includes the complete text of the interview by Thomas F. Dawson with Colonel James H. Crawford for the State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado, May 24, 1923. ----------------------------------- *Stanko, Jim; Towler, Sureva; & Seligson, Judy: The Historical Guide to Routt County, 1979 148 page softbound book with many maps and photos and a good index that lists nine page references for Crawford, some of them quite extensive. This provides good background material. Here are some interesting quotes I have not seen elsewhere: On July 25, 1875 James Harvey Crawford filed a claim at the U. S. Land Office establishing the first settlement in Steamboat Springs. ... ... The cornerstone of the present courthouse was laid at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 9, 1922 in ceremonies presided over by ... A copper box in the cornerstone contains a linen map of Routt COunty in 1921, ..., and a signed statement from Mr. and Mrs. James Crawford concerning the site of the building. Stone Quarry: Perched on the east side of Emerald Mountain, frequently called Quarry Mountain, the quarry provided stone for many buildings in Steamboat Springs during the 1900's among them the depot, courthouse and three-story Crawford home. The Crawford House: Built at 1184 Crawford Avenue in 1893... The Dome: Oldtimers referred to this prominent landmark along the Continental Divide as Crawford's Dome in honor of James Crawford. ----------------------------------- Steamboat Magazine, winter 74/75 5 page article titled "Search for the Land" by Jim Geer about JHC. It says the article about Colorado that spurred JHC's interest was in either the Missouri Republican or the Rocky Mountain News. ----------------------------------- Steamboat Magazine, summer/fall 1988 3 page article title "A Pioneer's Notebook" by Jean Wren about Perry A. Burgess. Mentions Crawfords several times, including that JHC met Burgess in Boulder and convinced him to come homestead in Steamboat. ----------------------------------- *Steamboat Springs Company: "Steamboat Springs", 1892 16 page pamphlet describing Steamboat, including history and a town directory with JHC (and Logan) mentioned several times. ----------------------------------- Stevenson, Thelma V.: "Historic Hahns Peak", 1976 148 page softbound book with only a couple minor mentions of Crawfords on pages 87 and 100. ----------------------------------- The State Historical Society of Colorado Quarterly: "the Colorado Magazine" 6 (May 1929) pages 92-98 7 page article titled "The Founding of Steamboat Springs and of Hahns Peak" by Charles H. Leckenby ----------------------------------- *The State Historical Society of Colorado Quarterly: "the Colorado Magazine" Volume L number 3 summer 1973 16 page article titled "James H. Crawford's Winter in Burns Hole, 1880", edited by Lulita C. Pritchett. This is a transcription of JHC's diary, with many explanatory footnotes, based on the following Crawford articles in the Steamboat Pilot: May 26, 1915 Golden Wedding Anniversary party June 27, 1930 JHC's obituary July 4, 1930 JHC's funeral July 4, 1930 MEBC's talk to the Routt County Pioneer Society June 15, 1839 MEBC's obituary March 22, 1945 John's obituary July 30, 1959 July 30, 1964 Also in footnote: Trail 18 [March 1926]:14 Mrs. James H. Crawford, "Experiences in Steamboat Springs at the Time of the Meeker Massacre in 1879" *Charles H. Leckenby, "The Founding of Steamboat Springs and of Hahns Peak," The Colorado Magazine 6 (May 1929):92-98 "By unanimous consent he is conceded to have been the foremost and most influential private citizen of Northwestern Colorado for many years." First judge of Routt County in 1877; postmaster of SS in 1878; two terms as a Democrat in the 1881 and 1887 general assemblies. Also the first mayor, the first superintendent of schools, and the first president of the Routt County Pioneer Society. Havely inducted Crawford into Company E of the Seventh Missouri Cavalry. Promoted to second lieutenant and later to first lieutenant, Crawford was discharged from the army on April 14, 1865. After his discharge, he was promoted to brevet colonel, and he remained active in the American Legion until his death. ----------------------------------- *The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club: "Steamboat Entertains", 1991 382 page spiral bound cookbook includes "Crawford Boys Sloppy Joes". Side margins have quotes from Lulie's Diary plus other info on the Crawfords. ----------------------------------- *"The Tread of the Pioneer Methodists", 1970 12 page booklet with photos. Mentions Mrs. James Crawford and one of 12 founders of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist Church. "Honorable James H. Crawford, Mayor of Steamboat Springs, lifted the first shovelful of dirt, and it was stirred with a silver spoon by Miss Myrtilla Adams." "Speeches were made by Mayor Crawford and Senator B. L. Jefferson." ----------------------------------- *Towler, Sureva, editor: "Making Footprints: The Story of Routt County's Women", 1998 64 page softbound book with photos. One page on Margaret Crawford and one page on Lulita Crawford Pritchett ----------------------------------- *Towler, Sureva: "The History of Skiing at Steamboat Springs", 1987 198 page softbound book with photos. Index lists five pages on the Crawfords including the founding story, John Crawford on skiis, and the following quote about Howelsen Hill: The ski hill dominates an area originally called Crawford Mountain, or Quarry Mountain, because the east shoulder was the source of sandstone for some of the first permanent buildings in Steamboat Springs. Although the front slope was formally named Howelsen Hill in 1917, residents continued to refer to the ski area as the "Big Hill," "A Hill," or "Big H" until the 1930s when the rich green hue of the upper slopes in summer prompted the name Emerald Mountain. ----------------------------------- Towler, Sureva: "The Town Between Two Mountains Steamboat Springs Colorado", 1999 Large 32 page booklet made for kids, Has one page on JHC and MEBC. ----------------------------------- *Tread of Pioneers Museum: Old Fashioned Tasting Bee Cookbook, 2002 7 page booklet including the Crawford Christmas 1885 bill of fare and the recipe for Maggie Crawford's Biscuits. ----------------------------------- *"Women's Gold", 1976 48 page booklet describing the embroidery wall-hanging Centenniel project. 18 historical Colorado women were honored, including MEBC. Includes a forward about the Crawford rose (Lulita includes a note in my copy of the book that says it's a myth and not fact): The first scene in the sory of Women's Gold must be the one in Missouri in 1872[sic], when James Crawford in the little town of Sedalia packed up his family and a few belongings into a wagon to join a train at St. Joseph, Missouri, a train heading west for the silver boom in the Rocky Mountains. His wife, Margaret Crawford, dug up two Harrison Yellow Rose bushes from alongside the white picket fence in the front yard, packing them carefully into the bottom of the wagon under the kitchen utensils, hoping to plant them in whatever portion of the earth the family would settle should they arrive safely in the long journey across the prairies. ----------------------------------- Wommack, Linda: "From the Grave - A Roadside Guide to Colorado's Pioneer Cemeteries", 1998 478 page softbound book with photos. 3 pages on the Steamboat Cemetery, including a paragraph on JHC and MEBC, and another paragraph on Nannie Leola Woolery, wife of James Milton Woolery (and mother of Clara Leola Woolery Crawford). ----------------------------------- *"Progressive Men of Western Colorado", (Chicago: A. W. Bowen & Co., 1905) [I have a 2-page printout of the pages on James Harvey Crawford] ----------------------------------- *Stone, Wilbur Fiske, ed: "History of Colorado, Volume IV", (Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Pub Co, 1919), p.585 Three paragraph bio of John D. Crawford ----------------------------------- *Garren, Jean A.: "A sketch of the early growth and development of Routt County, Colorado, to approximately the beginning of the great war to end all wars; being a brief enquiry into the manner by which it early achieved its present form that has left more questions unanswered than answered, (Steamboat Springs: 1996) [Thesis?? 94 pages only seen in Werner Library] ----------------------------------- *1911 Colorado Business Directory, Steamboat Springs, Routt County http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/co/routt/directories/1911-stmbtspr.txt ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- The following have no mention of Crawfords ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Anderson, Daisy: "From Slavery To Affluence - Memoirs of Robert Anderson, Ex-slave", 1986 92 page booklet with photos; only some reference to Steamboat near end ----------------------------------- Barnhart, Tom: "Steamboat Single Tracks", 2002 76 page softbound book. The mountain biking guide to Steamboat Springs. ----------------------------------- Black, Robert C III: "Island in the Rockies", 1969 435 page hardbound book with no photos. Contains two page references to James H. Bourn, and how Bowen Mountain and Bowen Gulch are named after him. ----------------------------------- Bogue, Lucile: Miracle on a Mountain, the Story of a College, 1987 166 page softbound book with a few photos. Describes the birth and life of Yampa Valley College (now the Alpine Campus of Colorado Mountain COllege) starting in the early 1960s. ----------------------------------- Burroughs, John Rolfe: "I Never Look Back - the Story of Buddy Werner", 1967 200 page hardbound book with photos. Talks about the Werner family, who first came to the area south of Steamboat after 1900. ----------------------------------- Casewit, Curtis: "Colorado - Off the Beaten Path", 1987 175 page softbound book with some photos. pages 93-95 talk about JHC and Steamboat. -----------------`------------------ Dallas, Sandra: "No More Than Five in a Bed - Colorado Hotels in the Old Days", 1967 208 page hardbound book with photos. Includes chapter on the Steamboat Cabin Hotel ----------------------------------- Eichler, Geo. R., ed.: "Indian Echoes: Tales of Early Western Colorado" by Dr. John A. Campbell (1831-1917). Denver: Peterson, Wstern News, 1970, 12. ----------------------------------- Elston, Allan Vaughan: "Saddle Up For Steamboat", 1972 205 page paperback novel ----------------------------------- Geary, Michael M.: "A Quick History of Grand Lake", 1999 130 page softbound book with photos. Includes info on Judge Wescott, who was featured in the article JHC read in the Missouri Republican that got him interested in coming to Colorado. Chapter 6, "All That Glitters" mentions James H. Bourn and how Bowen peak is named after him. ----------------------------------- Hovelsen, Leif: "The Flying Norseman", 1983 132 page softbound book with many photos about Carl Howelsen. ----------------------------------- Leckenby, Maurice W.: "Put a Head On It", 1960 198 hardbound book with the reminisces of the son of Charles Leckenby, alot in the 20's, alot not having anything to do with Steamboat. ----------------------------------- May, Bill: A Cowboy on the Last Frontier, 1986(?) 108 page softbound book of poems ----------------------------------- Schulman, Karen and Rife, Joe: "Steamboat Visions - A Photograpbic View of the Yampa Valley", 1993 112 page softbound book with modern photos, very little text. ----------------------------------- Singular, Stephen: "Charmed To Death - the true story of Colorado's cold-blooded black widow murderess", 1995 305 page paperback with 18 photographs about the 1993 murder of Gerry Boggs, co-owner of Boggs Hardware on corner of Lincoln Ave and 7th street, by his wife Jill Coit Boggs who owned the Oak Street Bed and Breakfast on the corner of Oak and 7th. Mentions Pam Nettleton (page 66), Chuck Leckenby, and many other Steamboat names I'm not familiar with. ----------------------------------- Snyder, Dorothy Norvell: "Jim Norvell - Colorful Pioneer of Northwestern Colorado", 1883 60 page softbound book with photos. Page 13 has a photo of the Norwell house on Crawford Hill, with a porch very similar to the Crawford House. ----------------------------------- Pearce, Sarah J.: "A Guide to Colorado Architecture" - Colorado Historical Society, 1983 76 page softbound book with photos describing various architectural styles in Colorado. Includes Romanesque Revival and Foursquare. ----------------------------------- Towler, Sureva and Stanko, Jim: "Faster Horses, Younger Women, Older Whiskey, A Pictorial Archive of the Routt County Fair 1914-1995", 1996 192 page softbound book with many photos. ----------------------------------- Virginia, Andrew: "Wagon Tales", 1972 174 page book about pioneer life in northwest Colorado, without talking about specific people or places ----------------------------------- Wren, Jean: "Steamboat Springs and the "Treacherous & Speedy Skee"", 1972 65 page booklet with many photos about the history of skiing in Steamboat ----------------------------------- Wheeler, Frances May Dorr: "From the Pages of Her Heart", 1987 39 page booklet of poems Wheeler, Frances May Dorr: "Rocking Chair Ryhmes", 2001 48 page booklet of poems Wheeler, Frances May Dorr: "Trails of Memory", 2001 48 page booklet of poems Wheeler, Frances May Dorr: "Looking Down the Lane", 1990 69 page booklet of poems ----------------------------------- White-Crane, Diane: "Hiking the 'Boat II", 2000 300 page softbound book with photos. 108 hikes out of SS. Several include the Dome, but never any mention of it being Crawford's Dome. ----------------------------------- White-Crane, Diane: "Stop Spitting At Your Brother! Life Lessons of a Rocky Mountain Llama", 1996 154 page softbound book told from llama's viewpoint ----------------------------------- Pettem, Silvia: "Boulder - A Sense of Time and Place", 2000 ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------