Samuel H. Boyd
Among the old pioneers who came to Colorado in an early day is the subject of this sketch; he has seen a great many ups and downs; made money and lost it by misfortunes and made it again several times. But he is a man of nerve and pluck and never gives up. He is now proprietor of the Boyd House, Canon City, and is doing a thriving business. Mr. Boyd was born in Wheeling, Virginia, 9 December 1827. At the age of twelve years,he learned the wire-working business, when he was so small he had to stand upon a box to reach the work bench; he worked at this business twelve years. He then went to Missouri and was traveling salesman for Elliott, Hay & Stanly, selling wheat fans: he was engaged at this for five years. he then went to S. Joseph, Missouri, and was at one time City Marshal; he was also in the grocery business, till 1862, when he came to Colorado, leaving his family in St. Joseph. He went to Fremont County engaged in farming. When his crops were nicely started and everything looking finely, including thirty acres of wheat and sixty acres of corn and other vegetables, the grasshoppers came and completely destroyed the whole crop, almost in a night. He has been engaged for several years in hotel-keeping in Canon City and always kept a good house. He is a genial, whole-souled man, and every one is his friend. He has been Trustee of the city at different times and in 1850 was elected its Mayor..
Among the old pioneers who came to Colorado in an early day is the subject of this sketch; he has seen a great many ups and downs; made money and lost it by misfortunes and made it again several times. But he is a man of nerve and pluck and never gives up. He is now proprietor of the Boyd House, Canon City, and is doing a thriving business. Mr. Boyd was born in Wheeling, Virginia, 9 December 1827. At the age of twelve years,he learned the wire-working business, when he was so small he had to stand upon a box to reach the work bench; he worked at this business twelve years. He then went to Missouri and was traveling salesman for Elliott, Hay & Stanly, selling wheat fans: he was engaged at this for five years. he then went to S. Joseph, Missouri, and was at one time City Marshal; he was also in the grocery business, till 1862, when he came to Colorado, leaving his family in St. Joseph. He went to Fremont County engaged in farming. When his crops were nicely started and everything looking finely, including thirty acres of wheat and sixty acres of corn and other vegetables, the grasshoppers came and completely destroyed the whole crop, almost in a night. He has been engaged for several years in hotel-keeping in Canon City and always kept a good house. He is a genial, whole-souled man, and every one is his friend. He has been Trustee of the city at different times and in 1850 was elected its Mayor..
Samuel H. Boyd
Among the old pioneers who came to Colorado in an early day is the subject of this sketch; he has seen a great many ups and downs; made money and lost it by misfortunes and made it again several times. But he is a man of nerve and pluck and never gives up. He is now proprietor of the Boyd House, Canon City, and is doing a thriving business. Mr. Boyd was born in Wheeling, Virginia, 9 December 1827. At the age of twelve years,he learned the wire-working business, when he was so small he had to stand upon a box to reach the work bench; he worked at this business twelve years. He then went to Missouri and was traveling salesman for Elliott, Hay & Stanly, selling wheat fans: he was engaged at this for five years. he then went to S. Joseph, Missouri, and was at one time City Marshal; he was also in the grocery business, till 1862, when he came to Colorado, leaving his family in St. Joseph. He went to Fremont County engaged in farming. When his crops were nicely started and everything looking finely, including thirty acres of wheat and sixty acres of corn and other vegetables, the grasshoppers came and completely destroyed the whole crop, almost in a night. He has been engaged for several years in hotel-keeping in Canon City and always kept a good house. He is a genial, whole-souled man, and every one is his friend. He has been Trustee of the city at different times and in 1850 was elected its Mayor..
Among the old pioneers who came to Colorado in an early day is the subject of this sketch; he has seen a great many ups and downs; made money and lost it by misfortunes and made it again several times. But he is a man of nerve and pluck and never gives up. He is now proprietor of the Boyd House, Canon City, and is doing a thriving business. Mr. Boyd was born in Wheeling, Virginia, 9 December 1827. At the age of twelve years,he learned the wire-working business, when he was so small he had to stand upon a box to reach the work bench; he worked at this business twelve years. He then went to Missouri and was traveling salesman for Elliott, Hay & Stanly, selling wheat fans: he was engaged at this for five years. he then went to S. Joseph, Missouri, and was at one time City Marshal; he was also in the grocery business, till 1862, when he came to Colorado, leaving his family in St. Joseph. He went to Fremont County engaged in farming. When his crops were nicely started and everything looking finely, including thirty acres of wheat and sixty acres of corn and other vegetables, the grasshoppers came and completely destroyed the whole crop, almost in a night. He has been engaged for several years in hotel-keeping in Canon City and always kept a good house. He is a genial, whole-souled man, and every one is his friend. He has been Trustee of the city at different times and in 1850 was elected its Mayor..
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