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1621. Balloon The Rockies
1622. Pine Grove Restaurant
1624. Yampa Drug Company
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A cattle company owned by Charles Sieber before he was murdered by Joe Harris in 1902. The ranch was later owned by the Sleeper family, who married into the Sieber family.
The ranching outfit is referred to as the Sieber Cattle Company by Ruth G. Moss in her article, “The Early Development of Law Enforcement in Mesa County” (Mesa County Historical Society newsletter, May-June 1983). According to Moss, the company was formed in 1897.
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Prior to the establishment of Mesa County, Sheriff Bowman of Gunnison County patrolled the wide expanse of the county.
When Mesa County was established in 1883, the Governor of Colorado appointed Martin Florida as the first sheriff. Later that year, William Innes was elected sheriff along with other Mesa County office holders.
Charles Lumley, “one of the most respected sheriffs ever to hold office in Mesa County,” served from the late...
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According to author Ruth Moss, the first marshal of the department was James “Jim” Davis, hired in 1881 or 1882 and employed until 1883.
According to Moss, “[around 1906] in the city, the law enforcement staff had risen to three, Marshal Charles H. Wallis and two patrolmen. One of them was the wellknown officer, Andy Halligan. In 1909, the city adopted the commission form of government and the first actual police department came into being....
1628. Lafayette Public Library
1629. Steamboat Land Co.
1631. Telluride Today
1632. The Royal Hotel
1634. McNeil Coal Company
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An organization responsible for the oversight of three million surface acres and all the surface leases, mineral leases, etc. for the state. Sectors that interact with this organization frequently include the schools, lumber companies, mining companies, and agricultural interests.