Excerpt from Semi-Centennial History of the State of Colorado, Vol. 1Of the contents of the first volume of this History of Colorado, Chapter XXIV, on the subject of Mining in Colorado, is by Mr. W. F. R. Mills, of Denver. Chapter XXV, on Colorado Agriculture, is by Prof. Walter H. Olin, of Denver. Chapter XXVI, on Irrigation in Colorado, is by Hon. Frank C. Goudy, of Denver. Chapter XXVII, on the Live-stock Industry in Colorado, is by Mr. Fred P. Johnson, of Denver. Chapter XXIX, on Colorado Legislation, is by Hon. Robert S. Morrison, of Denver. Chapter XXX, on Colorado Jurisprudence, is by Hon. Wilbur F. Stone, of Denver, and formerly one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of Colorado. Chapter XXXI, on the Medical Profession in Colorado, is by Dr. L. E. Lemen, of Denver. The other Chapters are by Jerome C. Smiley, of Denver.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.