Indians of the Pike's Peak Region

This database contains information relating to the Indian tribes in the region of Pike's Peak in Colorado. The author, having lived in the area of Pike's Peak for some time, and also having had much interaction with the local Indians, is very familiar with the information he is writing about and presenting in this work. His main object in creating the work was to make a permanent record of the primary events concerning the Indians in the 1860s. Topics covered in this history include the tribes of the Pike's Peak region; trails, mineral springs, and game; the Indian troubles of 1864; the Third Colorado and the Battle of Sand Creek; and the Indian War of 1868. This database could be valuable to those with Indian ancestors and also those with ancestors who were living in Colorado in the 1860s.