The Colorado First.
LOCAL MATTERS.
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From the Daily of Wednesday, 20th.
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----The Colorado First was yesterday on the march up Plum Creek and would encamp near its head. The roads were reported heavy, and many of the teams in the baggage train were giving out. We understand that teams found along the road were being "pressed," which must occasion great hardships to the settlers, if true. We hope not.
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From the Daily of Thursday, 27th.
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----Several shots were fired into the Concert Hall Saloon, F street, last night, by intoxicated soldiers, disappointed in "pressing" as much of the ardent as their incensed appetites craved for.
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ARRESTED.--A report has come in, that the Colorado First met Martin H. Railey on the road, this side of Colorado City; pressed his team into service, and placed him under arrest. We have not learned particulars.
Source:
Unknown, "The Colorado First," Weekly Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado Territory, Saturday, 1 March, 1862, page 3.
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