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Lizzy isn't quite five feet tall and "just a bit of a thing" as
they say, but that doesn't keep her from becoming a blacksmith in
England, emigrating to America, becoming the first woman resident
of the rough and tumble silver mining town of Rico, Colorado where
she ran her own dairy or moving on from there to become the first
beef-cattlewoman in Southwest Colorado. Lizzy and her third husband
Henry (which she pronounced 'Enry in her cockney accent) Knight,
formerly her son-in-law, homesteaded and raised her granddaughter
Edith in the newly settled Disappointment Valley. They prospered:
'Enry with farming, brokering livestock trades in that booming
cattle country and being the postmaster of the valley's first post
office; Lizzy with her own herd, a small store and becoming the
unofficial banker for the valley. The Knight homestead became the
center for commerce and social interaction in the valley. Their
original cabin still stands and is now a historic site. Their
great, great, great grandchildren still call the valley home.
Disappointment Valley is a land of unsurpassed beauty, as belies
its name. Located on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains in
Southwestern Colorado, it is also rugged and isolated. The name, no
doubt, discouraged many and contributed to the strong-willed and
self-sufficient character of the Valley's pioneers. The nearly
boundless grazing, from high mountian summer pasture to low pinon
and cedar (juniper) winter pasture, made it prime cattle ranching
country. The ranching pioneers incluced Southerners displaced by
the Civil War; Northerners seeking new frontiers; and immigrants
from England, Canada, Ireland and Denmark. While their backgrounds
were diverse, they shared a strong spirit of independence. They
often flaunted tradition and defied outside authority, gaining them
a reputation as "lawless." They weren't lawless, but they preferred
to settle their own affairs. They chose to forgo the acceptance and
ammenities of society for the sake of personal freedom. This is
their story. It has been compiled from legends, records and
photographs provided by descendents of the settlers, and by
research of existing public records. It chronicles events as they
were perceived by those who lived in the Disappointment Country
during the turbulent era of 1879 to 1929.
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