Семья Метцгер стала первопроходцами на Меса к югу от Микера в 1885 году

For those who missed Kay Biven’s library talk, this is a condensed version of “The Metzger Family” by Florence Metzger Franks. It is a wonderfully detailed example of early homesteaders to the White River Valley. Otto and family, including his brother Bob Metzger, farmed on the Mesa south of Meeker in 1885. They came in two covered wagons from Leadville when the road was not more than a path for rugged freight wagons. Otto and…