This book is a compilation of newspaper stories from the 1884 issues of the Alamosa JOURNAL. Alamosa and the amazing Great Sand Dunes National Park are located in the San Luis Valley in South Central Colorado. The population of Alamosa at that time was only 802 but there was plenty going on: Railroading, mining, farming, an afternoon gunfight in the middle of downtown, men hiking over snow-covered mountains on snowshoes to deliver the mail, corrupt politicians, and much more. Reading history in the making via newspapers is informative, interesting, and a lot of fun.,-- author