Morton, Gerald C., authorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2024-09-242024-09-242024https://hdl.handle.net/10217/239480Details the history of attempted development and reclamation under the 1894 Carey Act in Colorado. Focuses on the Two Buttes and Muddy Creek settlements in Southeastern Colorado. Details unintended wildlife and land conservation consequences of Carey Act development.--Provided by publisher.Experiment or swindle -- Carey Act beginnings in the Centennial State -- The colony at Two Buttes Mountain -- The birth of the Muddy Creek Carey Act project -- "Land board, make them fish or cut bait" -- Perhaps nobody is to blame -- George E. O'Brien and the disastrous Muddy Creek Colony -- Defeated and buried in dust -- The making of wildlife areas -- Sustaining a conservation purpose.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Carey, Joseph M. (Joseph Maull), 1845-1924 -- Political and social viewsIrrigation projects -- Colorado -- HistoryReclamation of land -- Colorado -- HistoryAgricultural development projects -- Colorado -- HistoryEnvironmental protection -- Colorado -- HistoryWildlife conservation -- Colorado -- HistoryIrrigation laws -- Colorado -- HistoryArid regions -- Colorado -- HistoryPublic lands -- ColoradoTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University, and Western Colorado University members only.