George Gore's gory expedition

From 1854 to 1857, Sir St. George Gore, a wealthy Irish landowner, rumbled through the Great Plains

This painting shows a hunting carvan similar to Gore's, put together by Scottish nobleman Sir William Drummond Stewart. There are no drawings of Gore's expedition.

and the Rocky Mountains, killing thousands of animals and living in wilderness luxury. That drew rebukes from some private citizens and U.S. government officials, but no actual penalties.

He also built a wagon road on what is now called Gore Pass, over on the Gore Range in Colorado.

My history column from The Daily Sentinel is linked below.

Gore 11-7-26.pdf

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