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<br />27 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Bellvue. The town of Bellvue was laid out and platted <br />by B. F. Flowers in 1882. Flowers came west in 1872 in <br />search of a location for a colony. He decided upon Pleasant <br />Valley and returned to Kansas to bring others to the area. <br />Mr. Flowers was a farmer and a merchant. He built the <br />stone building adjacent to Rist Canyon Road for his general <br />store (30: 421). <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Cache La Poudre--Naming. In November of 1863, a large <br /> <br /> <br />party of trappers employed by the American Fur Company were <br /> <br /> <br />on their way from St. Louis to Green River, Wyoming. They <br /> <br /> <br />stopped and camped along the stream. Antoine Janis, the <br /> <br /> <br />first white settler to this a~ea, was with the party. At <br /> <br /> <br />that time he was only a boy of twelve. Antoine's father <br /> <br /> <br />was captain of the caravan. <br /> <br /> <br />A severe snow storm set in for several days. When the <br />storm stopped, the trappers needed to lighten their load. <br />Several rods south of the camp, all that could be stored was <br />put in a large deep pit including a great deal of gun powder. <br />The pit was then disguised by burning brush over it, to <br />deceive the Indians. From this act the river was named <br />Cache La Poudre--French for "where the powder was hidden". <br />There are other stories, but this is believed to be the <br />true account (17:1,2). <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Antoine Janis' Claim. <br /> <br />Antoine Janis is considered the <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />first white settler in this a~ea. He staked his claim in <br /> <br />1844, a short distance west of Laporte. His claim was the <br /> <br />. <br />