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<br />~b <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />first land patent recorded in Lar.imer County, issued May.1, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1867 (30: 56) . <br /> <br />Antoine was a trapper, a scout, a guide and interpreter <br /> <br />for the military post (30:217). <br /> <br />He lived on his claim until <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1878, when he moved to the Pine Ridge Agency to join his <br /> <br />wife's tribe of Indians. He Was highly regarded by all <br /> <br />the early settlers (30:44). <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The story is told that Antoine Janis planted a <br /> <br />willow tree on his land near nis cabin as a symbol of <br /> <br />friendship for the Indians (3l). He related some of his <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />dealings with Indians to Ansel Watrous: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The gold fever broke out in 1858. Soon after <br />locating my claim, I mov~d from Fort Larimie <br />and settled on it. One nundred and fifty lodges <br />of Arapahoe moved there with me at the same <br />time. They asked me if t wanted to settle <br />there. I told them I di~. Bold Wolf, the chief, <br />then called a council of braves, who finally gave <br />us permission to locate, and donated to us all the <br />lands from the foot of the mountains to the <br />mouth of Boxelder Creek (30:44) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Camp Collins. In the fall of 1863, Company B of the <br />First Colorado Volunteer Cavalry was sent to Laporte to <br />patrol the Overland stage route from Indians. The soldiers <br /> <br />established camp on Antoine Janis's claim near the river <br /> <br />a few miles upstream from Laporte. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The next year Companies "B" and "F" of the Ohio <br /> <br />Volunteer Cavalry came to take over the camp. They gave <br />the camp the name Camp Collins to honor their Commanding <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Officer at Ft. Larimie, Lieutenant Colonel William O. <br /> <br />Collins. <br /> <br />. <br />