Cotopaxi, Colorado: Russian Jewish Colony
Emanuel Saltiel
...now lies in an unmarked grave in Wyoming. Probably.
Some background
The history is that Emanuel Saltiel influenced the Hebrew Emigrant Aide Society (HEAS) to provide him with funds to establish the colony in Cotopaxi. The funds were provided for Saltiel to purchase all implements, tools, food and supplies for the colonists and build homes for each family and, but when the colonists arrived, the homes were not all built and the "homes" that were constructed were not completed. The failure of Saltiel to fully execute his commitments had a negative impact on the success of the Colony.
First, let me disclose that I am not related to Emanuel Saltiel,
I am not related to any descendants of the Cotopaxi Colony,
and I am not Jewish.
I have lived in the Cotopaxi area (within 6 miles or closer with the exception of about two years)
since 1973. About 15 of those years were within the "town limits" of Cotopaxi.
I hold Emanuel Saltiel in high esteem.
According to the Makovskys, "Saltiel / Shaltiel / Shal-el" means "I have requested of God" And even we Gentiles have an understanding of "Emanuel" as "God-with-us". So, I figure with a name like that, Emanuel Saltiel had good in him. Without Emanuel Saltiel, I wouldn't have met the Makovskys, so he is ok in my "book".
The purpose of this page is not to demean Emanuel Saltiel, nor pit one Jew against another.
Food for thought
Emanuel Saltiel influenced HEAS to establish the colony in Cotopaxi.
The Colony Jews would likely have suffered from anti-Jewish laws in Russia.
My wife, Cruz, proposes this analogy:
Joseph was sold by his own brothers.
This was for a reason. God's reason.
(It's all in the Bible.)
Joseph forgave his brother's actions.
However, no one out of the eleven tribes of the brothers says
"No, they didn't sell Joseph."
the bottom line:
Joseph was sold by his own brothers. Joseph forgave his brother's actions.
Thus, while understanding the bottom line,
We are going to look at the facts,
while remembering:
Emanuel Saltiel helped some Jews get out of Russia at a critical time in the history of Jews in Europe.
The upcoming genealogy work by Jen Lowe will show the importance:
Please do not be upset with Saltiel.
Upcoming:
*A look at Emanuel Saltiel. What manner of man was he?
(He was a shrewd businessman!)
*I think it would be a good starting point for me to put up Flora Jane Satt's thesis, along with Miles Saltiel's notations. I will also have the footnotes that he removed, for, as is obvious, the footnotes establish the facts of her thesis. Then we can compare fact and fiction. As all this information is coming from 120+ years time, the oldest evidence is the freshest, and most clear. It's called history.
*We'll examine what Julius Schwarz (A.K.A. Schwartz) Reports
For example, note that Schwarz reports that the colonists/HEAS had at their disposal over 3000 acres of land at the Cotopaxi Colony. And Saltiel had provided only two plows for them.That math doesn't add up to success.
Without Emanuel Saltiel, I probably wouldn't have met the Makovskys, Marcia Snyder or Sheldon Altman, so Saltiel is ok in my "book".
According to the Makovskys, "Saltiel / Shaltiel / Shal-el" means "I have requested of God" And even we Gentiles have an understanding of "Emanuel" as "God-with-us". So, I figure with a name like that, Emanuel Saltiel had good in him. But not yet the theology, I think, so we stop there.
*At some point, we will take a critical look at the revision of history by Miles Saltiel that the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society has published.
I'll post emails I've received from a Miles Saltiel, which I believe you will find interesting. Miles has taken Flora Jane Satt's thesis from this site and put it on his own site. He took out Flora Jane's footnotes and added his own.
Miles contends that Emanuel Saltiel was in no way a villain.
.......more developing....THIS WILL TAKE SOME TIME....it isn't an important issue to me, and will likely be "back-burnered" ....................thanks for your patience
A look at the relationships between Emanuel Saltiel
and the the history of the Cotopaxi Colony.
Beginning with:
The Amazing History of Emanuel H. Saltiel
Such as:
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War
Was an Officer in the Confederate Army.
Was captured by the Union Army.
Escaped -
Obtained the new identification and name (Isaacs) from a banker acquaintance -
Returned to Union Army confines
This to prevent his execution (as he was a Confederate officer)
Joined Union Army - sent to western Frontier
Drummed out of Army
(this guy is a survivor!)
1868: co-authored book with George Barnett
History and business directory of Cheyenne
and guide to the mining regions of the Rocky Mountains
Saltiel owned and operated newspapers.
1882: Saltiel OWNED Cotopaxi.
1882: Election Judge, Cotopaxi
1882: George W. Meyers Constable of Cotopaxi
1883: Emanuel Saltiel's Sweated Labor (Jewish Colonists)
1897: Wanted in Montana
1897: Saltiel Indicted for Fraud
Saltiel was partners with
to be continued...
Please do not be upset with Saltiel.
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