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==Early life==

==Early life==

Of [[German American|German ancestry]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/german.html|title=German ancestry Politicians in Indiana|pubilsher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=Novembern27, 2020}}</ref> Howbert was born in Columbus in Bartholomew County in southern [[Indiana]]. When he was six his family moved westward to [[Iowa]]. In 1860, he joined his father, William Howbert, in relocating to the Colorado Territory, where he resided briefly in Hamilton in Park County,  and Old Colorado City, the temporary territorial capital.<ref name=ihqf/> Howbert recalled his first view of the South Park region from the top of Kenosha Hill: "As young as I was it made a lasting impression on my mind. ... It was a scene I have never forgotten," he said of the valley and wooded hills framed by rugged mountains.<ref name=vandusen>Laura King Van Dusen, ''Historic Tales from Park County: Parked in the Past'' ([[Charleston]],  [[South Carolina]]: The History Press, 2013), ISBN 978-1-62619-161-7, pp. 33-35.</ref>

Of [[German American|German ancestry]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/german.html|title=German ancestry Politicians in Indiana|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=November 27, 2020}}</ref> Howbert was born in Columbus in Bartholomew County in southern [[Indiana]]. When he was six his family moved westward to [[Iowa]]. In 1860, he joined his father, William Howbert, in relocating to the Colorado Territory, where he resided briefly in Hamilton in Park County,  and Old Colorado City, the temporary territorial capital.<ref name=ihqf/> Howbert recalled his first view of the South Park region from the top of Kenosha Hill: "As young as I was it made a lasting impression on my mind. ... It was a scene I have never forgotten," he said of the valley and wooded hills framed by rugged mountains.<ref name=vandusen>Laura King Van Dusen, ''Historic Tales from Park County: Parked in the Past'' ([[Charleston]],  [[South Carolina]]: The History Press, 2013), ISBN 978-1-62619-161-7, pp. 33-35.</ref>

In Hamilton (not to be confused with another community in Craig County, Colorado), Howbert established a general store because most settlers brought with them six months' worth of supplies. He wrote that he had seen trout teeming in the streams which were not being placer mined and considerable deer and available quality beef as well. Gold dust was the medium of exchange. Settlers carried a buckskin bag of gold dust with which to make purchases.<ref name=vandusen/>

In Hamilton (not to be confused with another community in Craig County, Colorado), Howbert established a general store because most settlers brought with them six months' worth of supplies. He wrote that he had seen trout teeming in the streams which were not being placer mined and considerable deer and available quality beef as well. Gold dust was the medium of exchange. Settlers carried a buckskin bag of gold dust with which to make purchases.<ref name=vandusen/>