Huer

Same as BALKER (q. v.). Huer'fano, in Colorado, a S. central co. It is bounded W. by the Sangre de Cristo range; Spanish Peak is in its S.E. boundary; area, 1,600 sq. m. Rivers. Huerfano river and numerous creeks. Surface, mountainous; Cap. Walsenburg. Pop. (1890) 6,882. Huer fano River, in Colorado, enters the Arkansas river in Pueblo co. Huesca ( wis'cä ). [Lat. Osca.] A city of Spain, in Aragon, 30 m. N.E. of Sarago a, on the Isuela. Manuf . Leather and linens. Here occurred the incident so well known in history as the Ma acre of the bell. Pop . 11,100. Huescar ( wes'cär ), a town of Spain, in Grenada, and 83 m. N.E. of Grenada. Manuf . Woollens and linens. Pop . (1890) 5,070.