The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-17
NOTES EY TIE UAg>IDE.
Down the Asclsison. Topeka and SAN.
Ia fe Railroad.


side of the track, and many times 1t was
found impossible to pass through drove
when in motion. Nature, primeval, held
undisputed sway from Fort Larned west
ward. None but some few hardy hunters
had penetrat d this ocean of plain and des-
ert, and where the old Santa Fe trail was
first laid out. it was thought to be great
undertaking TO attempt it. \ man who
had been across the plains, or south TO New
Mexico, when he did happen to stray back
among The staid people OF the east, was re-
garded as a natural curiosity people would
go tor miles to ste him, and listen with
open-mouthed wonder, to the tales OF adven-
ture and hair breadth escapes through
which he had pass. d. But these things are
now of the past. This narrow trail of iron
that stretches almost unseen through this
great territory has done away with the
WHITE COVERED PRAIRIE .CHOONE :.
You look back and muse on the rapid
change OF few years, and a. you muse the
train PUSHES swI!lly Westward. The shad-
W '''-''' ~ = ~ ~ 80 t''''' nv i"ihl II "'C
Ill., inc pas t''5'r9 T" Srhhi anu gf"an ana
ver' soon 'he car !. h'ei"di"us WIN The
i"hs u'a". anu n'"S'''i 7n"FS", iair' ana
|, 's''' DeI"S wan S"i"'" ."cNS' P"'"'e
"'s' li'u vi -. ''' 'ho'n
selves about fifty miles ", ST of Dodge CITY
New Years eve was Of the past, and the
, ne year Wa VIZ. u 'oh .o"nu NJ ''
m IN -: Us '"s "a
H',ia"' a. ! ou Up
+ i."7 ->",'ii"S, ""e VI ''.''Se PS'uii"i
~ No'oi "'" az ~ - n '''iu 90. .'u
"u' III 'iie w '''i -
oi aiiii,s' erei n1 pr" In uiI $50
from 'iie 'ei'SIi'i "a W tne pm!
,nS co"-"". NM ii'i'' - "'i. ''1 me- d, i'''
heNic.'ns anu ~ 80 iii'. "'r ii'i.isie o'i
el"ai er,iiS anu ,"et !"i 'Iises III your
,h'hu INA! n,t .n' ~ -"
h''e VI 81, . ~ M: nj,
s sen' t''V m ~ -'ao" w
'"i! - ~
eeemS " o IN -" II; In T III
'i'i uan'''S. M .'' ", ~
" ''''
'hey
MANI ihhiN AVN"
is mystery. for they never work and are
almost too IazytO breathe. About mile
from here, and across the Arkansas river il
Fort Lyon: me river + :p'ii"eu py me
entirely lost its clear ultra marine color.
given by the mountain snow from which il
springs. Neither has il lost swiitness Tor il
goes travelling down through the valley.
winding along beneath the shade Of giant
Cottonwoods. The Fort stands on an en-
inence. and but for grove would be plain
" visible from Las Anamas. The buildings
are well built. and substantial. and at present
there are three compauvs Of the IgIh rrri-
ment stationed here under the command Of
Col. Smith. | arrived at the post about
noon. and found the officers making New
Year calls. and had the pleasure of meet
ING them az Col. Smiths quarters where |
spent very pleasant hour in entering To-
the comforts of the inner man and in FEST
ING a glass of punch of Col. Smiths brew
inc which was eScepliunalIy fine. After
r,r,,Eing Of various vi,nds We aoain All
iourned 10 the parlor and spent = f,.w min
,,,es very nl.asaptIv The train bv which
I wisb.d ~ return was nearly due and /
w,s obI;oad IN r.turp +, the Station much
ag,inst nav wishes. There is no regular
ho,,l in I,s sIamus bur Mr. ..EiIss-' VII
a-;rs n . Lu,o,v , oocd sou..r,. meal at any
time. Five o'clock AGAIN found me on the
BACK TRACK,
al hound for D,J,o Ci,v Tb.re i ,..r,
I;,,I. i, ,hi. country IN interest tho tour;s;
.nd o.r,,irIv but ii,tle IN wr;,a ,hou, mn,
u, :, i al the countless drovas of c,,,I.
81 tb.. iumens. exuon-a nj ro,b;pg tb,t
"'I~.,,rds- 1ynu a., ar.rv sid ard -
90. 81 ,s ,bo,,b coma ono haJ ,br1,,,r,
.ou II - 80, 7, :. -. -, -
~ H., ,.e,, - Ia 81 b.b:,1
| it'ci az 10. I1:. 49,. &c
,'o'ii '''i' -; - - g,
ip' - - .a,i,-s - - -
ie .." - kari,'
ii T 1r q "" -, " '.',-iI'I
"e - 49, oa,.Io,,, "a 80.
'"i CO "a " - L'f- ~. -.
anu No. Up WIN In I'm IN Inv VIC ''r'e
iooli'S - ~ " nv. 'i'i' i,e
year a,.ti .e;u, seei no onei anu u, AnoM
ius no'niis u ~ VI. ON!
shnipse VI %n''H .n I'm 'ne :iails
's 'iies rush '""'s
are Drought iu anu u'oPP.'l Gn " mem
rom sonie ifei1"' h'in e"In va, oul
pose that Sunday would make slight |
cnahse IN 'Ne programme "u' 7u"uaF has
"'' 81 '' ~ |
1T DOUBTFUL
...u
"hetner II ever WIN: -''t"ie nj ue per
pe'u"i 7u''"S ui s' g. iieiI anu II WI
De year: oe,ore ti'! siisllce y orohen -Hine
o ciocA III !ne et'iilnI "'ousht Us " Ian, u
station u coh'i'iri ''"ie 'ol:I'noe 70 NJ
Sr! ~''He many i"ino "A .a',nS
ho"'es' . :" w p'" 81 'nu ~" -. ."e
worm vi .o"i tiio u ~
are up anu 'ie an "p,'ia OF .'.e con
gdct"i ""ine l u '."t - '.Ie ~ sn,;;
we've liz. ..%'I anus % " IN '''I ue'u nm
Guy Vi ef
aiho .n % Hnuon' Gut "nen you nav Deen
up :ni' u iou. '' ,i5. % ~, 80
.i 800 H." - I'd . IL III !, -, on
.t. 500 - ., 'a,, 80
ma - ".'"'u " .Is
hau oe'n 'o's' i.I
Nou'u s't so'''. IN, ~ - ~" 10y, 49,
"ias' iiie ni.t :I."s ma ~ eli
was .ie .guui.i,e nu,,e y, 'ie nru,e. %
openi1s 'ne uom 81" 81 eo vi pr
s;,,aJ ~ ~, ~ -, ,ha;- w. 70 and frnn ,b.
niiIed os u On theh way " anu ~. iIoin '"e
iaii ioo'' ''o'''eU 'i 'o'i'''
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