The Anaconda standard., 1890-08-03
THE OLD SANTA FE TRAIL.
A FAMOUS PATH OVER WHICH THOUSANDS OF PIONEERS
TOMED SLOWLY TO THE LAND OF PROMISE.

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nsneu ~ &C., anu "aS n PPs
place, uemn S a. ,;, nuS ~ sh;s " e s',ns ,"us
tourney. ne 'us .s.. oi '"Is "ou 'a .onuer
posi- are now poin'eu on. 10 uaveiers
from the car winuoTs US ue swn'spvreu'
ing i"o'oe ok" e s,
An OLD settier VINO irequenty visited
fort fSent In It's paiiny uays, tnns speaks
OF early DAYS ~ ,ne soutnwes'.
sugar was si.oo pouhd' conee the
mon snira couiu not pe oought lot less thah
%. win nour az u pnund anu INJURIES IN
proPorion u was ques.on oi ou. lev
days AZ tue rehuezVous oelore the iaoor Oh
mohths was useu up. Nott,hulng' tne
pioneer to,u Oh Beaver wnicn was KEEP
at Bents tort. Inc amman was caught
wniie young ana became periectiy doche,
oeinR preat iavorite WIN 'ne iainiiles az
the iort anu OF tne ,rappers wien tney re-
amrheu from tleir triPs 10 the inouhta,hs; :;
ne it,ie ieiiow couid never ne cureu oI
MS instinct 10 puila uaI,s. ne actualig
uhuertook 10 uaii tne Arkansas river anu
worked Tor months all night long, return
ing 10 Tue tort every morning as the sun
arose. ne cut uown quite hu,noer Oh
large trees, nut IRE proved 100 snort lor
tne cotnpietioh Oh MS pians. hiie arouho
the lori ne was constantly turning over
every kihu OF Vessei that con'aihea water.
anu c9ilectihg SUCKS 20 neaa II OH as "
beaver was lockea up IN .'he warehouse
nurinp 'ne .'gn. ~, nos,ns "po,. ne hs- uls
coVereu eh,Hahoii tahh Oh mnoiasses
Una. haa pee, iei. u'iroNe,eu. Ina' u's
9overy proNcu po3r oack upo'h, ~, ne nsN. '
nay ne "as io,inu easpi,e LOT me- haNInE
Deen caigHt III tie sncky mass as 'hs
TANK was upturheu, ne never recovered
rom 'he SHOCK ana was tehderly pur,eu
IN the presence oil a large circle of his for
mer sn irlehus.
Inc passenger Tor santa re leaves the
missouri river In iuxuriols fuiiinan car
tiou, having traveied large part OF tnc
instance withih sight OF the Santa r traii'
whose deep ruts are being oDiiterated ny
Tune ana the plow share. Wthln almost
the iiinits OF single nay the traveller ac-
conpiished Journey which formerly re-
luireu from .nree 20 SIX mon'ls uine anu
was iraugnt win narusnips anu uahRer'
Soon atter the beginning oi the trade, the
Arapahoes ana oheyennes' VINO were wen
mounted ana armed WIN bows ana arr
rows, began TO atack the wagon trains
ana stampede the horses ana cattle.
Many ontrages were computed by the IN
dams. although u cannot be saiu that tie
hostility OF the red men OF the plains was
without cause. In lozo one parry OF trau-
ers lost l'uoo horses ana tiree men. ny
thls time the INDIANS ilad become SO Doiu
IN their attacks that the tnited
States government was appealed to,
ana IN the spring OF ls2o Major
hhey' WIN 'hree companies OF Hi-
iahtry aud one company OF cavalry, es-
corted the caravan as Tar as sboiiteau
island, IN the ARKANSAS river Az the AT
kansas crossing the loads We're rear
ranged III the Wagons anu tiie Journey
was conpleteu wiln1ut lncideh; ror'
Leaveiiwortn was estapnsneu on tiie Mis-.
souri, river, ~ I,liies apoNe tne hiou,h o'
the haw. largely Tor ,ne protec,ioh OF the
Santa a re trade. Inns lori dates iroiIl
ioz', anu ue,achinehts OF troops were ire
quently sent 70 accompany the yearly ear
avans on their route through the ihdiai'
The first outiitting point was the town
OF rrankln' oppos,e boouVllie, Mo- on
tne missouri river ioo miles west OF St
Louis. After Few years supply stores
were estapiished AT independehce' Il
miles from from the edge Oh thc prairie
OF hansas Slty, naa - cunning es'ao
lishments. Near this town lie the remains
OF Jifn briuger, the epiainsinaii anu huhei
ana one OF the most skiliiui guides tha'
, ever lea party tnrough tne noun
taiis. About isio hansas 'ty oegat
10 attract namta re traders, anu Owing
70 Hs eNceheht steahiooa' Ianuihp
TINS point soon became the principal start
ing place OF the caravans. Inc ieyee
WIN Hs naii.uozeii large steamers nuR'
plies OF mexican freight, prairie schoon
ers, mules, oxen, liuians' rousaoouts
trencnmen, einigrants, Old settlers, ten
derieet' hotei urummers, brass bands ant
omniousses, FURNISHED q scene never u
be Iorgotten Dy a visitor fresh from th'
states. Long trains daily departed Tor til'
plains. ohe mousse In hansas 'ty did
@ business III tle year 100. amounting t'
S4Vo,oo. IL was no uncommon tbing whel
Mexican merchant was prepared To set
tie ms bilis Tor MN 10 mt out OF one of M
prairie sciooners large rawhiue sewe,
up IN the form OF Dag ana niied VIII
SHINING silver dollars, These he pile'
upon the counter OF the store u, heap
covering every inch OF available space
Sometlmes the silver was transported
from santa re IN strong leatner-bount