The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-01

hegira from Illinois some three or four
years later. Their crossing OF the Eikhorn
anu the tracks OF their wagons on the prim-
1--WE buffalo SOD on the hills above the
stream may easily be seen. Ii was on that
exposition of 1913 that Fremont named
that river which flows from the western
portion OF Kansas through several counties
tne Smoky Hill TO where it debouches into
the Republican at Junction City. the two
there forming the Kaw or Kansas.
The Denver trail follows the valley of the
smoky Hill throughout its entire length I;
traces are still visible near and beyond
Ellsworth. The Oregon and California
tia,l crossed the Blue, and on the crest of
the Sierra Nevada, where, at Lake Truckee,
IN 1886, stood a cabin whose history is a
chapter OF human misery and suffering
that has few parallels in fact or fiction.
us story would shock the readers OF the
Star and L dare not attempt recital of its
awful details, but those of us who have
reached the meridian of life remember the
late OF the Reed and. Bonner company,
who were snow-bound and driven TO can
nibaiisn on that old Oregon trail in 1876.
General kearny, on his return from the
conquest of California in 1647, halted ct the
spot and destroyed by fire every vestige of
that heart-sickening tragedy
The Sheridan-Custer trail of the winter
expedition of 1869 against the Indians
starts from Fort Dodge, on the Arkansas,
follows the north bank twelve miles east,
crosses the river at that point, and at the
north of the Mulberry, on the south side
OF the Arkansas. runs to the junction of
the Wolf and Beaver rivers, in the Indian
territory. where Camp Supply was estab-
lished. The trail is in four tracks, and is
plainly discernible for its whole length
where the land has not been plowed. One
81 It's most historic spots is where the town
ofsAshland, in what is now Clark county,
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was there, in April, 1868, that Sheridan
ilrst received notice of his appointment to
the lieutenant generalship, made vacant by
the promotion OF Sherman to that of gen.
eral, caused by Grants retirement on ac-
count of his elevation TO the presidency.
Sheridan was riding north in my ambu-
lance. and when point on the broad trail
was reached where Mount Jesus is, horse
man was discovered coming toward the
ambulance enveloped i'll cloud of dust.
His animal was fiecked with foam, and as
the scout drew near, recognizing sheridan,
he pulled paper from his breast pocket of
his flannel shirt, at the same time waving
his hat and yelling at the top of his voice:
'Hurrah for the lieutenant general" He
was carrying the telegram from Washing
ton notifying Sheridan OF his confirmation.
Mount Jesus was named in this wise:
One cold morning i'll November, 1868, dur
ing the expeditions initial march south, I
was riding with General Custer ahead of
the column, following the hounds, who had
routed pack of wolves from one of the
rocky ravines. We saw in front of us, in
the fog. what appeared to be the detached
spur OF well-fned range. as it doomed up
in the mist, over which the guide, "Old
John Smith" told us our route lay. Sud-
denly Custer turned to me, as we COM
menced to climb the steep hill, and said,
What is this?'' | looked around the
region, whose desclateness reminded me
So much of the scenery OF the Holy Land
that said, ''Weil cali this Mount Jesus"
Some of the supersensitive people there
now, in their ignorance fancying BIAS
phemous connection with the title-which
there is not the slightest tinge Of Jesus
being one of the commonest of Spanish
names-have made several abortive at
tempts to change it to Mount Lookout, but
Mount Jesus it is and Mount Jesus it will
probably remain, for it is historic spot in
our American classics.