The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-19

the river: but fifth, and most Important Of
al: the two great trails of the continent
Kansas City to California. and the other
santa each oF otbeE at fSis pons
on the old and well known 'Papin's Fer
hosse These ehs Trans Egn we're
Dy the skilled engineers Of the govern
states to the interior and Pacific slope
Raag5ssedd oyer them And as Vas was then hen
travel of the county stili pass over these
two great trails. stil cross at .Papin's
slow process of OK teams or even of the
Overland stage, they are. conveyed by
the Union Pacif Fs' and ID the Atchison. To-
peka & Santa Fe railroads
the reasons why the present site Of To-
Peka was selected. principally by Charles
point at which to built a town. (Note-I
might might here say that but for Mr. Ward
ever since held by his family that that
claim would have been included in our
toWnSite and the center of our tOWnS1te
removed, perhaps. a half mile west)
- " In after the return Of our
the remnant Of the fifth party under the
We're the few who had the courage to re-
their homeward trip without even enter
ing the. territory This remnant were
Consisted Of Enoch Chase Milton me- e. DICK eiI
ey, Jacob B. Chase and George Davis.
by Charles Robinson W and myseif s and Mn in
formed about our trip up the river and
with us and help build a town at the
point selected near 'Papins Ferry. After
matter they consented to do so, and were
fully instructed precisely where to come
the same for 'u few f days 81 until Charles
Robinson and myself and such other
could come up when the town organiza-
q
day of our first election, being for dele
70 eon1gress' tnese roue ana
instructed to come. and took possession Of
e Of 5fe AND on the day
Thursday, November 30. 1854, they COM
Topeka. at a spot a few feet southeasterly
from the southeast corner OF what is now
known as Mill Block
"a few days after. December or 2. the
remnant Of the sixth party, under the
saq9dspices Of the New Engand Emigrabpt
Ferry was also presented to them, and
4th of December, 1854, the following named
Giles, Daniel H. Horne. Loring c. Cleve-
land and Samuel A. Clark, in company
with NJ. c. Dickey, who had returned to
Lawrence, and Charles Robinson and my
self. came up from Lawrence to the new
finished cabin with the party who had
come UP the preceding Wednesday.
1854 articles ts Of association were agreed
upon and duly signed. the limits of the
ranged for and the foundation of the new
city, which had been selected and located
two weeks previously, become an accom-
plished fact.
Those present and participating in the
! 3, Chase, Enoch Chase. George Davis,
L. G. Cleveland and s. A. Clark.
OF Re a new oWn but IT de
clined to act as member proDer OF the
Town e0mpalny, de Zee re rnMiSe 70 t be
interests of the New England Emigrant
Taking advantage of his absence, how
ever; he was promptly voted in as the
This ends the Very Simple and direct
Narrative Of Cyrus e Holiday: WHICH
bears directly rect, upon the founding OF the
On suitable occasions the story will be
Of his work as president and special trus-
tee Of the Topeka. Townsite association
of the city tin his demise
How, simple handed and alone. he Sc
for Topeka at the Wyandotte convention.
How he originated and founded the great
which he was the first president and. a
lifelong director and secured for Topeka
I say on suitable occasions the story
told. the beginning and ENG of which is
answering devotion to the beautiful city
DR. MARTINS ADDRESS.
DR.. S. E. Martin prefaced his Rem
iniscences of the First Winter in To-
peka" with a few remarks relative to
the reasons for his coming west and OF
the company of over 800 people with |
whom he immigrated. He was young |
doctor, having had only little actual |
practice before settling here.
1t was his privilege upon first enter |
ing the state to meet and be associated |
to some extent with Bishop Ames. of |
the Methodist church. who was then |
working in this region.
Mr.. Martin first located at Lawrence, |
where he built a small cabin, but |
pushed on to Topeka, reaching here on |
Christmas day, 1854.
when 1 reached the cabin at To- |
peka," he said, II was welcomed by |
the population of the whole city. I |
came up to this point on the trail that |
was about where Third street now is |
1t was one of the prettiest sights ever |
saw. 1t was nearly dusk and the sun |
was setting. To the north the tall |
grass was afire, and the contrasts were |
something beautiful.
when I reached the cabin door the |
inmates all came out to welcome me. |
My first words were those of the phrase |
picked up in travelling across Missouri |
Get to stay all night?'
1.-The cabin was exceedingly small |
and the number of occupants large. |
and was directed to go to Wards, a |
little farther on, where I got to stay |
all night The first cabin was built |
after the style of all the cabins of the |
time, and the quarter of beef that al |
ways hung from the ridge pole outside |
the cabin was incentive for the /
coyotes and wolves to venture near, and |
the night was usually made wild with |
their cries.
Milton c. Dickey, Enoch Chase,
Jacob Chase and George Davis built |
the cabin. It was occupied when first |
reached here by the above named and |
C. K. Holiday. F. w. Giles, James |
Hickey, w. NJ. c. Linaker, Jonas Green
wood. Thomas Thornton, Ebel Hartwell, |
Hattie Hartwell and Timothy McIn-
tire and wife.