Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-02-01

he replied that the fat ones could not
run as fast as the others. and the best
way to get at the fat ones was to start
them in motion. and the laggards could
easily be picked out.
SAME OLD .iULE
when we came TO the Arkansas we
had a great time fording the river
The first wagon of provisions was
hauled into the river, when the entire
wagon was in the water the mules alb.
solutely refused to bulge another step
Whipping and everything else availed
nothing. We then drove the next team
in. and just as the teams were para
lei this team also struck there. Well,
the long and sort of 1t was that we
had 20 unharness the teams, and had
20 take everything ont of the wagons;
then we fixed up "A team OF the best
mules. and had To haul all our proyis.
ions and goods over in small hundred
pound lots. II took us all day to do
this, and the first mouthful of food for
that day we had at nightfall. re-
member very distinctly that we had
napiaclIs and coffee for supper that
night. Soon after this. just as we were
across the Arkansas. Carson bid us all
good bye and we started out for the
rest of the distance alone.
I'VE remained in Santa fe all win
ter. and returned in the spring Dur
ing the winter the Fremont expedition
people. who had been frozen out In the
attempt TO cross the range at a place
near Williams canyon. at Manitou
came 10 santa Fe and stayed there IN
e. spring. Old Blll Williams, after
whom ! believe Williams canyon is
named Guided Fremont up in this
part Of the country and Fremont used
eco censure him for attcmptin,, To guide
them across the range nj Wiliams
canyon. saying that he was an unccr
tain and unreliable guide, but Williams
said that he had ways opposed going
across at this point. but that the rest
Of the party insisted so that he finally
gave in To them our trip from the
present boundary OF Missouri TO santa
l'c occupied the time from October .
10 November l. and this was consid-
cred remarkably short trip at that
time.
\ MAD BUFFALO.
In coming back we came with a
wagon train % So wagons, all of them
driven in double file so that in case OF
unexpected Indian attack We could for
tify ourselves between the two rows
~ wagons As We came through Kan.
sas, nearly all the bufialoes had disap.
Feared. being still ON the feeding
ground farther south There were a
few old isolated animals. which had
not followed the rest Of the herd. one
dag We came across of bunch of three
aud as the dogs van out and leased
them one of them suddenly became
suddenly stampoded and ran directly
for our train, rushing blindiy between
the two rows OF wagons and finally
charging right on q team and becom
ing eniunglCd In the iron chains and
soaring the mules The Mexican driy
ng jumped down and thrust a long
spear right into the frantic animal
killing II instantly and then with q
quick swish OF his st,lcto he cut tn,
warm tongue right out Of the animal
All this happened without the train
hating one second rhatwas the way
, things were dcne in those days.
Coming back. we nett r. X. Aubrey
a trapper and trader. who was n great
character in those days lie was cross
ing the plains all alone. and he had
many a time before and aftCrward
These wagons trains were great insti
tutions in those days, and a pictur
esque sight they were. too. Imagine
a hundred or more white covered wag
ons. carrying all kinds Of goods fol
trade with the Indians. and returninl
with rich pelts Of fur and other good,
from the Indians. But the stories thai
these men could tell when they re
turned II was like hearing from an
other world. Colorado Springs. Colo
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