The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-10
KANSAS HISTORY
Volume Eight, Just Issued, Most
interesting.
A HISTORY OF FIFTY YEARS
Contains Articles by Many Pioneer Kan
sans on Subjects which viii
Prove Of Great alu

When future generations want to
fnd out something about the early
history of Kansas they will find much
of it recorded in the eighth volume
Of Kansas Historical Collections,
which was issued from the press of the
state printer recently. No other vol
ume ever issued in Kansas by the state
historical society has been so preten-
tious nor contained so much interest
ing matter.
1t is a book of about six hundred
pages, and in addition to containing
many papers Of subjects Of historical
interest, it contains numerous maps
OF the territory and state from its Or
ganization fifty years ago down to the
present time. When Kansas was Or
ganized he place where Denver now
stands was in Kansas. It's western
boundary was the crest Of the Rocky
mountains. The book also contains a
roster OF Kansas officials for fifty years,
giving the names OF all who have held
state Offices or served on commissions
of any kind during the entire history
OF the territory and state.
Among the subjects treated in the
volume are the following:
United States Land Offices in Kan
sas," by Albert r. Greene of Lecomp-
ton.
THE Story Of the Seventh Kansas"
by s. NJ. Fox of Manhattan.
Sherman County and the II. u. A."
by =. E. Blackman of Roca, Neb.
Massacre of Confederate by Usage
Indians in 1863" by g. NJ. Bartels of
lola.
along the Trail" by John Madden
Of Emporia.
Indian Reservations in Kansas and
the Extinguisbment of their Title" by
Hill p. Wilson of Hayes City.
Historical Work in Usage County, -
by Charles r. Greene of Lyndon.
Report on Exploration" by w. ].
Grifiing of Manhattan.
Mounds and Deserted Villages" by
w. E. Richey Of H~arveyville.
"A Famous Old Crossing on the San
IL re lTdll, NY 1tOIRe L, NIOTeUOuSe
OF Council Grove.
Business Then and Now" by James
c. Horton of Kansas City.
The Fourth Kansas Militia in the
Price Raid" by William T. Mcclure OF
Bonner Springs.
Early Spanish Explorations and In
dian Implements in Kansas by w. e.
Richey Of Harveyville.
"Reminiscences of the Yeager Raid
on the Santa Fe Trail in 1863" by d.
Hubbard of Olathe.
THE Wichita Indians in Kansas by
James r. Mead of Wichita.
THE Pottawatomie Massacre" by S,
j. Shively of Paola.
THE Usage Coded Lands" by c. f.
Cory of Fort Scott.
"reminiscences" by James G.. Hor-
ton on Kansas City.
Along the Kaw Trail" by George p,
Morehouse of Council Grove.
&. AN Attempted Rescue of John
Brown from Charlestown, Va, JAIL" by
o. T.. Morse of Mound City.
Taking the Census in 1856" by Jas
X. Mcclure of Junction City.
The Friends Establishment in
Kansas Territory" by William Hobbs
kansas and Chickamauga and Chat.
%tanooga."
with John Brown in Kansas" by
August Bondi Of Salina.
THE Great Seal Of Kansas" by
Robert Hay.
Emigration to Kansas in 1856" by
Robert Morrow.
John A. Anderson" a character
sketch by George w. Martin.
''Quantrill and the Morgan Walker
Tragedy" by John J. Lutz of Scran-
ton.
The Capitals of Kansas" by
Franklin G. Adams.
The Eleventh Kansas Regiment al
Platte Bridge" by S. II. Fairfield, o.
Alma.
THE Big Springs Convention" by
r. G. Elliott of Lawrence.
"A Kansas Pioneer Merchant" by
George w. Martin.
Railroad Grading Among Indians
by A. Roenigk of Lincoln.
"A Kansas Soldiers Escape From
Camp Ford, Texas" by George w
Martin.
Autobiography of F. b. sanborn.
"reminiscences Of Frederick Chou
teau.
Biographical sketch OF Judge Rusi
Gilmore, by John Martin of Topeka.
Use au Vache." by George ]
Remsburg Of Oak Mills.
The Battle OF the Spurs, or Johr
Browns Exit from Kansas" by l.. l.
Kiene of Topeka.
The Establishment Of Counties IL
Kansas" by Helen G. Gill Of Vineland
High Waters in Kansas" extracts
from the dairy OF Rex. lothian
Meeker.
1.-THE Kansas Indians in Shawne,
County after 1856" by Miss Fanni,
Cole.
"Recollections of Early Times il
Kansas from the Standpoint of a Reg
ular Cayalryman," by Robert Morri
Peck