The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1907-04-18
MARKERS FOR OLD SANTA FE
TRAIL ARE BEING DIS
TRlBUTED.
ONE 70 Bt NEAR CITY HALL
Famous Trail is ar important
Part Of Early History Of
This County and Town.

70 Old santa 70 ITall, Wnton was urst
Recognized by the government 10 1922
and was abandoned in 1872. 10 now, aud
has been fur many years,a matter VI
history, but II is not to be lost sight Of.
Store ~ kers are beng placed Al inter-
eng the entire trail from Kansas
o. " santa Fe, New Mexico. Ford
county has been given dve OF these mar
kers to be placed 10 conspicuous places
where the trai' crossed this county.
Il hss been decided by those who are In
charge to p'sce them as follows: One Un
the southeast cor0Sr Vt the City Hall
gr0uHds. One W b gh pvint Of rocks
elxhI uiies west OF Dodge City, . pls 70
where Il oan bs seen all over that part or
athe COUNTRY. The trail went immediately
underneath these rocks, close TO the base.
Another will be pisced about mile east
Qf the soldiers Home where the two
trails lntersect, that IL, the dry trail which
came round Dy the river when dry, aud
the cut-Of road which was really the
mxin travelled road aud saved about IT.
teen miles. II passed BY old Fort Lsrned.
The Ivurth msr1sr will be placed on tho
maiu road from Ford " Spesrville q, 9
point about SIX nlles south Of Spearviils
where The trail cruses the road. 1'ns last
one will bs On high hill, In fact the only
hill u that country, two miles west Of the
east cuuuty line. From this nill Immense
aand hills can be seen on the south Of the
Eiyer, and occasionally Fort Larned Can
be seen IN the distance, about thirty live
lnaIIes. In thvse days when the Country
was not so thlckly settled, the mirage was
bot an uncommon occurrence and at these
Hines the old fort could be plainly seen
FROM the bill.
Tue markers which were received here
about two weeks ago, are tablets Of stone
weighing from 12OO to 1000 pounds, aud
arU 10 have two foot conc ete base. The
Following Inscription is engraved On
fhem s'rhe santa FL Trail IS22-lS72.
Asrksd BY the Daughters Of the Revolu
kiOn and the State of Kansas, 1905"
Probably four Of the most Interested
efsons tn the marking Of the old trail
nFe Asssrs. Y. N. BoesOp, A. J. Anthony,
Andy Johnson and Bob Wright Of this
pity Mr Wright crosssd the plains from
Kansas City to Denver on the Santa Ne
Vrsil Ia 1859. ct about this time II the
3ear as carried some Of the first
Phingles and building materials to the
lpot which had been laid out for what 10
low the beautiful city Of Der or. At that
ine thsrc were ouiy few small shacCs
which had not been rooted. Colombo
lnd Nausas were then oil one territory
fnown - Kansas rerrItory. Forty Eight
years have made vast difference In this
Duntry as ouly the Older inhabitants
'eslizs, and it is interesting to hear OF
fhe times when our modern little city
md the larger city OF Denver with its
many magnificent homes, were unsettled
prairie lands belonging mostly to the
indians, or rather given over to them BY
hs government. ltisal.o an interesting
|act 70 note that the sale OF liquor of any
iDd was ab. oluciy forbidden by the
Iosernsnent on the Santa Fe Trail and
auch personal property was couflscated
those days BY the government bseause
bic law was broken.
Mr. Anthnny was messenger over the
ell from Kansas City 20 Santa Re, N. a.,
4 1853 and IL much Interested 10 its pres.
Fvation. Mr. Beeson stuck ths trail 10
syO and ar. Johnson 10 1871. But the
y days have passed away. the whole
estern country 10 rapidly being settled,
70 Indian race itseIf viii econ Be only
lstory, and these stone markers which
y to b set 10 their separate placss In
sout two wseks, will, 10 years 70 come,
the only means the people will have
show where the famous old trail
puad lts way throsgh this western
aatry.