The daily tribune., 1909-01-13
A STORY or THE
EARLY DAYS

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wagons. The one he drove himself
was loaded with apples which he had
purchased from Missouri farmers at
about fifty cents bushel and which
he sold in Denver at the rate Of $40 q
bushel or Sc a peck Those that
were nearly half decayed we're retail
ed at from three to FIVE cents apiece.
The trip was very severe one on
account of the numerous wind and
snow storms and the extremely cold
weather experienced along the Platte
river route through Kansas and Neb.
rasks DepredAtions by Indians were
almost of daily occurrence in conse-
quence of which the military post at
Fort Kearney WAS hold-up quarters
| The military commander would not
allow small parties of emigrants to
pass that point. but would hold
them several days until the number
arriving would reach 100 or more
They made from twenty to thirty
| five miles a day between sunrise and
sunset, stopping for camp early
enough to have the wagons properly
corralled and the horses secured on
the inside. All the cooking was done
by dusk and then few men we're
detailed for guard duty, half until
midnight and the other half until
sunrise. This WAS done so as not to
be surprised by an Indian raid. The
Platte river route or the old trail
from Atchison to Denver was dotted
with stopping places for emigrants
where Lay could be bought and can.
ned goods secured Many residents
of Denver today can call to mind the
ranch of Jack Morrow whom it WAS
reported was in league with the Iu-
dians to raid and rob the emigrants
by stampeding their stock thus delay.
ing them on their trip as we'll a. rob.
bing them of their animals.
The train camped one night at the
Dirty Woman's ranch. but there WAS
no visible signs of either dirty or
clean woman in sight as the place
had been abandoned on account of
the Indians. The teams were doub-
led up at O'Fallon's bluffs to haul the
wagons over the sandy stretches. o.
Fallon's bluffs WAS named for an
Irishman, O'Fallon, who WAS skinned
alive by the Redski ms at that point
On reaching Denver. March LIST. 1865.
Edwards driver named Barwick was
penniless and accepted the first job
offered. which was cutting wood In
the Cherry creek pineri 8, about
twenty miles up the stream. There
were eight men in tine gang who did
the wood cutting % u cord and
boarded themselves. The snow was
nearly waist deep.
Not being used to that kind Of
wrok Barwick h d to give it up as a
bad job and returned to Denver and
secured employment at the Planters
hotel. waiting on table. writing the
bills Of fare and cutting the meat for
the cooks. In those days this hotel
was run by McNassar and johnson,
with a Mr. Rice as bookkeeper. He
remained there for some time or until
Mr., McNassar bought large supply
of fresh beef. which WAS turned over
to BarwicK for proper care by pack
ing in ice So much had been pur-
chased that before it could be all used
up it became tainted. This 30 arous-
ed the ungovernable temper of Mo
Nassau that he discharged BarwioK
saying that heg ave more attention to
the cooks in the kitchen than he did
to the meat in the cellar The whirl.
igig of time brought McNassar and
Barwiok together aagin about twenty
five years afterward at Sacramento
California. where Bsrwick had charge
Of the weather bureau. borrowed
Stomach Trouble Cured.