Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-29

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porting the rolling stock from Weston
| on the Missouri River, then the &rminus
of the Platte County Railroad. and the
nearest rail point to Kansas City, ":
brought the engine down a barge, allI
as the bank of he river was h1gh above
the barge. a cut was made ralIS Were
laid from the waters eds" 70 her deck,
and-uu th"~' the engine was sud tIohS
to terra TRINA.
J. L. lIalet fired her up and used her
to draw Il small push car. .AiJS- NJ
knew not the WAYS If locomotives, ana
ran her too mean the edge of the river.
In she plunged up to the headlight, the
rear end fortunately remaining on the
bank. With scarcity Of both knoWled e
and taclll" il was several days before she
wus pulled out
1t required seven years TO build the
line from Kansas City to Denver ana N"
writer told Of the innumerable financial
obstacles that were encountered ana
overcome.
But the thrilling part Of this story
deals with the troubles ting Workmen had
with the Indians. The redskins were OPP
posed t. white aggression and they never
overlooked an opportunity 10 retard the
work or take 4 scalp. In one yesIr-iScS-
along the Union Pacific construction
linz. Indians kilAd = men and children
and outraged II women The following
yea. 81 people were Killed.
The real hair-raisinG story. however,
I ltEtltS 10 4 IlIlbl-lD-ililll tlltOuilttt
which 4 young civil engineer, Philip
Howard Scnyl"r d Kansas boy lad with
band vi Indian warriors II was ScuE-
lcl's duty to blaze Tie way Tor tn" grad
trS. ie would 20 ahead Of III" grading
gang several miles ana mark the route
with piles Of dirt. ON Jmir ~, 1862 while
out alone in the vicinity Of what is now
Sharon Springs he was attacked by In
dams i'll ambush. They opened fire, Strik-
ing bis horse in the hip. Looking around
he saw Il long line Of the rcd-painted
devils on three sides Of him, Will" on the
fourth. in the direction Of mis- party. WAS
half mile of broken ground cut mp by
deep, marrow raVincS. 1t took but Il mo-
lnent to decide his line of action. Put
ting spurs TO his horse he turned 10 I'll"
only luophole Of escape, ana to the SUI!
prise of the Indians. went lcapiaG over
the raVineS, one after the other, at the
risk Of his life, but with the assurance
that they could not follow, MIN. ~ none
Of their ponies We're equal to the WORK.
And tn keep up the pursuit they were
obliged TO make long det0ul.
| Having ono" got clear Of the broken
ground, Schuyler looking back, found
himself well ahead, and was congratulate
ing himself on SO easy an escape, when
he saw directly before him, sprinsins out
10 the grass, formidable array OF In
dianS, intcrreptmG his flight. Those pul-
suing in the rear closed IN. ana almost
before he could realize the situation ne
found himself again entrappod. this time
by a line of Indians that entirely encir-
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ed the limits Of the circle and began
taunting him with an manner Of insults
awiirnd nm and nf the slow roasting
,nat N ,ronaend II rsiy.a i'm Trn,, wv
era minutes he sat on his horse Try ing to
laath was. hnfora MIN h,,t Whom tbe r,.st
struggle Was over AL trembling ccas d.
ana with us true aim as ever huntsmau
i,,Go t,d firnd az Tho ,,aalaet n,.,', iiiIlm.r
ni,, ir,stantIv L,arlinr N thn fi"hf In.
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IN C nartr;d1r. i, c.,,o,, "a he clnanad
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onI,. = shnte lie nor, detorm,nad ~ s sci
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| mi snurs Ia Hi nnre,. nnd taebnl
t,hroueh their lines
Ar his moment There was. :. General
ecr1mhle IND ,I1sn rni. Him same ,rvina
foi Nm witD ,h"i,. t"naiti nthnig enizi,'l
lis in"s "nd tr,.irsr ~ ,,',Cr-n 5,o IL
fhroy,inll 1iihm al, %rI iin5 ,,.aIi mia 3"
second roan ljJima IA h;a sid.,-. miIttin,.
. lis arm ncajtlst his aha Jn'1jao,~p rod
IA hInzin,7 ;,r.a,- No hi,ol eI,,,,.t,t p1t,
JJnn.arI'c hl,nI,eL.in Ie~t,ils sad3,n IVA
horse me instant mi tTcad himself
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, Indian ponies nut thn FIRST shot received