Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-01

rate the valorous deeds OF those who
traversed it."
A proviso Of the bill is that the states
through which the trail passes-Missoun,
Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming Idaho, Ore
gon and Washington-shall raise sufficient
funds to complete the work, in which the
government viii assist
Nebraska starts Work.
Nebraska is not the state to wait for
others to make the first move in any pro-
gressive work. and already here has the
movement taken form, which, when car
risd to completion. will define the outlines
of this trail through the state Four stones
already stand sentinel one at Fort Cal
houn. one at Ksarney, one at Bellevue and
the fourth at on aha.
Other western states are working along
similar lines. The Santa Fe trail. for ex-
ample, which stretches more than 100
miles from Missouri TO New Mexico. one
OF the great highways Of the nation, al
though less than one-quarter the length OF
the Oregon trail, was fast becoming OBJ
| liberated. when the states Of Missouri,
Kansas. Colorado and New Mexico,
through which II passed. turned their at
tention 10 the prevailing conditions and
passed, through their legislatures. appro-
priations with which TO preserve its out
lines. They have set up their signs at
the crossroads" until today this old trail
shows a line OF stones marking the way,
from border to border, from state TO state,
so that those who travel may read and
the generations Of today have a permanent
reminder OF their forebears who helped 20
blaze this wilderness road.
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10 max its $50 miles of road along which
long caravans Of prairie schooners. packed
with merchandise. had passed, ali bound
for the city Of santa Re. which scanned in
those days the yeritsble END Of the rain
bow" for there indeed, was the tabled
pot Of gold which the Mexcans gladly
exchanged for the eastern goods. Calico,
at a few cents yard in the states. sold
for 81 per yard at Santa Fe, with other
goods in like proportion, The long cara
vans on their return were laden with hum
dreds Of thousands OF Mexican dollars,
sewed up lightly in rawhids sacks.
Enthusiasm In Kansas
The state Of Kansas, when the matter
came before its Legislature added their
quota OF a.0OO 10 the sum OF t5S4tO which
had already been contributed by the school
children Of Kansas in penny collection.
The railroads delivered the markers free "a
all accessible points along their lines; the
enterprise was received in every county
With the utmost enthusiasm and interest
and, with few exceptions. the county com
missioners assumed the expense OF setting
the stones thus making the small sum OF
u.5sAD furnish and set eighty-nlne mark
ers In Kansas both trails are marked
The main trail" along the north bank OF
the Arkansas river and the cutoff from
cimarron southwest through Morton
county, this being done TO obviate any
contention which might arise as 20 which
was the real trail"
The state Of Colorado has also don,
valuable work along this line. making al
appropriation OF 1900. which was mate
rally augmented through the efforts o.
the Daughters OF the American Revolution
in the state and by private citizens. Nor,
than thirty markers have been place.
tiful monument az Trinidad, toward which
the city council contributed $500
what New Mexico Did.