The Marshall republican., 1913-05-30

va ittst hpisths VIII ulEu lDlieUeA
gear" and. where the roads required
stronger pulling, Missouri mules lum.
boring along over the ruts and rocks.
Laundering In abysmal mud-holes.
clamLering slowly up long hills and
clatteiiag nois;ly down the other side,
and pulling up with much pomp IN
the main street ol Arrow Rock or
Miami or the Marshall square. where
tbo head OF the family ccpemoniously
Handed out" The ladies o, the party.
dregFcd in the conventional hoop
skirts aud poke bonn,ts OF the l0s
and '5Os.
Tne Old state Road or Santa Pc
Trail. which following the river ur
from Eoonvilic to Arrow Rock. let
it there, ana striking of acrcss coun-
iry through the prairie past the tiny
village OF Marshail and through the
Grand Pass." made short cut
acroas the big river bend. striking
the Missouri again nt Waverly. This
road. over which all the best bound
uGvel passed Santa Fc traders. long
VIZ ton trains OF western homcsCekors,
the daily coach from boonvillc to Lex
inpton, the heavily laden hemp wax.
ous bound for the nearest river land
iug. farmers with their old fashioned
spIing wagonH or "ncarlogus," no
they wcro cnllcd. together with num-
cious horsNmcn aud pedestrians was
u ually In better condition Than any
other road OF the county. After loay-
ing Marshall the present Santa Fc
Trail or Lexington Road runs alOng
bat littlc Of ils origlnal route. Two
and onc-hnlf miles orthwcs, OF town.
along the old oBaynon or Goldman
farm. there Is ftrStch of 'hc Original
read. running northwest and south.
east. which * seen ngain IN front o
tho Bruce place aud continuing on 10
the Saline church. but most OF the old
trail has been strnlghtonOd by tAt
county court at the petition OF the
land owners. by running along section
Inca There Is more nf the old road |
however between Marshall and Arrow
Rock. along witch maay Of the older
farms were shaped hy the road. m %
whore It was 20 no ADVANTAGE TO
stralghtcn Il.
Tho old Elmwood road. running I
west from Marshall. was nearly al /
ways IN lad condition, 0s Indeed II T. /
ct. largely because OF It's running thr- !
ouch a narrow cut cast and west out |
Or the sweep OF the wind, which dries
the north and south roads 20 much |
loonor.
The Brownsville or "Salt Pond"
road. leading 10 the present Sweet
Springs. made up OF short turns
which gives Il the appearance on the /
nap o. n hight OF stnlr-steps, was also |
q terror o. the old-,lmers and many /
are the tales OF wagons aud carriages
mired IN its bottomless slou9hs. Later
when the Missouri Pacific came rhr.
Dush. It was the much travelled road
to the nearest railroad station for al
ncst the entire county.
Old settlers tell OF trains Of hun
1red wagons loaded with hemp along |
the Arrow Rock, Miami and Cam
bridge roads and they say II was q
good days trip TO any OF these points /
from the center of the county. Sew
anty-iive wagon loads OF hemp are
said 20 have left the O'Bannon farm |
In one long train to be loaded on
steamboats, for 81. Louis or Louisville, |
Hard pullers those oxen and mules
had to be to navigate the bogs and
ruts OF tho Miami road. which ford |
ed Salt Fork and ran through some /
very rough country before striking !
the high prairles of the Faigville dis
Lrict.
One of the oldest thoroughlarea IN
the county Is the old road running
west from Nj. Carmel church, Walt |
er Williams claims that this is part of |
the original Santa re trail, and what
We at present know by that name Is OF
a much later date. He says that the |
Santa Fe trail crossed the Missouri
river nt Arrow Rock. instead OF run
ming on the south side OF the river
from Boonvile and that II struck OF |
past orearville TO the Salt
Fork bend, thence north TO lit Car
mel church and on to Grand Pass
which road antedated the settlement
ot the county and the establishment OF
the state road and which was used as
a trait before any OF the land OF this
section was entered from the govern
ment.
Horace Greeley said that Good !
roads and schoolmasters were We're |
the best aids OF civilization ant I
,ahila tb,a road. az this eountsn re NM /