La Junta tribune., 1915-10-30

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La Junta. an important division OF
the western lines OF the Santa Fe
Railway. the junction Of the Colora-
do and the California lines. IL the
largest town. In the Arkansas Valley
OF Colorado. east Of Pueblo. How
ever. the little city does not derive
its name because II Is . railway
junction. Its history goes back far
ther than the advent Of the railway
here. Nature originally made Il
. junction Of the least resistance for
man to follow. The early voyages
Of the plain. westward. no! followed
up the course Of the Arkansas River,
diverging here: one trail turning
southerly 10 Ration Pass and beyond,
and the other continuing up the rivs
o. 70 Pueblo and the base Of the
Rocky Mountains. A Spanish mili-
tasy sxpsditioa passsd this way from
Santa rs h l71e. Ths old 0asta -
Trail forksd hsre. xs6eioa n. Piks.
the Americas army lteuteaaat. spy-
Ing out the Louisiana Purchase In
1904. passed this way to Pueblo.
Really. II was Pike Who mapped the
trail up the Valley. and he Il was. al
10. who. BY his official report to the
government. pointed the way for the
caravans Of commerce. which passed
this way afterward over Ration Pass
to Santa Re. and 70. since the old
capital Of New Mexico WAS the oh.
jective. we have the Santa Re
Trail' In history. instead Of Pixies
TRAIL which might have been the
more appropriate title. in memory Of
the resolute explorer. who after
ward. In 1914. fell NJ Lundy's Lane.
Besides the junction Of the old
trail. Ia Junta has. within an hours
ride BY automobile. the ruins Of
Bents Fort. established In 1887 by
the four brothers Bent. Historic
again. the Santa fe was not the first
railway here: the old kansas PACT
fic (now Kansas Grand Division Of
the. Union Pseific) hAvins dropped
. line here before 1875. 10 haul out
cattle. However. tho rails Of this
branch were taken ~. following the
advent Of The 8aata Fs u 1878.
There have bsss two ssttlements
known - L. Junta. % this site:
The first mostly Mexican. vas here
before The 0aats Fe cane: this ted.
ias away. ~ elebs housss aa1 slosh
giviag Dlacs 70 subseansial sreAitse.
turs aad Anssleaa Thrift. Hovsvss.
the traas1eenaties was slov. M
only survivor sov % ths tovnslte.
Ellen 0ulhsis 0'Nsii. leeai Historian
aad proDhee. says. 10 Mn. 0asah
Folk. vhe cane u 1879. visasssiRe
the dseiins ssd ed Of The flfss L.
Juata. Thss 10 1878 cane ths osa.
q ~ as1 . nsv Il Jussa.
Hevsvss. svsa 10 1878. With two
sailwsys 1slag bss1ssss. The Djacs
was oss q Ishesoetabis ssDoee.
Prank Mises. whe cane With biz
wife 10 1879. says - Il:
II arslvel 10 IL Justa. July n.
1879. 1 iesal hsse sous saleess. I've
laaes halls. two rsseausAaes, oes
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