The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-03-10
On the Beautiful |
River
An Episode Of a
Century Ago
By WILLARD BRAKEMAN

uen WuuI III now kuOWu hb Tue
middle west was opened up to cirili-
ration the Ohio river WINS the main
thoroughfare for emigrants moving In
that direction. and the iiatboat was
their conveyance. Flatbpats were built
Of boards. their propelling power being
the rivers current. and when the emf
grant reached his destination the lum-
Der WAS used to build his house.
The great danger Of the earliest voy-
ayers ON Ia belle riviere tthe beautiful
river was the Indians. The scum Of
civilization Is always washed toward
new countries and mingled with the
redskins were white men who assist
ed their native allies to plumber the
emigrants by acting as decoys. The
renegade would call to the hatboat-
man to come and take him aboard:
that he had been captured by Indians
and escaped and II recaptured would
he tortured and killed. II the voyager
yielded to the call be would be am
pushed by the snvages.
With the beginning Of the nineteenth
century the Indians had largely been
eradicated. but the low grade whites
remained. The river from time TO
time was Infested by pirates. who.
though they did not always murder.
robbed their victims.
1t was during the second decade or
the nineteenth century that tioatboat
was carrying number Of passengers
between Cincinnati and Louisville.
There were an lrishman. scotchman
ana Frenchman. all OF whom hau
been born In Europe. BESIDES these
were several naive Americans, ihciuo-
ing n carpenter. gambler ana 'ahd
spetumtor.
Wheh tue bout reacnea turn IN ,ne
RIVER caheo south neho, apou, twenty
ihiies south VI Shlc,hia' WINE pass
ing he"r the nehtuehy s.ofe' II passeA
'oS 'api" oeio,e "u s.
.na" wa, '"H "n'e ~. au ','.
ihs ny uer Gestures 'n", sue wisneu
10 s!~"k VIII '"en Ane sweeps.
mnsn "e'I
times Tue uoa' se.oet' anu Me.e
neeuu " se s a..
~ nu W." =. ~. ae 80 ,..,,
sno'1. 'ns SUI na.. ne" $3.50.
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49,, ~, -, -. ant a, % r,v,ere have
ha,ra .h.t .ho.a who On IN 70 hank of
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IT,. -at,rn ~ 70 chonnoI.
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.h. Eno,,shu.n .yoy,ro tb,nt,n. A.
mo ,.s, century whsn tho Indian.
,,..d raroyo1a white. for dacov.
mh..,. -, 49,. 10, rnr,"
Tho Jrsbm.r .ocordaa With tho
rnr,,.,n.n I,ho univ %, 40 nm recor,,l
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.,,no Tn ,;s,.n tn tho cali NJ a wom.n
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. cow, ~, would do .uch thing put
~. sootchm.n w,. In s.vor ~ can.
t,o,
az ,,o,,;a -. M q, tn for" no said
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MI. ne"
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,oyod tho vou.p and har surround.
,n4s WITH . cr,,,ca, evo Rut he gave
no order IN mako for tho shore
..Tho..s low down +r,ct !" cr,ed rho
,ron,.n so. =, I..ra . NOV. wor,,.n
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d! .he .ne s"u AT "e sa'u'
"a''pate, tn'S se,e .her as 'ohs as
nave you 'arh 'nat tnetes o"iy one
pace IN II that s"ie-the cuahhe'' II
you e't r'd your money Dy TINS
manenVer doht name me. l nam
got notbln 10 lose jim. head IN!
The helmsman turned the rore part