The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-09

turtles before the Spaniard canped
at Round Timbers, Oklahoma, IN
$40, and camped the next night on
what is now the Jim Campbell ranch
IL miles east of Englewood where
Lon Ford manager, finds many
Spanish relics. Ranch-22, 600 acres
and 5000 head of white face Here
fords. >,
The old fort on this ranch is q
mound Of ruin The adobe walls are
down. Relics excuvated by Lon Ford
From From whence came theyf
ask the cowboy. He replies: 'Long
before my time" ] ask the Indian
Scout. He replies: ''rhe evidence
was here long before l." ask the
Indian a century old. He replies:
"Him gone heap. months before my
peoples people hunted here"
Fourteen mines north Of Engle-
wood is st. Jacobs well located on
the first shelf Of rock. The well is 2
miles from the north edge Of the
Valley. In making the approach
notice volcanic pumiee here and
there several miles away. Notice
seven or eight different lava flows as
we pass through cuts. Notice the
high, long heap Of rocks looking like
graves on hills back from the volcan-
ic orator, hmile or more. These are
Indian marks. They point the way
to the great well. In/later years it
pointed the way for stage coaches,
bearing diplomats from foreign
lands also pointed the way for SOL
der passing from Fl. Dodge to Fl.
Supply, also to great herds Of cat
tie. Mr.. J. A. Hoffman and Chalk
Beeson laid out the famous Tutle
trail. Mr.. Hoffman saw 200,S00
head of Texas cattle pass in one
summer on the way to Dodge City
for shipment. Mr.. Hoffman was
guard on the Tutle trail and booked
all herds passing across the Perry
ranch.
The well is about 100 feet below
the north edge. Of the crater which
is bottomless according to soundings
About 26 acres Of cap rock has been
lifted bodily out into the sky and
sky from one to ten miles. Some
great pieces seem to have fallen on
end and are still standing stuck in
the grouod. Some will weigh 80
to so tons. The south side of the
crater is about 500 feet below the
top ledge, Thousands of curious
rocks may be found in and around
the volcanic pit. The water is a
deep blue. Pilgrimages are made by
neighboring towns to this mysteri-
Gus place during picnic seasons.
Sunken Lake is "a miles west of
st. Jacobs Well. About 1000 acres
sank 500 feet below the top ledge
making a lake. This we'll and sunken
lake are expressions on the south
rim of the great mass of cap rock
Dodge City, Kansas the Cow Boy
forming eliptical dome on which
Capitol rests. Under whirh cap is
held the gas forming liquids that
have blown out down here at the
south edge. A surgical operation on
the cap rock at Dodge will prevent a
future eruption at st. jacobs Well
thereby saving the valuable alfalfa
land from destructive lava floods.
The prehistoric irrigation bitches
Of Clark and Meade counties are the
same as those Of Lipscomb county
Texas. The relics are the same.
During the last week of April an
excursion was conducted into Okla
homa and Texas.
The first stop was at the Coffman
ranch where few ruins exist.
The excursion passed to Taft
Ranch where the remains of prehis-
toric animals were viewed. Next the
excursion passed to Posener ranch
where pottery was taken from a cir
cular Keoie 80 feet in diameter. The
second was examined one-fourth
mile east Of the first and was found
to be the same.
The excursion passed to Lipcsomb
Texas, and then to Buried City,
25 miles northwest on the Wolf
Greek on the Handy ranch. Here
the remains Of civilization that
commands the respect of the world
was viewed. The old watch tower on |
Lookout Point is 500 feet above the !
creek. Several look out towers can
be found on both sides Wolf creek. |
They are about 5 miles apart. The
pottery, irrigation bitches, imple-