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-- --- :;\i~~ ~ ~ ~ ~..==-~§ ;-~: :~ :~ ]~ : __ ------=: VOLUME 2 FEBRUARY 1988 NUMBER 2 NPS PUBLIC MEETINGS 1988 DUES REMINDER 1988 RENDEZVOUS AT by Jere Krakow If you have not paid 1988 dues SANTA FE TRAIL CENTER The National Park Service (NPS) this could be your last newsletter: The Santa Fe Trail Center at Lar­ completed a series of meetings The bylaws state that April 1 is ned. KS, will host "Rendezvous during November of 1987. which the deadline for renewals. Please 1988." a three-day seminar on the sought public input for the man­ continue your membership and history of ·the Trail, June 2-4. agement plan of the Santa Fe Na­ This year's conference. co­ tional Historic Trail. The plan, support SFTA projects. Without members, we are nothing. sponsored by Fort Larned National mandated by legislation.provid­ Historic Site, will focus on ingfor national designation, will specific individuals connected contain many aspects. including LOGO CONTEST with the Trail. public involvement at several Featured speakers and topics junctures during the planning The contestto design an official include Marc Simmons. "Hi span­ process. logo for the Santa Fe Trail As­ sociation is now open to any indi~ ics and Hispanic Influences in Michael Spratt, head of the NPS vidual or group who wishes to en­ the Santa Fe Trade"; Leo E. Oliva planning team. conducted the ter. A $100 prize has been donated "War and Peace on the Plains; meetings across the five Trail , and will be awarded for the win­ Black Kettle and Satanta React to • states. assisted by several other ning design, unless the judges the Invasion ofTheir Homelands"; NPS personnel. Many Santa Fe shall determine that no entry is Marian Meyer, "Mary Donoho: New Trail Association members at­ satisfactory. The deadline for all First Lady of the Santa. Fe Trail"; tended the various meetings. Of entries is October 31, 1988. More Mark Gardner, "Glasgow and Broth­ special note were Paul Bentrup than one design may be submitted er: St. Louis Merchants on the and Patricia Heath. who attended by anyone. Mexican Road"; and Paula Garrard. several. Concerns for the Trail "Alexander Majors - Freighter, ranged from protection and mark­ The contest committee is com­ prised of Bill Pitts. chr., Patricia Businessman, and Contributor to ing it to managing and gaining the Santa Fe TraiL" Ms. Garrard access to it. Heath, and Bonita Oliva. They will collect the entries and select . is the great-great-great grand­ It is obvious from attendance judges. Decision of the judges daughter of Alexander Majors. and quality of comments at the shall be final. Send entries to Bill A buffalo dinner at Fort Larned meetings that the Tr'ail has a tre­ Pitts. 730 NE8thSt.,Apt.107.0k­ and guided tours to local Trail mendous following. Between 20 lahoma City. OK 73104. sites will also bepartoftheRen­ and 80 people attended each of The design should incorporate dezvous activities. As soon as a the nine meetings in the Trail schedule of events and registra­ states. Attendees reflected a something expressive of the Trail and the association. a symbol and tion forms are available. the ma­ good profile of interests from terials will be mailed to all SFTA landowners, members ofmuseums words that identify the SFTA. and it should be capable of easy re­ members. and historical societies. public The Trail Center will host its an­ officials at all levels, and indi­ production in one color on a white background. All designs submit­ nual Dedication Day Celebration viduals who enjoy the legacy and on Sunday, June 5. following the resources of the Trail. ted become the property of the SFTA and will not be returned. Rendezvous. The museum will be A number of similar issues arose open free of charge throughout the at each meeting. Numerous indi­ day with special activities viduals spoke of the need for scheduled. Everyone is invited to cooperation and communication attend. among the several states and doz­ ens of communities along the Trail. Careful planning of events CONGRESS FUNDS NPS TRAIL PLANNING and promotions to prevent con­ Congress included $100.000 to tential," stated Sen. Wirth. flicts of schedule were also rai­ develop the comprehensive plan The NPS planning team will sed at most of the gatherings. for the Santa Fe National Historic begin mapping and site iden­ Many landowners expressed a Trail in the general appropriation tification and evaluation in willingness to permit access to bill passed and signed by the pre­ March. SFTA members Greg Fran­ see Trail sites, buttheyalsorai­ sident on December 22,1987. Sen. zwa and Bonita and Leo.Oliva will sed questions about damages and Tim Wirth (D-CO) introduced the accompany the team and assist liability. Several questions sur­ measure. with the project, and it'is hoped faced about marking .the Trail "With the funds the National that informed Trail enthusiasts along county roads, highways, on Park Service can develop a com­ along the entire route will volun­ private property. or along second­ prehensive plan to preserve the teer assistance in locating routes ary branches of the route. Other trail and improve its tourism po- and sites.

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PRESIDENT'S COLUMN vous activities. june 2-4. This is eSt including Greg Franzwa. Pau­ our opportunity to gettogether for line Fowler, and Marc Simmons. At the series of public meetings a Trail program in the year when He had little patience with sloppy along th~ Trail held recently by SFTA does not have a symposium. scholarship that presented a dis­ the National Park Service a matter -Marc Simmons torted picture of the past. Getting brought up time and again was the the facts straight was always his need to establish local chapters NPS PUBLIC MEETINGS principal aim. With the passing· of the SFTA. In a letter to me. of Bi11 Goff. the history of the (continued from page 1) Board ·Member Michael Duncan, westward movement has lost a who attended the Independence issues raised included preserva­ dedicated worker. He will be meeting, wrote: "I personally feel tion vs. use of the Trail, location missed. strongly about forming local of an administrative center.

chapters in order to promote and J adequate database for decision increase our organization and its making regarding sites and 1989 SYMPOSIUM purpose. Ifwe·don't someone·else routes. and the need for public Approximately 50 SFTAmembers might do this. So, let's jump on information and education about and representatives of local his­ the matter while it's hot." the Trail. torical organizations attended As many of you know. our sister Important by-products of the the first planning session forthe organization. the Oregon-Cali:­ next Symposium, to be held in trip and meetings included visit:­ • fornia Trails Association. has ing several important sites. see-:­ Santa Fe September 28 through Oc- promoted chapters for some time ing excellent examples of ruts. tober 2. 1989. The meeting took and they have served well in and•. most importantly. meeting place in Santa Fe on january 16. mobilizing interest at the local many individuals with keen inter­ Program Coordinator Adrian Bus­ level. With the enthusiasm shown est and expertise on the Trail. In tamante described the commit­ lately at many places along the addition. the NPS team met with tees that would be needed to han­ Santa Fe Trail. the time may be state officials to brief them on the dle the many details associated at hand for the SFTA to consider management planning efforts. with the event and then called for extending formal recognition to At the present time consolida­ volunteers to sign up and get to groups that wish to form chapters tion of response form comments work. for the. purpose of developing is underway and another edition Marc Simmons made a brief pre­ Trail-related programs and pro­ of a Santa Fe National Historic sentation. noting that more' than jects in their areas. Trail newsletter from the NPS 400 persons are expected to par­ I plan to place this matter high planning team is in the formative ticipate in the Symposium. Sever­ on the agenda of business to be stages. Mapping the Trail will al new features and activitiess considered at the next SFTA Board begin in March, along with site are planned. including a fandango Meeting to be held in Larned on . inventory and assessment. Adraft or native dance which was used june 2. I will ask thatguidelines plan is currently scheduled for to greet traders when they arrived be prepared to aid those wanting completion this fall, after which with their wagons at the end of to create chapters and will sug­ another round of public meetings the Trail. • gest that "Chapter News" be added will be held. Two SFTA board members drove as a regular feature of WT. An 'important result of the long distances to attend the plan­ Another important matter. relat­ November meetings, beyond the ning session. They were joy ed to this. ha s come to my atten­ valuable responses gathered from Poole of Farmington, NM and Mark tion. For some time, SFTA mem­ the public, is the interest and en­ Gardner of Trinidad. CO. bers in the Texas Panhandle have thusiasm expressed along the en­ been seeking greater recognition tire length of the Santa Fe Trail. wagon Tracks is the official publication in our organization based on the It. is infectious. sincere. and of the Santa Fe Trail Association, a non­ presence in their region of the . expressive of the national treas­ .profit organization incorporated under the Fort Smith to Santa Fe Trail pion­ laws of the State of Colorado. Letters are ure embodied in the Trail. welcome, but they become the property eered by jO'siah Gregg in the of WT and may be edited or abridged at 1830s. In fact. I have recommend­ the editor's discretion. All rights reserved. ed that the National Park Service Inquiries can be directed to the appropriate WILLAM A. GOFF DIES addresses below. Annual subscriptions are in the plan under preparation des­ obtained through membership in the As­ sociation, whose dues are fixed per calen­ ignate that route as a "wing" of Noted Westport historian and dar year. Checks should be made payable the Santa Fe Trail. There is a lot authority on trails in the Kansas to the Santa Fe Trail Association and sent of interest around the Amarillo City area Bill Goff. 79. passed to the secretary-treasurer. area and, if the chapter idea away December 17; 1987. He wa s Membership Categories Benefactor $1,000 receives approval. the folks there a long-time editor of the West­ Pat ron $100/yea r may be among the first to port Historical Quarterly, which Institutional $25/yea r organize. Family $15/yea r carried many significant articles Individual $1 O/yea r Let me or other officers and related to the Santa Fe Trail. He Editor: Leo E. Oliva, RR 1, Box 31, Woodston, board members hear what you also contributed an important KS 67675 think about SFTA sponsoring chapter to volume' 7 of LeRoy President: Marc Simmons, Box 51, Cerrillos, chapters. Hafen's The Mountain Men and the NM 87010 Vice-President: Joseph W. Snell, Kansas All officers and board members Fur Trade of the Far West. Itwas State Historical Society, 120 West 10th St., are hereby notified that the SFTA on Reuben Smith who traveled the Topeka, KS 66612 governing board will meet at the future Santa Fe Trail in 1810 and Secretary-Treasurer: Ruth Olson, Santa Fe with two companions was arrest­ Trail Center, RR 3, Larned, KS 67550 Santa Fe Trail Center at Larned on 1989 Symposium Coordinator: Adrian Bus­ june 2, just prior to Rendezvous ed by Spanish authorities. tamante, Santa Fe Community College, P. 1988: All interested SFTA mem­ Over the years Bill shared his O. Box 4187, Santa Fe, NM 87502-4187 Publicity Coordinator: Michael E. Pitel, Tano bers are invited to sit in the board vast knowledge of Kansas City Rd., Rt. 4, Box 240, Santa Fe, NM 87501 meeting and to join in all Rendez- history with many otherresearch- . -2-

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'SFTA COMMITTEES TRAIL FLOAT IN LAKIN OKLAHOMA DISCUSSION Although a few additions remain CHRISTMAS PARADE OF SFTA CHAPTERS AND to be made, President Simmons The Lakin, KS, Christmas parade AUBRY CUTOFF ROUTE has announced the following com­ theme for 1987 was "Christmas in mittee appointments. The first The Cimarron County Historical 2010." That deterred SFTA mem­ Society in Oklahoma has become person listed for each committee bers of the parade committee of is chairman. more interested in the Santa Fe the Kearny County Historical Trail and now has a Trail Commit­ Membership: Society, a life member of SFTA, tee, headed by David A. Hutchi­ Katie Davis, CO for only a moment. son. The January 12 regularmeet­ Sylvia Mooney, MO Linda Peters came up with ing of the society at Boise City Paul Bentrup, KS "Christmas on :the Trail, 1846 and was attended by Santa Fe Trail Awards: 2010." While she and hermother, landowners, visitors from Baca Betsy Crawford, KS Pat Heath, worked on banners, County, CO, and Morton County, William P. Corbett, OK signs, and a rocket, Paul McVey KS, as well as Paul Bentrup from Evelyn Vinogradov, CO rounded up a truck, trailer, wa­ Deerfield, KS, who addressed the Markers: gon,and bows. Jill Johnson group. sewed bedspreads together for a Michael Duncan, KS Bentrup urged the three counties . . wagon cover, and Linda prepared represented to consider the need Joe Snell, KS costumes and decorated tumb­ for a local chapter of'the SFTA on Joy Poole, NM leweeds. Bryan and Alan Peters the Cimarron Cutoff; He pointed Stephen & Deshay Rust, MO portrayed Mexican traders, and out that local chapters are not yet Publications: their mother was a pioneer wo­ a reality but that there is growing Leo E. Oliva, KS man. A neighbor boy, J eramy support for them. Bentrup urged Greg Franzwa, MO Ward, whose grandfather is a ,those present to "get on fire" Mark L. Gardner, CO Buck Skinner, was a mountain about the Santa Fe Trail, a refer­ Fin'ance: man. All were on their way to San­ ence to the meeting place being ta Fe. John Tarabino, CO, co-chair the Boise City fire station. Joy Poole, NM, co-chair Four other children, Alisha, Dave Hutchison spoke about the' J oe Sn~ll, KS Amy, Mandy, and Curt Ansel, por­ history of the Aubry Route and trayed, people of 2010 traveling to Progr,am: expressed hope that the National Earth. The float won second place Park Service would include that Adrian Bustamante, NM in the adult division. The Santa branch of the Trail in the National Mike Pitel, NM Fe Trail is never out of date or Historic Santa Fe Trail. He was Dan Murphy, NM out of season. confident that it will be included .' "iN? ;y:..,J,;,';,?'*':', Barbara Peirce, KS ':I ,~. -"', , if enough evidence of its impor­ NPS Liason: tance can be presented to the NPS J ere Krakow, CO planning team. Dan Murphy, NM In the general discussion by Jack Arnold, KS those present, including several David Sandoval, CO Aubry Route landowners, it was Marc Simmons, NM ' decided to push for inClusion. The Education: route, pioneered byTrail freighter Doug McChristian, NM Francis X. Aubry, passes through Timothy Zwink, OK Hamilton and Stanton counties in Linda Peters, KS Kansas, Baca County in Colorado, Marc Simmons, NM and ends at Cold Spring in Cimar­ ron County, OK. This cutoff was Logo Contest: Kearny County Historical Society used extensively by civilian and Bill Pitts, OK Christmas Parade Float, featuring military freighters' during the Bonita Oliva, KS (left to right) Mountain Man Jeramy 1850s and the Civil War. FortAu­ Patricia Heath, KS Ward, Mexican Trader Bryan Pe­ bry in Kansas and Camp Nichols ters, and Space Travelers Mandy in Oklahoma were located at the NEW SFT PROGRAM AT and Amy Ansel. ends of the cutoff, and both were TRINIDAD MUSEUM established, in part, to protect the route. Mark Gardner, administrator at Tentative plans were made for Baca /Bloom & Pioneer Museum at people along' the entire Aubry Trinidad, announced a new educa­ Route to meet at Springfield, ,CO, tion program for grades 1-6, in­ at a date to be announced, to pur­ cluding a unit on the Santa Fe sue recognition. Any views on a Trail for grades 3-4. Other units Cimarron Cutoff Chapter and / or are Hispanic Life for grades 1-2 the inclusion of the Aubry Route and Cattle Days for grades 5-6. in the designated "official" route The Trail program, available to of the Trail should contact one of students 'in groups of 10 or less, the following: David A. Hutchi­ includes a tour of the museum, son, West Star Route, Box 35, information about the Trail, and Boise City, OK 73933 (405)426­ student participation in loading a 2457; Juanita Anderson, 428 freight wagon with facsimile Space Traveler Alisha Ansel, ET Main, Springfield, CO 81073; or goods that would have been ship­ Curt Ansel, Pioneer Linda Peters, Paul Bentrup, Box 11, Deerfield. ped on the Trail.

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FT LARNED BLOCKHOUSE information, contact either Bob of hi s study when he conducts two Isaacs, Bourgeois, P. O. Box 1623. tours in June for the Rice 'County DEDICATION ON MAY 28 Lancaster, CA 93539, or Larry Historical Society. The tours, on ' Dedication of the reconstructed Osborne, 740 North First, Raton. June 4 and 11, will coverthe 30­ stone blockhouse at Fort Larned NM 87740 (505) 445-3159. ' mile Rice County segment. includ­ National Historic Site will be on ,A Southwestern Rendezvous will' ing Cottonwood GJ70ve Cemetery, Saturday, May 28. NPS Chief His­ be held at the NRA Whittington Stone Corral. Cow Creek Station. torian ,Edwin C. Bearss will Center. May 19-22. Those inter­ and Plum Buttes Massacre. With deliver the address. Sen. Bob Dole ested in this should contact J .R. the help of a grant from the Kansas and the director of the NPS have Parham. Rt. 1, Box 284. Burleson. Committee for the Humanities. the been invited to participate. The TX 76028. tours are offered at no costto par­ blockhouse is an important addi­ ticipants and limite'd to 40 per­ tion to the site, joining the nine COLORADO TRAIL BILL sons each. For furthednformation original. stone buildings which and reservations, contact the remaIn. Members of the SFTA appeared Coronado-Quivira Museum, 105 A number of military livinghis-' before the Education Committee of West Lyon, Lyons, KS 67554 (316) tory groups will be present to par­ the Colorado H of R on January 257-3941. ' ticipate in the dedication and 25 to endorse House Bill No. 1147, Memorial Day weekend activitles. An Act Concerning ~ecognition of, MILITARY PROGRAM AT A special tribute to th,e Third the Historic Santa Fe Trail. This FORT UNION, JULY 30-31 Infa,n:try. of which Co.C was a, bill would direct the State pept. , long-time part of the post garri-, of Highways to mark the route of Fort Union National Monument son. is planned. the Trail through Colorado. near Watrous. NM. will present The ,dedication program will David Sandoval. Jere Krakow, "Soldiering, on the ,Santa Fe Trail," begin at 1:30 on May 28 and in­ John Tarabino, and Mark Gardner July 30-31. The two-day event clude, ,an invocation. welcome. all testified as witnesses of Rep. will includeencampments and in­ tribute to Co. C,oftheThiI'dInfan­ Juan Trujillo who introduced the terpretive activities by re­ try. address by Ed Bearss. dedica- bill. SFTA members argued that enactor groups, talks by frontier , " tion. benediction. and a "Grand marking 'the route of the Trail military historians. programs by Review." Following the ceremon-, w'ould enhaI~ce travelers' aware­ the site staff. 'lunch. and an army , ' ies. the Larned C of C will host ness of Colorado history and lend band concert. Historians, Paul a public reception in the quarter­ ,economic support to Southern Col­ Hutton and Leo Oliva have been master storehouse. orado through the increased visi- invited to speak. , . The dedication will s,ig-nal the tation which such marking might Additional information will ap­ beginning of a full week of Santa bring. , pear in the next issue of WT. For Fe Trail-related, activities. in­ The bill. amended to provide further details, contact Supt. cluding three days of special in- , that the costs would be provided Doug McChristian. Fort Union Na--' terpretive programs at Fort Lar­ by donations and in-kind con­ tional Monument. Watrous. NM ned. Most of the living history tributions. received unanimous 87753. groups will remain during the suppor;t of the committee. Rep. weekend to repopulate the post. Trujillo promised to push the bill The emphasis of the interpretive through the House. Sandoval stat­ programs will be on the Santa' Fe ed that "it is a beginning in iden­ Trail and the fort's various roles. tifying an office responsible to At the' conclusion of special ac­ work with interest groups, includ­ tivies at Fort Larned, the Santa ing the SFTA." Fe Trail Center's "Rendezvous 1988" will be held. June 2-4, fol­ RICE COUNTY TOURS lowed ,by the Trail Center's Dedication Day on June 5. All who JUNE 4 AND 11 can are inv,ited to attend any por­ by Carolyn Sayler tion or all of the events. Fanatically religious. Stone­ For further information on, the wall Jackson abhorred dancing dedication and Fort Larned NHS until he went away to the Mexican events, contact Jon' G. James, War and witnessed the fandango. Fort Larned NHS, RR 3, Larned. KS He returned home "not minding 67550. ballroom dancing at alL" , The Jackson vignette, picked up TRAIL RE...,ENACTMENT by Dr. George Stone during a visit to Virginia last summer. illus­ AT NRA RENDEZVOUS trates an exchange of culture that A Santa Fe Trail Re-e'nactment traversed the Santa Fe Trail. will be part of the NRA Santa Fe Those exchanges, especially iIi Trail Rendezvous at the NRA Whit­ art, literature. and music. have tington Center near Raton~ NM, intriguedthe Sterling College pro­ June 8-12. The re-enactment. fessor. Last year.withtheTrail·s Thanks to help from the New Mex­ with mountain-man garb, black designation as a national historic ico Highway Department. new signs powder, tipis, and campfires. will route. he launched a comprehen­ were placed on the north and south be on June 11 on the Trail where sive study of its impact on the lanes of 1-25. Fort Union Supt. Doug it crosses the NRA Whittington 19th century and its influence on McChristian. shown with the sign. 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Trail in Kansas, Colorado, and Ok­ NHS with a variety of actiVIties lahoma. He keeps WT informed to be used in the site's interpre­ through BNS (Bentrup News Serv­ tive programs, special events, ice) with emphasis, he says, on and off-site presentations. For the first and last call letters. more information about "La HOOF PRINTS • • • •• Gente," call Alexandra A. Aldred -TRAIL TIDBITS- The Fayette Advertiser (Ho­ at (303) 384-2596. .J ward County, MO) carried a de-· •• • • • John K. Riddle reports that much tailed article with maps on the Gordon Knox, a veteran filmma­ of the reference material, corre­ location of Old Franklin in its is­ ker from Santa Fe, hopes to raise spondence, photos, and maps sue of December 2, 1987. funds to produce a documentary used by his father in preparing • • • ••• film on the Santa Fe Trail. He Records and Maps of the Old San­ Pat Heath of Lakin, KS, will be plans to have actors re-enact ta Fe Trail (see Book Notices in attending an Elderhostel program events along the Trail. The film Nov. 1987 WT) was deposited at on the Santa Fe Tr1'lil at the Col­ has been endorsed by the National the University of Wyoming West­ lege of Santa Fe for the week of Park Service, and the Public ern History Research Center. Ser­ April 24-30. Look for a report from Broadcasting Service has expres­ ious students of the Trail should her in the next WT. sed interest in the project. be aware of this collection. • • • • • • •••• •• • •• Grace· Collier, Hays, KS, has Scott Almy, exec. chef of Hotel SFTA board member David San­ donated the work she has com­ St. Francis in Santa Fe, won third doval has been appointed by Colo­ piled for a Santa Fe Trail calendar place at the Great American Mex­ rado Governor Roy Romer to a spe­ to SFTA. With her help, Leo Oliva ican Food Cook-Off in Tucson in cial Colorado Statue Panel to hopes to complete the project December with his recipe for San­ select a famous Coloradan whose with something that .happened in ta Fe Trail Chile. likeness will be placed in the Na­ Trail history for each day of the • • • • • tional Statuary Hall of the U. S. year and publish a 1989 edition Peyton O. Abbott of Pueblo, CO, Capitol. At present, Colorado has with a Trail scene for each month. located information and maps only one statue there, that of These will be sold to help raise concerning the Trail markers health activist Florence Sabin. funds for SFTA projects. Anyone placed along the Mountain Branch •• • • • wanting to help is welcome. in Colorado by the DAR in the Four­ Colorado Governor Roy Romer • • ••• teenth Biennial Report of the made an official visit to the Dr. Don Blakeslee, Dept. ofAnth-· State Engineer to the Governor of southeastern corner of his state, ropology, Wichita State'Universi-· Colorado for the Years 1907 and during which he was brought up . ty, has an article on john Peyton . 1908. This is a valuable reference to date regarding developments at in American Antiquity, 52(4), for anyone interested in the Trail the Trail site of Boggsville. 1987, pp. 784-792. Peyton and his or the DAR markers. .- .... servant, Charles, escaped from a • • • • • The New Mexico State Highway Santa Fe jail early in 1774 with The Topeka Convention & Visi­ Dept. is planning to install histor­ the help of the jailer's daughter, tors Bureau is offering a Kansas ical markers in the near future at Annetta, and the three of them Santa Fe Trail tour, August 6-12, McNees Crossing near Clayton and traveled across the plains to the 1988, for bicyclists and a motor­ at Canoncito, 15 miles east of and St. Louis. coach tour. It will cover the Trail Santa Fe. Blakeslee considers Peyton's from Baldwin City to Cimarron. • •• • • contribution· to the myth of the Prices are not yet available. For Judith Yale of Bethany, CT, mound builders, and states that details, contact the Bureau, 3 writes: "My husband and I drove "Peyton's excavation of the burial Townsite Plaza, 120 E. 6th St., Topeka, KS 66603 (913) 234-2644. the trail from south central Kan­ mound in Kansas is one of the ear­ .. -.',,, - - ,,~ sas to Santa Fe in 1985. Weespe­ liest excavations of an Indian cially enjoyed McNees Crossing. mound on record."

I grew up west of Dodge City and •. • • • • never knew that such well-pre­ A session on the Santa Fe Trail served tracks were so close to us. will be included in the Southwest­ Weare hoping to take our sons ern and Rocky Mt. Division of the on the trail next summer." American Association for the • • • • • Advancement of Science annual Barbara Magerl has assumed the meeting at Wichita, KS, March 29­ editorship of News from the April 2. The time of this session Plains, the quarterly newsletter was not available, but interested of the Oregon-California Trails persons may contact Don Blakes­ Association, whose new address lee, Dept. of Anthropology, WSU, is P. O. Box 1019, Independence, Wichita, KS 67208. MO 64051. Barbara was partofthe • • • • • delegation that helped lobby on Dr. David Sandoval will speak on behalf of the Santa Fe Trail Bill "Mexican Merchants on the Santa in Congress. Fe Trail" at "La Gente de la Fron­ Roe Groom was unable to attend •• • • • tera" (People of the Frontier) liv­ the Symposium and r~ceive his SFTA Ambassador Paul Bentrup ing history group meeting at Otero award.. It was presented to him of Deerfield, KS, has been fulfill­ Junior College in La Junta, CO, near the covered wagon located ing his ambassadorial duties by February 15, 7:00, p.m. "La Gente" where the Trail crossed the Neosho attending meetings along the will be assisting Bent's Old Fort River in Council Grove. -5-

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CORONADO-QUIVIRA MUSEUM, LYONS, KS Betty Romeroflf Ralph Hathaway [Ed. note: This is the fifth in a series, on museums and historic sites along, the Trail. Betty Romero" is museum director and Ralph Hathaway is a museum volunteer and owner of Ralph's, Ruts, one of the best-preserved segments of the Trail.] The history ofseveral centuries is represented by artifacts on dis­ play' at the Coronado"':Quivira Mu­ seum, Lyons, KS. The main themes presented are sixteenth-century Quivira (Wichita) Indian culture, the arrival of Spanish gold seeker Don Francisco Va'squezde Coro­ nado, and the transition of an an­ cient game and Indian trail into an important route of commerce known as the Santa'Fe Trail'. , , The Rice County Historical So­ ciety's Museum, renamed Coro­ Coronado exhibit with chain mail ar­ Trail exhibit showing photo of Su­ nado-Quivirain 1982, originated tifacts found in, Rice County in san Shelby Magoffin, map, and foreground. 1948 American Pioneer Trail As­ almost by accident. During the sociation marker. spring of 1927 the Lyons Commer"':' been made possible by'several cial Club staged a "mystery win-, generations ofcontributors. dow night'" when store windows The- main floor of the 'museum, were dressed with new spring dedicated in 1985, contains ex­ merchandise, but veiled until a hibits ,dating from prehistoric certain night when'the' blinds times to the coming of the first were removed and the invited pub­ area settlers. Much of the Quivir­ lic' allowed to 'inspect the offer­ an Culture material came from ar"­ ings. The staff ofthe iocal news­ cheological research in the Little paper was hard-pressed forideas Arkansas headwaters region in for something "to display until 1940, 1965,1966,and1967,under publishers Horace and Paul Jones the d,irection of Dr. ,Waldo R. remembered some Indian relics Wedel, senior scientist with the both of them 'own'ed, and they Smithsonian Institution. The most prepared an Indian exhibit for recent Quivira research, that of their window. the,serpent intaglio, wa s the work That window was popular with of the late Dr. R. Clark Mallam, the viewing public but, more im­ archeologist at Luther College, Trail exhibit featuring wagon bow portant, it caused many farmers Decorah, Iowa. and ox yoke. to notice thatthe specimens were 'The most notable'artifacts relat­ miles there are eight granite DAR much like the artifacts they had ing to the Coronado expedition are markers and several, historic found on their lands, areas they several pieces of chain mail. Cor­ landmarks. These include the Lit­ believed were once .Indian battle onado and his band of some 30 tle Arkansas Crossing, site of the grounds. As these r'eports came men, inc)uding Franciscan Father Stone Corral and, also, of Camp in; thirty sites were visited and Juan de Padilla, came into the Grierson when occupied by the all proved to ,be permanent vil­ area in 1541. Their presence was military in 1867; Jarvis Creek, lages where Indians had once verified by the Spanish chain mail scene of the Chaves murder in lived. ' and other artifacts. One large 1843; the Father Padilla cross When, the' 'artifacts were piece of chain mail, approximate­ erected inhonorofthemissionary removed from the window,' the ly'seven by five by thirteen inch­ who returned 'to Quivira and to newspaper owners acquired a es; is the premier exhibit. Several martyrdom in 1542; Cow Creek small showcase to hold them in­ pieces are on display, along with Crossing, site of William "Buffalo side the news office. As collec­ a chain mail replica prepared by ,Bill" 'Mathewson's trading post tions increased, a' display was a former resident. Stewart Udall, and 's Well; site of the placed in the courity court house in his new book To the Inland Em"­ Plum Buttes Massacre, involving but outgrew the ,space available. pire,' terms the institution "the the wagon train of trader Franz In 1973 the Rice County Historical best Coronado museum in the Huning in September 1867; forty Society was granted use of the Southwest." acres of undisturbed pasture con­ Carnegie Library bui1~ing for a The Santa Fe Trail is represent­ taining some of the best,defined museum. Later the facilities were ed by photographs, artist sketch­ remnants of the Trail to be found again outgrown and a 60 x 60 t\l\o"O­ e's, maps, and numerous artifacts any"'{here, known' as "Ralph's level annex (7200 square feet) picked up along the more than 30 Ruts"; the site of the landmark was built. The extensive collec~ miles of Trail that cross Rice called "Plum Buttes"; and the wide tion of artifacts and antiques has County. Within a radius of eight notch worn by Trail travelers in -6- https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/wagon_tracks/vol2/iss2/1 6 : Wagon Tracks. Volume 2, Issue 2 (February, 1988) the nearby ridge, still visible Discussions will follow each job of editing, introducing, and today.. program. documenting the diary and let­ The museum has devoted the For further information, contact ters. Cavalry Wife joins a small lower level to the pioneer period, Joy Poole, Farmington Museum, but growing collection ofwritings entitled "Rice County, 1902." 302 'N. Orchard, Farmington, NM by women about the Trail, and this Prominent in this display is a mur­ 87401. one belongs in the same league al covering one entire wall, the as Marian Sloan Russell's remin­ work of well-known Kansas artist iscences and Susan Shelby Ma­ ~ Stan Herd of Lawrence. The mural " III -- goffin's Diary. •• "I" depicts an early twentieth­ ~~= III If -" .. - ': = - century farmstead with pasture POST OFFICE OAK land and a wheat harvesting and threshing scene in the back­ CONVERSE OF THE -LETTERS- ground. Also on display is the vil­ PRAIRIES Editor: lage store front opening into a -BOOK NOTICES- home, workshop, doctor's office, Some 25 years ago a friend gave dentist's office, and a church. Sandra L. Myres, ed.• Cavalry me all the USGS Topographical The museum has a library of Wife: The Diary of Eveline M. Sheets of .the Santa Fe Trail. I many books, maps, news clip­ Alexander, 1866-1867. College gave them all to the Museum of pings, photographs, and gen­ Station: Texas A & M University the Great Plains, 'P. O. Box 68,: ealogy available for use by Press, 1988. Pp. 175. IIlos., map, Lawton, OK 73502-0068. If anyone anyone doing research. The appendix, notes', bibliog., index. needs them as references, this is facility hosts many school and Paper, $11.95, ' where they can be located. organized tour groups, tourists, Eveline 11aitin Alexander, the Robert L. Atkins and drop,in visitors. An annual educated and observant wife of Oklahoma Historical Society Christmas open house is held cavalry officer Andrew J. Alexan­ Wiley Post Historical Building e'ach year, featuring interpretive der, accompanied her husband to Oklahoma City, OK 73152 talks about Coronado and the the West and kept a detailed diary I f someone could provide me Quivira people, live music, and to share with her family. They with a complete list of the USGS hors d'oeuvres. traveled with several units of sheets containing al1 branches The C-Q Museum is located two troops from Fort Smith to Fort of the Trail and how these may ,blocks south of U. S. HighwaY 56, Union, fol ~wing a 'portion of the be ordered, I wil1 print that one block we,st of state highway Santa Fe Trail along the Canadian information in WT. K-14, in Lyons. For more informa­ River opened by Josiah Gregg in Editor tion contact the Director, Coro­ 1839. They would have followed nado-Quivira Museum, 105 West it more closely, but the comman­ Editor: Lyon, Lyons, KS67554 (316) der of the expedition, Col. Mar­ Thank you for us'ing my short ar-' 257-3941. shall S. Howe, Third Cavalry,' ticle ["Becknell Legend,", Nov. refused to pay the Indian guide 1987J. Maybe with' the authority. TRAIL SERIES TO BE AT in silver and the Indian refused of Wagon Tracks, some headway pa'per money. Without his guide, may be made into the fiction. ARMI~GTON, F AUG-SEPT Howe wandered far from the in­ Maurine S. Fletcher SFTA Board Member Joy Poole, tended route. They metTexas cat­ 2105 Cottie Lane curator ofthe Farmington (NM) Mu­ tle herds moving north. Arlington, TX 76010 Eveline gave good accounts of seum, has received a grant from Editor: the New Mexico Endowment for the life, on the road, the people with Humanities to present a Santa Fe whom she associated, and the Maurine S. Fletcher's "Becknell Trail Series at San Juan College land through which they passed, Legend" in the last issue of WT during August and September, including valuable descriptions does a good job of demolishing 1988. The series will revolve of flora and fauna. She enjoyed Josiah Gregg's old claim that the around the SmithsonianTraveling the venture. Becknell party of 1821 was reduced to drinking mule blood Exhibtion of "The Santa Fe Trail: From Fort Union, her husband and water from 'a buffalo's stom­ Photographs by Joan Myers," was sent to establish Fort ach on the Jomada. Whenlwrote scheduled from Aug; 14-Sept. 12. Stevens, CO, and Eveline provides my chapter for the National Geo­ Tentative plans call for the fol­ the most extensive history of that short-lived' post known to exist. graphic book, Trails West, the lowing presentations during that editors, without consulting me, She provides information' about period: August 21-Homer Hast­ added that bogus story to jazz up several military posts. the road ings wiH present two slide pro­ my account. grams, one on "Fort Union and the through Raton Pass, and several National Park System" and the oth­ communities, including Trinidad, In fact the outlines of the tale er on "Fort Union Sidelights"; Taos, and Santa Fe. Like others, may be true, but they applied to August 23-Joy Poole will present she praised the good food at Koz­ the Benjamin Cooper expedition of a slide program, "Cruzando Sobre loski's Ranch. Among the people 1823 which ran outofwaterin the el Paso de Raton"; August 30­ she met were KitCarson, Gen. Wil­ J ornada on the way to Santa Fe. Marc Simmons will lecture on the liam T. Sherman, Ute Chief Ouray, Details are provided by Kenneth history of the Trail; September 6­ mountain man William Le Blanc, L. Holmes in the New Mexico H is­ Joan Myers will lecture about the and Teresina Bent Scheurich, torical Review (April 1963), p. Trail; and September 11-VanAnn daughter of Charles Bent. Eveline 148. Moore will present a dramatiza­ reflected the prejudices of her Marc Simmons tion of Susan Shelby Magoffin, time when discussing Indians, Box 51 ' one of the first women to travel Mexicans, and Black troops. Cerrillos, NM 87010 the Trail and record her journey. Sandra Myres has done a model

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THE CIMARRON CROSSING

by Jesse Scott, Jr. OroRD

It was notTHE CIMARRON CROSS­ Pack animals were used in the ING until several decades after early commercial ventures. Not been much suffering; in a dry time the first use. And it was not THE until the 1840s was wagon travel 'tis dangerous." Fromwhat travel­ crossing because there were possible over Raton Pass. The ers Brown obtained his informa­ several. In the first-known writ­ route along the Arkansas was the tion has not been ascertained. ings. the crossing was to the safest trail because water'was Farther up the Arkansas. the Semeron (or Semiron or Semaron, always available (occasionally well-known landmark of Chou­ and sometimes with an "e" at the with a little digging in the dry teau's Island was another point end). The first-known recorded river bed). of crossing. Some parties crossed use of"Cimarone crossing"was by In 1822 William Becknell made to the south side of the river be­ Francis X. Aubry. reported in the his second trading expedition to fore reaching thi s area, but Missouri Republican, May 18, Northern Mexico with three loaded stayed close to the Arkansas until 1852. wagons. the first known use of near Chouteau's Island. It was a One of the most widely referred wheeled conveyances from "the good place to leave the river for to features of the Santa Fe Trail, States." Vagones had been in use several reasons. The shallow the great highway of commerce between Chihuahua and other pass through the sandhills south and avenue of empire, was the Mexican cities. including Santa of the Arkansas was easy on the Cimarron Crossing. Numerous con­ Fe, for two centuries. Becknell's oxen and mules drawing the heavy temporary writers mentioned it. party crossed the Arkansas below freight wagons. The route to the Many gave mileages from known Great Bend. His exactroute is not Cimarron headed almost straight points. not just vague references recorded, but it is almost certain south, and it was only 35 miles such as a day's journey of 15 or he followed Mulberry Creek from to the lower spring. In addition, 20 miles. There is confusion where it empties into the Arkan­ there were several watering about the crossing because of its sas River near Ford. KS. to near places on which one usually several locations. its head, and then continued on could rely. The crossing was of the Arkan­ ,to the Cimarron River. Crossing the Arkansas was often sas River. beginning what was Several existing towns are not­ dangerous because of high water later called the Cimarron Cutoff. ed to give a reference to histor­ and quicksand. It was also a and the reasons were to save ical sites. The site of Fort Atkin­ place of frequent Indian ,attacks miles and days on the trip son (1850-1854) is two miles because the wagon trains were between Missouri and Santa Fe west of Dodge City. Fort Mann spiit. with some on either side and to follow a route more easily (1846-1848) had been located and part in the middle of the river adapted to wagon traffic than the earlier less than a mile down the that was sometimes as wide as mountains farther west. river. The Caches were dug (1823) three-fourths of a mile. Many The crossing was to the Cimar­ in a hillside about one-half mile encounters with Indians occurred ron River, which was followed as northwest of the later site of Fort at or near Cimarron Ranch. far as it continued on a line al­ Atkinson. Fort Dodge (1865-1882) After the crossing. there began most direct to Santa Fe. The Ar­ is located four miles east of the most hazarous segment of the kansas Riverwas forded at a num­ Dodge City. Cimarron Ranch and journey, across the "Jorriada." ber of places, generally between Stage Station was located about The sixty-mile stretch to the the Caches /Fort Mann/Fort Atkin­ two miles west of presentCimar­ Cimarron River was frequently son area, just west of present ron. KS. near the junction of the without water, and the area was Dodge City, to Chouteau's Island river trail and the bottom of the a crossing and hunting place for . in present Kearny County, KS. Nine Mile Ridge 'trail. One of the several Plains Indian tribes. Even There were. however, records of most used crossings was there. experienced frontiersmen could crossings made farther down­ and another was below the pre­ become lost. as apparently hap­ stream. And the Aubry Crossing sent Ingalls Feedyard. at the up­ pened to J edediah Smith. who was was located farther up river, but per end of Nine Mile Ridge. ambushed and killed by Comanch­ the Aubry Route only crossed the Farther down the Arkansas. near es in 1831 after he found water Cimarron River and did not follow Ford. another crossing was men­ near the lower spring or another it. tioned by Joseph C. Brown in his spring farther downstream on the The earliest route of American field notes of the 1825 Trail sur­ Cimarron River. traders to Santa Fe struck the Ar­ vey. He stated "it would be much The search for the Cimarron kansas River near the Great Bend nearer to cross the river here and Crossing has led to many conclu­ and continued along the north ascend the Mulberry creek ... sions. Joseph Vernon. in his book bank to the present La Junta, CO, and then ... to the lower spring Along the Old Trail, quoted "Doc" area. From there it followed up the on the Semaron; buton trial of the Barton, oflngalls. as saying there Timpas, across the Purgatoire, way travelers have discontinued were two crossings-one at over Raton Pass. and on to Santa it as unsafe..It is discommodious Ingalls and the other three miles Fe. sometimes by way of Taos. of water. '... On this route has west at the Burns Farm (southwest

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corner of present Ingalls Feed­ 1848-lngalls Feedyard: "Fourteen river," Gen. John Garland in Bar­ yard).' Barton was one of the first miles from the Caches near ry, Beginning of the West, p. 'ranchers in the area, 1872, and Mann's Fort and eight miles from 1164. observed the crossings in use. He the crossing of the Big Arkan­ 1853-Aubry's Crossing: "at Au­ was right; there were two. Butthe sas!" ,John McCoy in Barry, brey's crossing ... with Bent ,following' list indicates there ,Beginning of the West, p. 754. himself in charge, went on to Santa Fe,~' "Bent's Old Fort and', were a' number more of Cimarron 1848-charleston: "Mann's Fort .. its Builders," Barry, Beginning of Crossings. . Crossing of Arkansas 30 mi.," J?hn A. Bingham.in Barry, Begin­ the West, p. 1164., " nlngof the West, p. 814. 1859-Cimarron Ranch: "Fort Atkin­ 1822,--Below Great Bend: "crossed, 1849-lngalls: "Near Fort Mann. '. son ... at 17milespassaford," the Arkansas before reaching Marcy, Prairie Trav.~/er, p. 298. the Great Bend," Louise Barry, . Crossing of Arkansas 22.00 The Beginning of the West, p. mi.," Maj. Henry L. Kendrick in 1865-Cimarro'n 'Ranch: "from Fort 105. ' ,' Randolph B. Marcy, The Prairie Atkinson to Cimarron Crossing: , Traveler, pp. 261-262. ' 16~99 mile's," Kansas City Daily 1825-Mouth of Mulberry Creek: Journal of Commerce," in Kansas ,"ascend Mulberry creek ..."; 1849-lngalls Feedyard: "from Fort Mann to ' Lower Crossing of the Historical' Quarterly (1973), p. 3 miles west of Caches: "3 miles 350. ', southwest from ... Gravel Arkansas' as 25.34 miles," auth­ Rocks' [near Caches]," Joseph or unknown, in Marcy, Prairie 1866-lngalls Feedyard: "from Fort' C. Brown, "Field Notes'," KS St. Traveler, pp. 260-26;3. ' Dodge to Cimarron Crossing: 27 Hist. Soc., 1913, p. 120. 185~-lngalls Feedyard: "Tw'en ty­ mi~es," "K.anas City Weekly SIX miles east of the Cimarron Trtbune" In Kansas Historical 1825-4 miles west of Garden City: , Quarte.rly (1:9]3), p.- 199.. ' (fromPoin,t of R()cks to) "near Crossing [to Fort Atkinson]," Lt. an old Indian cqmping ground.. Col. E. V. Sumner in Leo E. Oliva, 1867-lngalls:' "from Fort Dodge to .. Distance toda y 16 Miles ..: . Soldiers on the Santa Fe Trail, , CilTlarron Crossin~: 25 miles," ...I. . to the crossing pla'ce of the p. 95. Wef!:t Goodwin, '~acific Railway Arkansas' "then West 2 miles," 1851-52-,-lngalls ' Feedyard: "Fort BUSiness GUide," In Kansas His­ George C. Sibley Field Notes in Atkinson ... is Twenty-six miles torical Quarterly (1973), p.199. Kate L. Gregg, ed'., TheRoad to below the 'crossing of the Ar­ 1867-Cimarron Ranch: "a short Santa Fe, pp. 85-86., ' kansas,'" Asst. Surg. A. T. . distance west of Cimeron cross­ 1828-,2 miles west of Cahces: ,Ridgely, Kansas Historical Qua- ing on Nine Mile Ridge," Junction "Anderson's caches ... two rterly (1973). p. 346. ,, City Union in Kansas Historical miles farther reaches,the ford of 1852-lngalls Feedyard: "FromCim­ Quarterly (1973). p. 362. the river," Alphonso Wetmore Di­ arone cro,ssin~ to Fort Atkinson ary in A. B. Hulber:t, Southwest was 25 miles,' F;rancis X. Aubry, on the Turquoise' Trail, pp. Missouri Republican, in Kansas SYMPOSIUM VIDEO TAPES 188-189. ' Historical Quarterly (1973), p. , Video tapes of the 1987 Hutchin­ 347. ' 1829-Chouteau's Island: "cross­ son Symposium have arrived. The ing of the Arkansas at Chou­ 1852-lngalls Feedyard: "the Ar­ quality is poor for some sessions kansas ... striking that river teau's Island," Seymore V. Con­ (sound is better than video). The nor and Jimmy, M. Skaggs, 12 miles above 'Chouteau's 'is­ prices (including tax and' pos­ Broadcloth and Britches, p. 82. land and 58 above the point tage) are $14.95 for the first pro­ 1831-Caches:, "crossed the Ar­ where the Cimarone ro'ad cros­ kansas on June 11; pitched sed the Arkansas,"WiliiamS. Al­ gram selected from the following camp that evening opposite the Ien in Barry, Beginning of the list, $7.95 for each additional ,celebr~ted Caches," Barry, West, p. 1090.' program selected, Or $79.95 fora Beginning of the West, p. 203. 1852-cimarron Ranch: "Crossed complete set: the Arkansas about 18 miles 1837-7 miles east of Cimarron: .(1) Marc Sirnrnons, (2) David J. "Anderson's' Caches .... Pond' from the Fort [Atkinson)," William Carr Lane in Barry, Beginning of Weber, (3) Jere Krakow, (4)Peter Camp west of Arkansas river: 7 D. 01ch, (5) Wildlife-Barnard & mi.," "Wetmore's Gazeteer of the the We~t, p. 1115. State of Missouri," KSHS, p. 267. 1852-Aubry's Crossing: "take Dary, (6) Mexican Traders-San­ doval &" Le Compte, (7) Central 1844-lngalls: "Caches ... Ford of Francis X. Aubry's new route. Kansas-McCoy & Elmore, (8)Tra- Arkansas 20 mi.," JosiahGregg, Fifteen miles above Chouteau's Commerce of, the, Prairies, p. Island," 2nd Lt. William 'D. Whip­ - iI' Discoveries'-Cook & Kimball, 313. ple in Barry, Beginning of the (9) Business' Meeting & Awards, , . West, p. 1092. 1846-5 miles east of Cimarron: (10) Saturday evening Fiesta, and map shows 9 mi. from Fort Mann 1852-Aubry's Crossing: "The mail (11) Scenes from Sunday Tour. and elevation chart, states party ... tried Au bry' s new 'route," Charles L. Spencer in Copies oftapes ofthe 1986 Trin­ "Caches ... Crossing of Arkan­ idad, Symposium arrived from Joy sas" (9 mi.); Ingalls: table shows Barry, Beginning of the West, p. Poole just before going to press. "Night camp on Caches ... night 1121. These appear to be of similar and noon camp at crossing .. 1852-Aubry's Crossing: "Aubrey , ' . 20, mi.," Frederick Wislezenus, was met at Aubrey's crossing of quality (one of the sessions A Tour to Northern Mexico, 1846­ the Arkansas," Capt. William viewed is out of focus). Assuming 1847, pp. 10-11, 118-123. Steel in Barry, Beginning of the these are available for distribu­ 1846-lngalls: "camped at' 'The West, pp. 1122:"1123. 'tion, the Trinidad tapes (which Caches'; next day,. " about 1853-Howell: "Fort Atkinson ... mayor may not contain all the 20 miles up ... arrived at the 1st crossing of S.Fe trail 5 mi."; sessions) are tentatively offered usual fording place of the Arkan­ Cimarron: "2nd crossing of S. Fe as a set for $49.95. sas," Albert Speyer in Barry trail 10 mi.," G. Harris Heap in Bar­ Beginning of the West, p. 588: ry, Beginning of the West, p. Send orders to SFTA Video, P. O. Box 1, Woodston, KS 67675. Indi­ 1846-49-lngalls Feedyard: "Fort 1018. ' , Mann ... Crossing of the Arkan­ 1853-Kesrny County: "followed viduals please enclose paYment :sas 20 mi.," Dyer-Carlton Survey Aubry's route - continuing up with order; institutions will be In Barry, Beginning of the West, the Arkansas t9 present Kearny billed. ,Allow six weeks for p. 815. County before crossing the delivery.

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JOHN SIMPSON HOUGH his comrades.12 It is not known, MERCHANT ON THE TRAIL however, whether or not he saw by Mark L. Gardner any action. [Ed. note: This is the fifth in a After the war, Hough took up the dry goods business at Council series on merchants and the San­ 13 ta Fe trade. Mark L. Gardner is Grove, his old home. Two years site administrator for the Bacal later, in 1867, he purchased a Bloom and Pioneer Museum of the stock ofgoods in Leavenworth Ci­ Colorado Historical Society in ty and transported the goods and Trinidad and a Director of the his family Over the Santa Fe Trail SFTA.] to Colorado Territory.14 Hough's brother-in-law, John Wesley In 1850 16-year-old John Hough Prowers, had bought some land arrived at Westport, Missouri, in­ along. the Purgatoire River from tent on becoming an Indian trader. Thomas Boggs and both the Hough A local hotel man directed him to and Prowers families settled .the wagon train of Seth M. Hays, there at what was appropriately Council Grove trader, where Hou­ called Boggsville. There Hough gh presented himself in his best opened his store in partnership clothes. "You can't drive oxen, with Prowers. 1S can you?" Hays inquired. "I can drive mules," young Hough're­ Early in 1868, Kit Carson and his plied, "and anyone who can do . family moved to Boggsville and that can drive anything. ,,1 lived in the same house as the , Houghs. As Kit's health was very Hough was born in Philadelphia, John S. Hough (1833-1919). This Pennsylvania, on Christmas Day image was made in Denver in 1875 poor, he spent a lot of time at of 1833. He had first come west after Hough had been elected to Hough's trading post. Hough wrote years later that it was "a in 1849 withhis father, Silas Hou­ the Colorado Constitutional Con­ vention. (Courtesy of the Colorado sort of reunion of old time Indian gh, bound for the gold fields of . Historical Society.) California. Unfortunately, they ar­ Traders as we had Col. [William] Bent with us a greatdeal."16 Itwas rived at St. Loui s during the $100 a month once he learned the probably during this period that cholera epidemic and Silas later language well enough to trade Carson gave Hough one of his succumbed to' the disease on the with the Indians. "To the price he Indian-style leather coats, \vhich western plains. Their party of offered," Hough wrote, "I hardly Hough treasured for the rest of his gold seekers then turned back and gave a thought, as what I was af­ life. 1? Hough returned to Philadelphia ter was a job as Indian trader."s where his mother went into shock Council Grove was probably In 1869 Hough moved his family from the news of her husband's Hough's home off and on until to Trinidad "because there was a death. She died shortly there­ 1855. Included in the 1855list of prospect of a school being started after.2 voters from the 5th District of Kan­ there that would teach in Eng­ Hough then began learning the sas was a "Jonathan S. Huff." S. lish."18 Trinidad was also a good wholesale dry goods business M. Hays was also listed in the place to start a mercantile firm. 6 under his uncles. But Hough had 5th District: Sometime that year, Situated on the Santa Fe Trail at plans of his own, and when it though, Hough left Council Grove the gateway to Raton Pass, Trin­ came time for his vacation, he set for Westport, where he engaged idad had a promising future as the out on a journey much longer.than . in merchandising.? This was an commercial center for the region. he had led his uncles to believe. eventful move, as Hough married Hough opened a store on Main As he wrote years later, "I had Miss Mary A. Prowers of that city Street under the name of Prowers 8 19 snifted the air of the Rocky Moun­ before the year was out. & Hough. tains and plains, and when I again. The 1860 Missouri census lists The November 3, 1870, issue of left my home I struck a bee line a 26-year-old John S. Hough and The Trinidad Enterprise, carried for Independence.,,3. 21-year-old Mary A. Hough with a large Prowers & Hough adver­ Hough had only a dollar in his two children, Susan and Ida [Oda] tisement in which they stated that pocket when he approached Seth M. John's occupation'was "Clerk they "Are now receiving and offer­ Hays for a job at Westport. Hays, of Court" and he had a personal ing to the trade ofSouthern Colo­ 9 admiring young Hough's wit, told estate of $1000. According to one rado the Largest and best select­ him to see the wagonmaster for biography, he was clerk of the ed Stock of Dry Goods, Groceries, the job of ox driver. Despite court of common pleas in Kansas Tobaccos, and Liqnors [sic]' In Hough's neat appearance, the wa­ Ci ty for four years. 10 COLORADO TERRITORY." Other mer­ gonmaster hired him. He was When the Civil War broke out, chants who advertised in the informed, however, that "those Hough sided with the Union and same issue were H. Biernbaum & togs" he was wearing would stam­ soon took over the duties of chief Co., M. Wise, W. R. Fisher, and pede the cattle. Hough quickly clerk at the Fort Leavenworth Ar­ Thatcher Bros. & Co.20 exchanged his clothes for a senal. 11 In 1862 the Governor of Sometime in 1870 Hough started "Hickory shirt, corduroy pants, Missouri ordered the entire mili­ construction of a large two-story together with a western hat" and tia of the state to be organized adobe house for his family.21 Un­ the next morning set out with the into companies, regiments, and like many of the crude buildings train for the trading post at Coun­ brigades, and Hough was brought in town, it was "a fine residence cil Grove.4 After arrivingatCoun­ into active service. As a member for them days."22 It was built in cil Grove, Hays' asked Hough to of Company "E," 77th Regiment En­ the Greek Revival style with an stay at the post. He offered him rolled Missouri Militia, Hough elaborate front porch and a $75.00 per month and board, and was elected a 2nd Lieutenant by widow's walk on the roof. Uncle

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Dick Wootton admired it so much Prowers estate and the guardian that he built himself a house just of three of Prowers's children. like it near his toll gate atRaton Hough remained in Bent County for Pass.23 10 years, managing the estate affairs and serving as clerk of'the Hough and Prowers were also 31 dealing in cattle atthis time, and district court. Hough's brother, Silas, was In 1896 Hough returned to Lake bringing herds up from Texas. In City and became interested in the spring of1871, Ii herd belong­ mining and business once more. ing to Silas and John was moved He also held several political po­ from New Mexico to Timpas Sta­ sitions, including postmaster and tion, where' Hough put up a small country treasurer. At the time of stock of goods. 24 his death, November 28, 1919, he Despite Hough's apparent finan­ held the office of county judge of cial' success in Trinidad,25 he Hinsdale County.32 He had come sold his hous,e'to the Baca family a long way from a boy ox driver. in 1873 and leftfor another boom­ John S. Hough, one ofthe forgot­ ingtown on the Arkansas.26 West ten merchants of the Santa Fe Las Animas had just sprung up Trail, was one of many who helped take Colorado' from a territory to around, the new Kansas ' Pacific railhead, a few miles west of the a state, from a region of trails to confluence of the Purgatoire and railroads. His optimism for his Arkansas rivers. The firm of own. and Colorado's future can Prowers & Hough established still be' seen in the impressive themselves there as forwarding line's 'of the adobe house he built and commission merchants. One in Trinidad in 1870. Now called' of the clerks, P. G. Sc'ott, wrote the Baca house for Felipe Baca, that "we received the goods from, Hough's former residence stands the railroad, paid the freight, hir­ a s a reminder of the entrepreneurs ed teams, mostly ox teams, and who made the Santa Fe Trail im­ shipped the goods in that way to portant and at the same time con~ their destination."27 tributed to its end.. Hough. was involved in other ventures as well. He was a mem­ NOTES ber of the firm of Prowers,' Good-' 1. John S. Hough, "Early Western Experiences,'" night & Co.,' "the heaviest ship­ The Colorado Magazine, XVII (May 1940), 103. pers of beef to New York and 2. Ibid., 102-103. 3. Ibid. '. John S. Hough in his later years ," and in 1875 he helped 4. Ibid., 103-105. at his home in. Lake City, wearing organize the Bent County Bank. 5. Ibid., 106. Hough does not mention Seth Hays or Council Grove by name in his reminiscence. the buckskin coat given him by Kit Early the next year Hough was in He simply writes of the "old trade(' and the Carson in 1868. This coat is now Denver as a Bent County repre­ "trading post." An 1876 biography of Hough and one of his obituaries states that in the on· display in the Colorado History sentative to the Colorado'Consti­ early 1850s Hough was in the employ of Museum in Denver. (Courtesy of tutional Convention.28 But 1876 Albert Gallatin Boone of Westport. Seth Hays the Colorado Historic:al Society.) was employed by Boone as an Indian trader saw Hough on the move once at Council Grove. If Hough was working for of Colorado (Chicago:'Chapman Pub. Co., 1899), again. The railroad had extended Hays, he would technically be working for 1365. its line farther west to La Junta Boone as well. Also, Hough quotes the wagon­ 8. "Death of Mrs. Mary A. Hough," undated clip- master as saying that the trading post was ping, Hough Coil., #323, CHS. . and Hough's forwarding operation 150 miles from Westport, which is approxi­ 9. Eighth Census (1860), Jackson County, Mis­ was no longer lucrative. He sold mately where Council Grove was on the Santa souri, p. 50. Fe Trail. Further in the reminiscences, Hough 10. Denver Tribune, supplement, Feb. 14, 1876. out his interests to Prowers and stated that the '''ading post" was "a short 11. John S. Hough, "Mistakes in the Army," unpUbli­ took a stock of goods to the min­ distance from ... a Methodist' Mission for Shed manuscript, Hough Call., #323, CHS. ing town of Lake City in the San boys, which generally had about fifty pupils." 12. Certificate from Adjutant-General's Office, Mis­ 29 That was the Kaw Mission, erected at Council souri, Nov. 7, 1904, Hough Call., #323, CHS. Juan Mountains. . Grove, 1850-1851. An undated newspaper arti­ 13. Denver Tribune, Feb. 14, 1876; Portrait and cle by Hough concerning a Civil War company Biographical Record, 1365; and Hough Obituary, Hough's new business must of Kaw Indians further confirmed his presence Frank B. Hough Call., #322, 'CHS. have prospered for, he soon at Council Grove: "I had been a trader among 14. John S. Hough, "A Trip," unpublished manu­ them [the Kaws) some years before." Although script, Hough Coil., #323, CHS. became interested in several sil­ it is possible that the "old trade(' Hou9h approa­ 15. Ibid.; incomplete manuscripts and "Judge John ver mines in the area, including ched for a job was Boone, it is more iikely Hough, Pioneer, Dies At' Home in Lake City," that it was Hays, especially since the trader undated Clipping, Hough Call., #323, CHS; Por­ the Palmetto, the Frank Hough traveled with the wagon train to the trading trait and Biographical Record, 1365; and C. (named for his son), and the F. ' .post and remained there. For, a biography W, Hurd, Boggsvi/le (Las Animas, CO: The X. Aubrey. He also financed the of Hays, see Katie Davis's article in the Nov. Boggsville Committee, 1957), 7, 11. The store 1987 Wagon Tracks. The early Hough biogra­ was located in the Prowers building, which construction of several buildings phy mentioned appeared in the Feb. 14, 1876, is still standing. in Lake City, one of which was supplement of the Denver Tribune. The Hough 16. John S. Hough, incomplete manuscripts, Hough obituary was from a typescript of clippings Coll.,#323, CHS; and Albert W. Thompson, ''The the First National Bank. In 1880 found in the scrapbook of Mrs. Frank B. Hough, Death and Last Will of Kit Carson," The Colorado Hough entered the political arena Frank B. Hough Collection, #322, Colorado His- Magazine, V (Oct. 1928), 183-184. , torical Society. The newspaper article by Hou­ 17. Hurd, Boggsvi/le, 11. This coat is now on as the Democratic candidate for gh, entitled "Not Strict Army Regulations," was display in the Colorado History Museum in Governor of Colorado, but he lost in the John S. Hough Collection, #323, CHS. Denver. to Fred W. Pitkin.30 6. W. Heiss, ed., The Census of the Territory 18. John S. Hough, unpublished manuscript, Hough of Kansas, February,1855 (Knightstown, Indi­ Call., #323, CHS. Because of financial troubles ana: Eastern Indiana Publishing Co.). Sometime 19. Denver. Tribune, Feb. 14, 1876; Portrait and in the period of the 1850s Hough claimed Biographical Record, 1365; and Morris Taylor, and the death of his brother-in­ to have worked for William Bent at Bent's Trinidad, Colorado Territory (Trinidad: Trinidad law, John Prowers, Hough return­ Fort. No date could be verified. See "Jim State Junior College, 1966), 100. Hough was Bridger," unpublished manuscript, Hough Coil., also in partnership with a William D. Wheeler ed to Las Animas in 1885. 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Prowers Account Book, John W. Prowers Call., ves] was killed by the whites, and #507, CHS; and Quit Claim Deed of Wiliam show us to Trail sites and ruts, L. Burns, Las Animas County Deed Record, they supplied us liberally with buf­ find markers and recommend I, 195. falo meat. I am told that here we places to be marked, direct us to 20. The Trinidad Enterprise, Nov. 3, 1870. have near us, on our right and left, 21. Declaration of Claim of John S. Hough, Las U.S. troops in one or two miles of historic maps and aerial photo­ Animas County Deed Record, II, 348-349; Quit graphs showing the routes, intro­ Claim Deed of Fredrick Lujan, III, 122-123. us, but have not seen one. The 22. John S. Hough, unpublished manuscript, Hough road is clear of hostile Indians. duce us to landowners on whose Coil., #323, CHS. I am sorry to inform you that Col. property evidence exists, and 23. Ibid. 24. P. G. Scott, "Pioneer Experiences help in any way to assure a thor­ in Southern Colorado," The Colorado Magazine, St. Vrain had his mules stolen at IX (Jan. 1932), 23-24. Last [Lost?] Spring, before he ough and accurate investigation. 25. In the 1870 census Hough had a personal overtook us, and was compelled to estate worth $11,000 and real estate valued We know many reliable inform­ at $3,000. Ninth Census (1870), Las Animas bUy others after considerable ants, but there are many more we County, Colorado Territory, 443. delay. Our party now consists of don't know and need their help. 26. Quit Claim Deed of John S. Hough, Las Animas Bud Evans, Charley Legget and Mr. Since some knowledgeable peo­ County Deed Record, IV, 481-482. Stewart,of KansasCity, P. H. Smith 27. Scott, "Pioneer Experiences in Southern Colora­ ple may not be members of SFTA, do," 25; and History of the Arkansas Valley, and son, Tarlton Crutchfield, Mr. Colorado (Chicago: O. L. 8askin & Co., 1881), Stone, Mr. Carson, Mr. Dibble, (a will those who are please spread 846. clever Alabama gentleman,) my­ the word to them? 28. Denver Tribune, Feb.14, 1876; and Scott, "Pion­ eer Experiences in Southern Colorado:' 25. self, wife,. daughter, and two ser­ If you have useful information 29. Mary Prowers Hudnall, "Early History of Bent vants. We do not travel on Sunday, or know of someone who does'~ County:' The Colorado Magazine, XXII (Nov. and were so kindly entertained please contactme as soon as pos­ 1945), 246; and Portrait and Biographical here by our friend Mr. Peacock, Record, 1365-1366. sible (by March 1 if you can). A 30. Ibid. who has been feasting us all day 31. Ibid., 1366; Hough obituaries, Frank Hou9h on good things, that we concluded postcard" with your name and Coil., #322, CHS; and court petition, March to layover awhile, and our party phone number will be sufficient, 28, 1885, John S. Hough Call., #323, CHS.· but feel free to state what you can 32. Portrait and Biographical Record, 1366; and is now fishing and shooting buffalo. "Judge John Hough, Pioneer, Dies At Home I write thi's for the benefit of my do to help. We will attempt to con­ in Lake City," undated Clip'ping, Hough Coil., family and friends, who have anxie­ tact you when we know our #323, CHS. ty about our welfare. schedule for your area. If you ••••• call, please leave information on COUNCIL TROVE TRAIL ROBBERY, 1864 our answering machine if no one -DOCUMENTS- Robert White contributed this is home. Thanks. story from the Santa Fe Gazette, Leo E. Oliva A. G. BOONE LETTER FROM june 11, 1864. RR I, Box 31 PEACOCK'S RANCH, JUNE 1860 Woodston, KS 67675 Mark Gardner found this letter The train of Don Antonio Manuel Otero which was going to the (913) 994-6253 from A. G. Boone to "Friend Mac," States was robbed .some three written from Peacock's Ranch, weeks. ago near the Raton Moun­ Walnut Creek (east of present tains by a party which professed INEW 8FTA MEMBERS I Great Bend, KS), june 28, 1860, to be Texans. All the animals and printed in The Westport Border money (a large amount) was car- This list includes newmember­ Star, july 14, 1860. "ried off and the men in charge of ships received since the last is­ the train paroled. sue up to February I, when total Here we are - 15 days out ­ almost without an effort; found the The story of the robbers being memberships stood at 569; those road good beyond all expectation; Texans is discredited. They are received after this printing will was treated with marked kindness supposed to be men who knew the appear in the next issue. If there by every person on the road. Wa­ value of the train and who put on is an error in this information, ter was rather scarce for drinking the guise of Texans to escape de­ please send corrections to the and wells low, yet our little party tection and punishment. editor. We are receiving more cor­ was amply furnished and our water Gen'l Carleton has taken all the rections since the membership tanks filled from all the wells and steps within his power to have the roster went out. If you know of guilty parties arrested,and if they springs. If the Northern route sur­ people who may be interested in pass this, then I say go it who have made their way in the direc­ the Association and are not on want, but this is good enough for tion of Texas there is scarecly a me, and this far I never have seen possiblity of their being able to this list, please urge them to join. better. The whole face of the prair­ escape. We thank you for your support. ie has been covered with buffalo This is the first robbery of the INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIPS for the last two days. Our friend kind that has ever been committed Geo. Peacock, the present oc­ on the road between New Mexico Bent's Old Fort Histl?rical Associa­ cupant of this post, is the prince and the States. tion, 35110Hwy 194E, LaJunta, of good fellows - has. everything CO 81050 . a traveler wants, from an ear of Coronado-Quivira Museum, 105 corn to the greatest luxury. His I__"_E_L_P_W_A_N_T_E_D_...... II West Lyon, Lyons, KS 67554 store, as well as that of Hays & Heritage Tours, P. O. Box 1, Wood­ Co., of Council Grove, and M. Members of the National Park ston, KS 67675 Conn's, are equal to any in West­ Service planning team will soon No Man's Land Historical Museum/­ port, and the kindness shown us be in the field searching forTrail Society, P. O. Box 278, Goodwell, by all those gentlemen and the routes and sites and preparing OK 73939 many good things presented .us, maps of the historic road. Greg Topeka Convention & Visitor's Bur­ will not soon be forgotten, and is eau, 3 Townsite Plaza, 120 East Franzwa, Bonita Oliva, and I will suffient [sic] recommendation, if 6th, Topeka, KS 66603 nothing else, to insure travelers to accompany the team, assisting in come this route. whateverways we can and gather­ FAMILY MEMBERSHIPS Our stock, down to chickens, all ing information. Franzwa is gath­ Lainie G. Armer, #3 EI Llano Rd., look as well, and better even than ering material for several books Espanola, NM 87532 when we left. on the Trail and will print the M/M William Glasgow Bowling, 7408 I met the Kaws on the Buffalo hunt maps. We need help from informed Was.hington Ave., St. Louis, MO at Owl Creek, where Jarvis [Cha- people all along the route who can 63130

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Sandra Carlyle & Gigi Clark Good, Rt. fry, Council Grove, KS 66846 May 28,1988: Dedication of recon­ 2, Box 126, Wheatley, AR 72392 Greg L. Heckel, RR 2, Box 7, Ulyss­ structed blockhouse, Fort Lar­ TomCosgrove, Rt. 2, Box 37, Coun­ es, KS 67880 ned NHS, RR 3, Larned, KS cil Grove, KS 66846 . Marcella Heit, 424 E. 7th, Kinsley, 67550. Bob & Louise Dawson, HCR 1, Box KS 67547 June 2, 1988: The SFTA governing 19, Kenton, OK 73946 Jack T. Hughes, 1903 3rd Ave., board of officers and directors Vernon & Becky Hopson, Box·367, Canyon, TX 79015 . meeting at the Santa Fe Trail Goodwell, OK 73939 Reba Jones, 2319 Judy, Amarillo, Center, RR 3, Larned, KS 67550. Frances & David Hutchison, West TX 79106 . Star Route, Box 35, Boise City, William R. Lewis, Jr., 2305 Regis June 2-4,1988:Rendezvous1988, OK 73933 Court, Norman., OK 73071 Santa Fe Trail Center, RR 3, Lar~ Glen & Ruth Maples, 5211 Mountain - Ida MacGovern, 122CedarSt., San­ ned, KS 67550. Dr., Amarillo, TX 79108 ta Fe, NM 87501 June 4, 1988: Rice County Trail M/M L. L. Morgan, 513 S. Van Bur­ Ross Marshall, 6624 Craig, Mer­ Tour, conducted by Dr. George en, Hugoton, KS 67951 riam, KS 66202 Stone. Contact Coronado-Qui­ Thomas Lee & Donna Calvert Otto, John W. Martin, 618 No. Main, vira Museum, 105 West Lyon, Rt. 1, Box 86B, Claude, TX 79019 Lindsborg, KS 67456 . Lyons, KS 67554 (316) 257­ Hall & Cynthia Phillips, General Dr. Joe L. Mauderly, 4517 Banff, 3941. Delivery, Fort Garland, C081133 NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111 June 4-5, 1988:. Santa Fe Trail Jim & Nancy Rizzuto, P. O. Box 215, Denny McFarland, P. O. Box 5543, Daze, Boise City, OK. La Junta, CO 81050 Abilene, TX 79608 M/M John Teeple, 9539 Perry Mary O. McKee, 4056 Hwy 550, Az- June 5, 1988: Dedication Day, free Lane, Overland Park, KS 66212 tec, NM 87410 .. admission to galleries and spe­ Marigail & Bob Thomas, RR 1, Hugo­ Gordon Shaw Novak, 2010 NW 1st, cial programs, Santa Fe Trail ton, KS 67951 Amarillo, TX 79106 Center, RR 3, Larned, KS 67550. Barbara & Thomas G. G. Williams, Inez Olson, 15 17th Crestview, Hut­ . June 8-12, 1988: NRA Santa Fe Jr., 46050regon Tr., Amarillo, TX chinson, KS 67502 . Trail Rendezvous, NRA Whitting­ 79J09 Alta· B. Page, 5624 Amigo Way, ton Center, Raton, NM. Contact Albuquerque, NM 87111· Larry 0::; borne, 740 No. First, Ra­ INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS Reed A. Peters, 1201 Prairie ton, NM 87740 (505) 455-3159. Nick Ard, 717 Atherton, Maize, KS Heights # 3, Larned, KS 67550 June 11, 1988; Rice County Trail 67101 Joseph H. Powell, 3809 W. Lawn, Tour, conducted by. Dr. George. Mary M. Artz, lOS. Belfry, Council Amarillo, TX 79102 .. Stone. Contact Coronado-Qui­ Grove, KS 66846 ·Ernest C. Rebuck, Ground Water vira Museum, 105 West Lyon, Richard G. Badders, P. O. Box 103, Section, EID, P. O. Box 968, San­ Lyons, KS 67554 (316) 257­ Omaha, NE 68101-0103 ta Fe, NM 87505 3941. Ro bert Lee Beard sley, 830 Ratone, John Kenyon Riddle, 608 Ocean July 30-31, 1988: "Soldiering On Manhattan, KS 66502 Dune Circle, Jupiter, FL 33477 the Santa Fe Trail," Fort Union Mrs. Charles A. Bell, 548 E. East­ Rolla Shaller, 702 Foster Lane, Can­ National Monument, Watrous, wood, Marshall, MO .65340 yon, TX 79015 NM 87753. Diane N. Broome, Rt 9, Box 72B, Len Siesick, 3500 Lamar, Amarillo, TX 79109 Aug. 5-14, 1988: Santa Fe Trail Santa Fe, NM 87505 Tour from Fort Osage, MO, to Bud Clingan, Rt. 2, Box 65, Par­ Ellen W. Steele, 354 So. Vaughn Way, Aurora, CO 80012 Santa Fe, NM. Contact Leo E. sons, KS 67357 Oliva, Heritage Tours, P. O. Box Leigh Conrad, 1406 East Monte Vis­ Letta Wofford, Rt. 6, Box 134, San­ ta Fe, NM 87501 1, Woodston, KS 67675. ta, Phoenix, AZ 85006 Aug. 6-12, 1988: Kansas Santa Fe William P. Corbett, P. O. Box 185, Dave Voelkerding, #93 Duden Hills Tonkawa, OK 74653 Road, Marthasville, MO 63357 Trail Tour from Baldwin City to Dorothy Craft, 822 Colony Ave., Cimarron. Contact Topeka Con­ Kinsley, KS 67547 II.-_T_RA_IL_C_AL_E_N_D_A_R_I vention & Visitors Bureau, 3 Chris Day, P. O. Box 118, Wamego, Townsite Plaza, 120 E. 6th St., KS 66547 . Everyone is invited to send no­ Topeka, KS 66603 (913) 234­ 2644. William De Buys, 1511 Don Gaspar, tices for this section; provide Santa Fe, NM 87501 location, date(s), time(s) and ac­ Aug. 14-Sept 12, 1988: San Juan John B. Draper, 2327 Calle Halcon, tivity. Rememberthis is a quarter­ COllege, Farmington, NM, Smith­ Santa Fe, NM 87505 sonian Traveling Exhibition-"The ly. The next issue should appear Santa Fe Trail: Photographs by Gladys Ellis, Box U, Elkhart, KS in May, so send information for 67950 Joan Myers." Lee Ellis, 3500 St. Andrews Dr.,·SE, ] une and later to arrive before Aug. 21, 1988: San Juan College, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 May 1. Thank you. Farmington, NM, two slide shows Evelyn Heintz Emberton, P. O. Box by Homer Hastings-"Fort Union 160, Elkhart, KS 67950 February 15, 1988: Dr. David San­ and the National Park System" Loyd Fansher, P. O. Box 124, doval will speak on "Mexican and "Fort Union Sidelights." Keyes, OK 73947 Merchants on the Santa Fe Trail" Aug. 23, 1988: San Juan College, Charlotte Fitzner, P. O. Box 46, at the meeting of "La Gente de Farmington, NM, slide program Cimarron, NM 87114 ,Ia Frontera" (People of the Fron­ by Joy Poole-"Cruzando Sobre el Betty Lou Glover, 7602 North Hills tier), Otero Junior COllege, La Paso de Raton." Place, NE, Albuquerque, NM Junta, CO, 7:00 p.m. Contact Aug. 30, 1988: San Juan College, 87109 Alexandra A. Aldred, (303) 384­ Farmington, NM, lecture by Dr. David W. & Mary Ann Godfrey, 2228 2596. Marc Simmons. S. Spring, Springfield, IL 62704 April 30-May 1,1988: Santa Fe Trail Carol Good, 714 S. Grand, Lyons, Sept. 6, 1988: San Juan College, Tour from Council Grove to Stone Farmington, NM, lecture by Joan KS 67554 Corral. Contact Elaine Simmons, Toby & Daryl Hale, 210 N. Pershing, Barton County Community Col­ Myers. Liberal, KS 67901 lege, Great Bend, KS 67530. Sept. 11, 1988: San Juan College, Tom Halpin, 132 Country Club Gar­ Farmington, NM, dramatization May 19-22, 1988: Southwestern by VanAnn Moore, portraying Su­ dens, Santa Fe, NM 87501 Rendezvous, NRA Whittington Eugene Harke, Rt. 1, Box 21A, Tyr­ Center, Raton, NM. Contact J. R. san Shelby Magoffin. one, OK 73951 Parham, Rt. 1, Box 284, Burle­ Sept. 28-0ct. 2, 1989: SFTA Sym- Margaret L. 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ILAST CHANCE STORE I All matters relating to Wagon late the machinery for incorporat­ ing chapters into the SFTA The Last Chance Store offers Tracks should be addresed to the editor: bylaws. It appears this will be Trail items for sale. and the prof­ done as quickly as legally possi­ its help fund SFTAprojects. Some Leo E. Oliva ble. Meanwhile. those interested of these items were available at RR 1. Box 31 Woodston. KS 67675 in forming chapters should pro­ the Hutchinson Symposium and (913) 994-6253 ceed while the interest is in­ still bear the name "Council" in­ tense. realizing that official stead of "Association." Discounts All inquiries regarding mem­ recognition may not be immedi­ for quantity orders are available bership should be directed to ate. Such recognition should not on some items. All prices include the secretary-treasurer: prevent any potential chapter tax and shipping charges. Prepay­ Ruth Olson from getting on with the purposes ment is required on individual Santa Fe Trail Center that brings its members together. orders; institutions will be RR 3 I look forward to adding a section billed. Larned, KS 67550 of chapter news. (316) 285-2054 Books: Bonita and I hope to see many of you when we are out on the Trail #B-l: Rittenhouse. Trail of Com- BACK ISSUES AVAILABLE this spring. If not then, perhaps merce and Conquest $2.70 Every member is to receive all at the Rendezvous at Larned in #B-2: Oliva&Oliva. Santa Fe Trail issues of WT printed during the June. Trivia $3.70 year of membership. If you have Happy trails! #B-3: Colorado Historical Socie­ not received your issues. contact -Leo E. Oliva ty. The Santa Fe Trail: New the editor. While they last. addi­ Perspectives ..; $5.50 tional'copies of back issues may SANTA FE TRAIL TOUR Printed T-Shirts $10.00 be purchased for $1.00 per copy August 5-14. 1988 postpaid. #S-I: "The Santa Fe Trail Lives There is still some room on the On!" ava,ilable on gold shirt in guided tour of the Trail from Fort adult sizes S. M. L, XL fROM THE EDITOR, Osage to Santa Fe. following the #S-2: Map of the Santa -Fe Trail The ground swell for local and Cimarron Route and returning via available on tan shirt in youth regional chapters within the SFTA the Mountain Route. Co-sponsors sizes M& L, adult sizes S. M, L. is an encouraging sign. indica­ include the SFTA. Kansas State XL tive of widespread interest in the Historical Society. Santa Fe Trail Trail and a desire to cooperate Center. and Kansas Heritage Cen­ #C-l: Caps $5.00 with others to accomplish par­ ter. Price is $475 for the nine-day -gold with "Santa Fe Trail Lives ticular tasks. A similar form of trip. Children accompanying two On!"., one size fits all federalism has worked well for adults may go for $295. College credit, 1-3 hours undergraduate #C-2: Visors $4.00 other organizations. It is impor­ or graduate, is available through -gold and white with "Santa Fe tant. however. that regional ex­ Fort Hays State University. The Trail Lives On!". one size fits all clusiveness be avoided. for that defeats the goals of the SFTA. So course is taught by and the tour #A-l: Bumper stickers with "Santa long as we all work together for is escorted by Leo E. Oliva. For Fe Trail ,Lives On!" $1.25 the good of the Trail and avoid further information. contact: state and sectional jealousies. Send orders to: HERITAGE TOURS chapters can strengthen the um­ LAST CHANCE STORE brella institution and facilitate P.O.Boxl P. O. Box 1 its purposes. Woodston, KS 61615 (913) 994-6253 Woodston, KS 67675 Itmay take a little time to formu- ,

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