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TRAPPEII's H U I' on HALF MOON LAKE CLAY TOBACCO Plpes from FORT LARAMIE TRAPPEII'S H U I' ON HALF MOON LAKE CLAY TOBACCO PlPES FROM FORT LARAMIE .......................... 120 Rex L . Wilson WYOMING'S FRONTIER NEWSPAPERS ............................................ 135 Elizabeth Keen BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF JAMES BR'IDGER ............................ 159 Maj. Gen . Grenville M . Dodge POEM . OUR MOUNTAINS .............................................................. 177 Margaret Brock Hanson EIOLE.IN.THE.WALL, Part VII. Section 3 ........................................ 179 l'helma Gatchell Condit POEM . MEDICINE MOUNTAJN ......................................................... 192 Hans Kleiber OVERLAND STAGE TRAIL . TREK NO . 2 ...................................... 195 Trek Na. 12 of Emigrant Treks Compiled by Maurine CarIey WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGICAL NOTES ........................................ 215 WYOMING STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ...................................... 216 8th Annual Meeting BOOK REVIEWS ScheII. Histop of Sorlllt Dalcota ............................................................ 230 Grinnell. Pmynee. Blcrckjoot and Cheyertne . History and Folklore of the Plnlr~s....................................................................................... 231 parish, The Charles IIfald Company, A Sfudy of :he Rise orrd De- cline of Mercuntile Capitalisr?~in New Mexico ............................... 232 Spindler, Yesterday's Xruils ....................... 233 Garber, Big Bonl Pioneers 234 Bard, Horse Wrangler......................................... 235 North, .M on of the Plnins: Rccolleclions of Luther Norih .................. 235 Ward, Biis of Silver ................................................................................ 237 Ware, The lrldian WCI~Of 1864 ......................................................... 238 CONTRIBUTORS ...................................................................................... 240 ILLUSTRATIONS ACCOMPANYING ARTICLES Trapper's Hut on Half Moon Lake .................................................... Cover Clay Pipes ............................................................ 120. 124. 126. 129. 13 1 The Hole-in-the-Wall ................................................ 178 Overland Stage Trail .Trek Na . 2 ........................................ 202, 206, 210 Cold Springs Marker .............................................................................. 225 Map: Overland Stage Trail . Trek No. 2 ............................................ I94 OuerIhd Stage ZWi- Z'flu -2 Trek No. 12 of the Emigrant Trail Treks Sponsored by WYOMING STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Carbon County Historical Society and Sweetwater Historical Societies under the direction of Paul Henderson, Lyle Hildebrand, Maurine Carley Compiled by MAURINECARLEY - Trek Historian Caravan32 cars - - - - - 68 participants Captain.................. Col. Wm. R. Bradley, head of the Wyoming Highway Patrol Guide ..................... Paul Henderson Assistant Guides .... Leeland Grieve, G.A. Willis, Harry Lambert- sen, Vernon Hurd, John Dickson Wagon Boss ........... Lyle Hildebrand Assistant Bosses .....Kleber Hadsell, Adrian Reynolds Historian. .............. Maurine Carley Topographer.--..... .. H. M. Townsend Photographers....... .Charles Ritter, Paul Henderson Registrar ............... Geneva Hildebrand Cooks..................... Vera Ritter, Elizabeth Hildebrand, Robert Vivian, John Niland NOTE: Nacwlbers preceding "M'indicate distances on the Over- land Stage Trail norihwesrerly from Virginia Dale Stage Station. Saturday - Angust 5 8:30 A.M. It was a bright, sunny morning when the crowd assembled at the Pick Ranch turn-ff on State Highway 130, seven miles north of Saratoga, Wyoming. Old friendships were renewed and new ones begun. ANNALS OF WYOMING A MEMORIAL TO LOREN CLARK BISHOP By Colonel Archie R. Boyack As we stand here this beautiful morning, August Sth, 1961, assembled for a day's adventure along the Old OverIand Trail of yesteryear, it is fitting that we pay tribute to the one, who, in years past has been our organizer and leader of these historic journeys along famous Old Emigrant Trails of early Wyoming. The life of the Iate Loren Clark Bishop was one dedicated to an ideal. He was born at Old Fort Fetterman in 1885, a place located near Douglas, Wyoming, in Converse County, a spot rich in historicaI lore. In this locale young Loren Clark Bishop caught the spirit and atmasphere of the early West. The love of early Wyoming history dominated his life, especially in his later years. By profession Mr. Bishop was an engineer. He served his native State, Wyoming, as State Engineer for many years. For his outstanding contributions in his chosen field, he was awarded a Doctor of Laws Degree by the University of Wyoming in 1952. In the historical field Mr. L. C. Bishop was a charter member of the Wyoming State Historical Society, also an active member in the Wyoming Pioneer Association. His skill at historical map drawing is attested by many hundreds of people. Working through the Wyoming Pioneer Association, his mapping program identified old emigrant trails, stage, express and Freight roads across Wyo- ming. For the Pony Express Centennial alone, he worked two years locating the spots where some thirty-eight (38) Pony Ex- press statiol~swere located, for the historic re-run of 1960. In his travels over the Trails, Mr. Bishop used a metal detector and was rewarded by finding old bullets and she11 cases from four to eight inches under the soil. With this device he located the exact site of the Fetterman Massacre which occurred on December 21st, 1864, a few miles north of the site of Old Fort Phil Kearny in northern Wyoming. Finding this site added to his colIectjon of artifacts, such as buttons from soldiers uniforms, bullets, etc. On November 16, 1960, on behalf of the American Association for State and Local History of Madison, Wisconsin, a formal presentation was made to L. C. Bishop of a National Award for marking historical sites in Wyoming. In 1954, he also received an historical award from the Wyoming State Historical Society at its annual meeting. In organizing the many historical treks across Wyoming, Mr. Bishop was a competent leader, understanding and tactful. Be- cause of his efforts on behalf of these history-making events, many hundreds of people have first hand information about Wyoming History. In his home life Mr. L. C. Bishop was a devoted famiIy man. He is survived by his faithful wife Claire, and four sons and daughters: Colonel Lon E. Bishop, Army Engineer, Ogden, Utah; OVERLAND STAGE TRAILTREK NO. 2 197 Floyd A. Bishop, Civil Engineer, Lander, Wyoming; Mrs. Edward HaIsey of Newcastle, Wyoming and Mrs. James Froggatt, of Morro Bay, California. Fourteen grandchildren and one great- grandchild make up his fine family. In future years, as the people traverse the Old Pioneer Trails of our beloved state, Wyoming, we will find the name of L. C. Bishop written in indelible letters as one who, more than any other person, retraced and mapped that history-making route of our pioneer forebears across the prairies and mountain passes of wonderful Wyoming. As one of the good and honorable men of the earth, Mr. Bishop has left to his posterity a heritage of integrity and uprightness. And in his passing the sentiments enclosed in those famous lines from Tenayson's "Crossing The Bar", might summarize, in part, this good man's philosophy as death closed his active life. 1 quote: CROSSlNG THE BAR Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may here be no moaning at the bar, When T put out to sea. But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep, Turns again home. Twilight and evening beI1, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When 1 embark. For though from hours bourne of Time and Place The flood may bear me far, 1hope to see my pilot face to face When 1 have crossed the bar. 9:00 A.M. Promptly at nine o'cIock the caravan headed west on a road which wound through a green valley then onto sagebrush fiats. To the right the hilIs looked like a big layer cake with chocolate frosting and behind them was the blue Medicine Bow range. 9:30 A.M, Mr. Leeland Grieve, Mayor of Rawlins, and his son were waiting for us at the Platte River Crossing (227 M). Here Mr. Grieve pointed out the spot, across the river, where the trek ended last year, the location of the upper crossing which was by ferry, and the lower crossing where the pioneers forded the river. Johnson's Island, lush and green, lay before us. 198 ANNALS OF WYOMING Mr. Henderson stated that the barren hill to our left held the graves of several Jndians and that names have been carved into the cIiffs on both sides of the river. He also mentioned the numerous Tndian forts in the vicinity. Captain Stansbury camped here Septembet 22, 1850, after travelling a day's journey from Pine Grove Station, 23 miles west. Silas Hooper crossed on the Bennett Ferry May 23, 1863 on his westward journey (toll $5.00). PLATTE RIVER CROSSiNG By Leeland Grieve We are now at the Platk River Crossing. To the left of us is the crossing where Ed Bennett and Boney Ernest owned and operated a ferry which was controlled by cables made out of buffalo hides. The currents from both sides of the island carried the ferry across to the other side without having to be pulled. It is possible to find the mounds of rock on both sides of the river where the cables were anchored, The ferry was operated only during the high water season. At other times the
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