. A California tramp and later footprints; or, Life on the plains and in the Golden state thirty years ago, with miscellaneous sketches in prose and verse ... Illustrated with thirty-nine wood and photo-engravings. Overland journeys to the Pacific; Agriculture. ALONG THE PLATTE TO FORT LARAMIE. 59 Cheyennes, who were mounted on fine ponies, armpd with rifles, sliields and lances, and painted and feathered to tlie last degree of Indian dandyism. Unlike our Sioux friends, who w^ere all exceedingly good-natured and friendly, they did not look at us as they passed by, nor notice the " hows &q
. A California tramp and later footprints; or, Life on the plains and in the Golden state thirty years ago, with miscellaneous sketches in prose and verse ... Illustrated with thirty-nine wood and photo-engravings. Overland journeys to the Pacific; Agriculture. ALONG THE PLATTE TO FORT LARAMIE. 59 Cheyennes, who were mounted on fine ponies, armpd with rifles, sliields and lances, and painted and feathered to tlie last degree of Indian dandyism. Unlike our Sioux friends, who w^ere all exceedingly good-natured and friendly, they did not look at us as they passed by, nor notice the " hows " and " hies " that we shouted at them, and I respected them the more for it. We had expected to find water on the top of the divide, but after considerable search we found none, and pushing^ on we. Fobbing the South Platte. at last came in sight of the bold, uneven bluffs overlooking the valley of the North Platte. Following their rough outlines for about a mile, we came to a steep descent, leading down to the bottom of a deep valley, opening on to the river, some three miles distant. This is known as " Ash Hollow "—a famous landmark on the California trail. We reached the top of the sandy declivity a little after dark, and double rough-locking. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kenderdine, Thaddeus S. Newton, Pa. [Philadelphia, Press of Globe printing house]
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