New Colorado and the Santa Fé trail . KKARNYri SOLDIKRS CROSSING THE KANUE. far as the Arkansas, which is reached by the rails near the town of New-ton. Thence I sped on, the old wagon-road being in sight or close at handnearly all the way along this famed valley. Instead of herds of buffaloes,and occasional bands of Lidians, and long lines of canvas-topped wagons, Isaw farms, and school-houses, and churches, and National Banks. Yankeesfrom New England, Scotchmen from the Highlands, Germans from thebanks of the Rhine, Mennonites from Russia, and a motley crowd from allparts of the earth dwelt
New Colorado and the Santa Fé trail . KKARNYri SOLDIKRS CROSSING THE KANUE. far as the Arkansas, which is reached by the rails near the town of New-ton. Thence I sped on, the old wagon-road being in sight or close at handnearly all the way along this famed valley. Instead of herds of buffaloes,and occasional bands of Lidians, and long lines of canvas-topped wagons, Isaw farms, and school-houses, and churches, and National Banks. Yankeesfrom New England, Scotchmen from the Highlands, Germans from thebanks of the Rhine, Mennonites from Russia, and a motley crowd from allparts of the earth dwelt together in unity w^here the wagons were parked, and the weary patrol trudged through the night, not manyyears ag(.. One feels just a shade disappointed at the absolute peaceful- I THE SANTA FE TKAIL. 149 ness of his transit, and as tlie verdant vojager sometimes longs for a stormat sea, so might one in his inmost soul hope for a sight of a savage Indian,at a safe distance. Alas! we could hear of but six, and they were in on
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