Reminiscences of General William Larimer and of his son William HHLarimer, two of the founders of Denver city; . & Waddell had the contractfor transportation of all government supplies to the mih-tary posts of the plains, including Johnstons army atCamp Floyd and Salt Lake. The headquarters of thisfirm were at Leavenworth. Their business required manytrains of ox-teams, miles of wagons and thousands of oxenand an army of teamsters and wagon-masters. Many ofthe teamsters were the sons of well-to-do farmers in Mis-souri. Hundreds of troops were constantly stationed at thefort at Leavenworth. The
Reminiscences of General William Larimer and of his son William HHLarimer, two of the founders of Denver city; . & Waddell had the contractfor transportation of all government supplies to the mih-tary posts of the plains, including Johnstons army atCamp Floyd and Salt Lake. The headquarters of thisfirm were at Leavenworth. Their business required manytrains of ox-teams, miles of wagons and thousands of oxenand an army of teamsters and wagon-masters. Many ofthe teamsters were the sons of well-to-do farmers in Mis-souri. Hundreds of troops were constantly stationed at thefort at Leavenworth. They were well equipped andmounted on the best horses in the country. Steamboatsloaded with immigrants were constantly arriving, an-nouncing their coming by firing a salute from a smallcannon placed in the bow and making their landing withbands playing and deckhands singing. All the idle portionof the citizens would turn out to welcome the launchingof the gangplanks. Something exciting was going on allthe time. But at this time there were no railroads andno telegraph lines in the whole territory of Mrs. William Larimer (nee Rachel McMasters)From Portrait by Dalmaigne, 1838. CHAPTER FIVE Discovery of gold in the Pikes Peak Region—Furor created by the news—Organized a party to cross the plains—The outfit—The Santa Fe Trail—Aubreys long distance ride ON Feb. 17th, 1858, a party of Georgians and CherokeeIndians headed by WilKam Green Russell, and alittle later another party from Lawrence, Kansas,headed by J. H. Tierney, had started for the Rocky Moun-tains to prospect for gold. The former party arrivednear the confluence of Cherry Creek and the Platte Riveron June 1st, and the latter party some time in August,1858. Not much was heard from either of these parties inthe Mississippi River towns until about the last part ofAugust or the first part of September, when a man by thename of King arrived in Leavenworth, Kansas, and claimedthat he had been a member of the Lawr
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