History and stories of Nebraska . id out anew short road to the gold mines, crossing the prairies alongthe Blue rivers. It was sometimes called The Steam Wa-gon Road because a steam wagon, which soon broke down,was made to travel it. This new road was very popularand helped to develop Nebraska City and the South Plattevery much. The new territory of Colorado was organizedin 1861, taking away from Nebraska her gold mines at thefoot of the mountains, but never, either then or since, hasso much wealth been dug from theRocky Mountains as has been pro-duced from the prairies of our state. Governor
History and stories of Nebraska . id out anew short road to the gold mines, crossing the prairies alongthe Blue rivers. It was sometimes called The Steam Wa-gon Road because a steam wagon, which soon broke down,was made to travel it. This new road was very popularand helped to develop Nebraska City and the South Plattevery much. The new territory of Colorado was organizedin 1861, taking away from Nebraska her gold mines at thefoot of the mountains, but never, either then or since, hasso much wealth been dug from theRocky Mountains as has been pro-duced from the prairies of our state. Governor Black.— The fourthgovernor of the territory, SamuelW. Black, Democrat, of Pennsyl-vania arrived at Omaha, May 2,1859. The feud between the Northand South Platte regions had nowbecome so bitter, the South Plattepeople resolved that they wouldno longer live in Nebraska. The South Platte Tries to Secede.— They determinedto secede and join Kansas, taking the entire South Plattecountry with them. To this end they sent delegates to. Gov. Samuel W. Black 254 A SHORT HISTORY OF NEBRASKA Kansas and to Washington asking Congress to separate theSouth Platte region from Nebraska and to join it to attempt failed, but the quarrel between the Northand South Platte regions went on. The Pawnee War of 1859.—-What is known as thePawnee war occurred in 1859. For a great many years, alarge Pawnee village was upon the bluff above the Plattewhere General Thayer held the first Indian council in settlers were coming in, and the Indians had agreedto give up their land there and move to the valley of theLoup. In July, they gathered their ponies, packed theirgoods upon them, and started up the valley of the Elkhorn,under their great chief Petalesharu. But they had a badheart, as Indians say when they are angry. On theirway they robbed the settlers and shot and wounded a mannear West Point. When the news reached Omaha, Secre-tary Morton ordered General John M. Thayer to gettoge
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