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Show 141 OLD SANTA FE TRAIL He had control of the treasure box has over a ship and its crew. delivery at the termination of the safe its for le responsib was and and route. Drivers were changed quite often between Kansas City entire the over charge in remained rs Santa Fé, but the messenge The company always chose the bravest and coolest men distance. and for this position, as there were many brushes with Indians box. treasure the on designs had who outlaws sometimes with be Sometimes great amounts of gold dust and silver coin would this stand could e enduranc greatest Only men of the transported. The messenger had to sleep as best he long trip across the plains. the entire could upon the seat beside the driver, and throughout armed was He rest. little very secured trip of thirteen days, he The revolvers. Colt’s two and rifle repeating Sharpe’s a with poorly were these greatest danger was from the hostile Indians; few guns and almost always bows, days, using armed in those arrows, and the deadly lance. company In 1866, Barlow and Sanderson, the stage and express running the of line stages across the plains, the moved offices of in the company from Kansas City to Junction City, which became Pacific railway, and that year the western terminus of the Kansas the plains from that point the stages began their journey across to Santa Fé. From City the offices of the Overland Junction Stage the railway reached Denver, Company kept moving westward until the business into New and shortly thereafter, with the exception of the Atchison, Topeka of building the until d Mexico, which continue was numbered prairies the of coach stage the Railway, & Santa Fé There were many dangers to be with the institutions of the past. stories of Indian attacks could the and encountered on the route, be related almost ad infinitum.” + ee ae ee of the of the frontier; still he was a hero on many trips. Once while making Dodge, they were camped upon the buffalo chips, having been made of s,’’ and black falo hump, ‘‘slap-jack under was one of the ‘ggured in the literature Al Carpenter was his driver ; trail. the ‘‘long route’’ between Zarah and Ft. plain. The night was moon-lit. A but a meal of broiled the party enjoyed with molasses, this being coffee, sweetened the circumstances. Shortly the passengers a ‘‘square meal’’ blankets and buffalo robes. Were sound asleep, covered with their warm during the that the ‘‘Indian sign Presently the messenger informed Carpenter Fork, had been anything but pleasing.9? day, in the neighborhood of Pawnee oa git we before ‘I think we’ll have a brush with the Cheyennes considered Said he. ‘‘So you lie down and get what rest you can and I’ll keep : |