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THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1931CHISHOLM TRAIL MISSED RENO CO.Two Old Timm Answer Question Asked by Former Resident.PAA couplo of weeks ago A. Deis'ner, oi Frocport, 111., In a letter to The Nowb enquired whether the old MChlnholm cattle trail” passed through Reno county.Mr. Dclshcr formerly lived near Turon, and lie rcmembcgeii seeing cattle herds going through that section and ho wondered if that was tho Chisholm Trail.Two old residents advise Tho News that tho Chisholm trail did not run through Reno coimty-C. F, Turkic, oC Laverno, Okla., who formerly lived In Reno county, cast of Hutchinson, writes! ,JThe Chisholm trail did not pnaa through Reno. From Jones crossing on Red river it wont direct to Wichita, Newton and Abilene, When the country nouth of Wichita was settled the Trail wna swung wcaL Ileno (luuroniined Hcno county was quarantined against the Texas fever and Capt. Charley Collins and his troops were posted on the south lino to keep tho Texas cattle out, but some herds hud gone* up through where Arlington now fi lands.“One herd belonging to Deacon Hates loaded nl Nickerson, others at Great 13mil, Some ot tho.se herds of longhorns likely were the ones that Mr. Dcishcr saw pass his place east of Turon,Then tho word got down the Trail that Collins wua guarding tho line the herds were swung northwest at the Wichita mountains, and went by the way of old Camp Supply utid close to where Ashland, Kan.r is uow located, and on to Dodge City which held the Trail trade until the early '80s. This pari of the Trail was known as the ‘Western cattle trail*.“Tom Payne who lives nt 3IS A%'e.(Assc Pai Juno ing b the c Alt. are I tlcst paric altarPnshellseedBill intuitoblossorcliveildeni;Fo to i whit whit fcun M« mcdcauf:fallsgivehrid33cthojillhhaviryinmis:wedClloneOnepulegirl.bluethe
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Hutchinson News
Hutchinson, Kansas, US
Thu, Apr 30, 1931
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KS, USA 13 Jan 2022
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