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Across the Plains in67 A Rough Frontier Journal Entry
A July era diary describes emigrant trails along Pine Creek valley near the proposed railroad route. Mentions Indian troubles at Balds Bluff and near Cottonwood, stage stations, desert ranches, and attacks. Observes Longs Peak sighting, river dynamics of the Platte, and rough, dusty travel with hunting for specimens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Creek
Bald’s Bluff
Major Powell
Wisconsin
Julesburg
Mississippi
Missouri River
Violanca
Republican
Smoky Hill
Long's Peak
Rocky Mountains
Middle Park