The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, May 30, 1912, Page 2, Image 2
OLD TIMES "BEFO
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Interesting Reminiscences
Times of Travel 0v?
Coach L
The club women of Wyoming who' po
recently marked the old stage trail j te:
T owrnio aHth a. granite shaft!
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and who put up an imposing monu-1 op
ment on the California trail along j ca
the North Platte, at Casper, began i ge
a movement which in all probability 18
will be' taken up in other States co
traversed by the stage coaches in tw
early days. , Ls
The rapid obliteration of some of da
the old stage trails has made it im- K<
perative to hasten the work of Sa
identification. Old stage drivers m<
have been called upon to identify th
many of the points of interest and
the location of stage stations along j lit
the various trails, says the New York ; bu
Tribune. At Julesburg, Col., the old Mj
station where Jules and Slade had a
their combat, a fight that later re- F?
suited in the loss of Jules's ears, has sfc
been identified and will be preserved, tw
It has been poposed to have the gov- ra
ernment set aside Independence ho
rock, on the California trail in Wy- 1,2
oming, as a national monument. This ws
rock was a famous stopping place in an
early days, and is covered with the mi
names of thousands of early-day "E
transcontinental tourists, scratched La
dep into the granite.
Besides the main trails across the diz
trails that had much to with making be<
the West, but whose course will soon an
he. lost if some means is not taken to th<
mark them. The old Smoky Hill an
stage trail across Kansas and East- dei
era Colorado to Denver is practically wo
wiped out, owing to the settlement or
of the plains. * abi
This old trail penetrated the heart ler
of the hostile Indian country and It
was the scene of many exciting ad- ga1
ventures in the '60's, but even the wh
old Smoky Hill drivers have difficulty car
In tracing the route to-day. The try
same is true of the several routes grz
to Deadwood, every foot of which
is replete with historic interest. Ru
The main line of stages across ing
the continent were several times laE
shifted on account of Indian depre- ch?
dations. The most sweeping change adi
was made in 1862, when "Ben" Hoi- bre
laday, the genius of the overland tra
stage business, moved the line dri
several hundred miles south and ef- me
fected the change without missing a ant
mail or delaying a passenger. The ing
old line followed the North Platte Frt
and the Sweetwater, over South pass, ing
and the new road led by way of nui
Julesburg to Denver, north from pai
Denver to Fort Lupton, thence across anc
the Laramie plains, in Southern Wy- wh
oming, and then due west through of
> Bridger pass, where the old trail was pos
joined and the journey continued to mo
Salt Lake. Gei
Most of the stage stations and hoi
other buildings erected along these apa
old stage trails fell into ruins long rail
ago, but there are few structures eve
worth preserving. The easiest way esp
of identification is by the natural day
monuments marking most of the ^
trails. Chief among these is Inde- the
pendence rock, which is said to have co*'
been named by the celebrated ex- ed
plorer Capt. Bonneville on account the
of its solitary aspect, rising, as it ry.
does, independent or an otner tucks a u
in the vicinity. Fremont and other con
explorers mention the rock many anc
times. When the tide of California to i
gold-seekers began flowing across spe
the country the rock was a favorite "in
camping place. As early as 1847; I
immigrants gathered at the rock to j his
celebrate the Fourth of July, it be- j ing
ing on record that on the Fourth as
of that year there were about 1,000 was
California and Oregon immigrants not
gathered there to celebrate Inde- "Ja
pendence day. Old wagon hubs were div
loaded with powder and placed in hea
the crevices of the rock, producing lat<
explosions that sounded like the rou
work of a battery of artillery. vis
Many of those who died on the Jul
? ./.atinnnf TIT a TO hlltm- or or
"way auruss iue wuuucm .. v,. ~ ~? ov,.
ed in tbe vicinity of Independence trii
rock, and their epitaphs can still be Ind
read on the granite. Probably the S
most Impressive funeral held there div
was in 1862. On July 4 of that ver
year a large number of immigrants ter
had gathered there for a celebra- Ind
tion when a train came in bearing sta
the body of a young man who had wo
been accidentally killed while clean- dia
ing his rifle that morning. The red
celebration was deferred, and in oul
the afternoon a Masonic funeral was a s
held for the young emigrant, who nir
wa9 buried at the foot of the great j ion
rock. Gen. Fremont was among !
those who carved their names on kil
Independence rock, as were many of the
the old trappers and fur traders. wa
On this account, as well as on ac- hu
count of the prominence of Independence
rock as a stopping place Sla
in the stage coach days, it has been stc
proposed to have the rock set aside a ]
as a national monument, under the !
act of congress giving the president we
DE
4H" RECALLED.
Retold of Romantic
;r Western Stage
.ines.
wer to segregate such places of illrest
in the public domain.
The first stages in the West were
erated by Hockaday & Liggett to
rry mail and express and passenrs
to Western army posts. In
51 the business was extended', the
mpany running semi-monthly beeen
St. Joseph, Mo., and Salt
tke, the round trip occupying' 42
,ys. Horses were changed at Ft.
jarney, Ft. Laramie, Ft. Hall and
it T.nlro The driver fed his ani
lis by simply turning them out on
e prairie to graze.
Matters assumed a more business:e
aspect when, in 1858, the stage
siness was purchased by Russell,
ijors & Waddell, who had made
fortune freighting on the Santa
! trail. The new proprietors built
itions every 10 or 15 miles beeen
Atchison and Salt Lake and
n stages every day. They changed
rses at each station and made the
20C miles in 10 days. The line
is supplied with Concord coaches
d the animals used were Kentucky
lies. This line connected with
ten" Holladay's line from Salt
ke to San Francisco.
Owing to the depredations of Inms,
Russell, Majors & Waddell
came financially involved. Alexder
Majors, the prime mover in
i firm, was- idolized by his thousds
of employees. He was of a
eply religious turn of mind and
uld tolerate no whiskey drinking
profanity among his men. To
use a horse or mule was equiva
it to asking for one s dismissal,
was largely Major's foresight that
ve the country the "pony express"
ich made such a notable record in
rying dispatches across the counbefore
the days of the teletph.
"Ben" Holladay, who succeeded
ssell, Majors & Waddell in operat;
the eastern division of the overid
stage line, was a remarkable
iracter. He knew the value of
rertising and he started in to
lak transportation records on the
il. He offered prizes to his stage
vers for fast trips. The equipnt
was of the finest. Many thousis
of dollars were spent in secur;
the best horses and mules,
jight trains were kept busy haulgrain
and other supplies to the
nerous stations. There were rer
shops at division headquarters,
1 also traveling blacksmith shops
ich were kept going from one end j
the line to the other. It was im- j
isible for traffic to be delayed
re than a few hours at a time,
lerally the coaches rolled into the
ne stations, which were 50 miles
irt, with the regularity of modern
[road trains. All the equipment,
n to the clothing of the men, was
ecially manufactured for HollaiVhen
Holladay traveled it was in
finest stage coach that money
Id buy. This coach was suspendon
coil springs instead of on
customary straps of the ordinaConcord.
It was equipped with
>ed, a reading table and "all the
lforts of home." Only the best
I most .daring drivers mounted
the box, and to fail to break the
ed record when Holladay was
side" was a disgrace,
lolladay demanded results along
stage line, and he cared nothabout
any man's past, so long
he "delivered the goods." This
3 evidenced in the case of the
orious desperado, Joseph A., or
ick" Slade, who was appointed
ision superintendent, first with
idquarters at Fort Laramie and
jr at Virginia Dale, when the
te was moved south. Slade's diion
was from Virginia Dale to
esburg, and it was the most danous
part of the transcontinental
>, as the route was infested with
lians and outlaws.
Jlade had orders to clean up the
ision and he started in with a
igeance. He soon had the Indians
rorized. If a report came in that
lians had driven off the stock at a
tion Slade was soon on hand. He
uld take the trail after the Inns
and would shoot down every
l&kin he met. He slew several
:laws who held up coaches, and in
hort time he had his division runig
as smoothly as any other divisl
on the road.
51ade had a record of 21 men
led when Mark Twain met him on
; way to Nevada, and this record
s materially increased after the
morist's trip across the continent.
Julesburg, at the eastern end of
ide's division, was an important
pping point. This was named for
French trapper, Jules Reni.
Slade's quarrel with Jules is a
stern classic and has been told
ELOPES WITH BEST MAN. FL
Georgia Beauty Uses Fiance's Auto Tli
to Flee Wedding Rehersal.
Atlanta, Ga., May 22.?On the eve
of her wedding to Edwin G. Gilbert,
, Miss Clara Parker, member of a rec
prominent Gainesville, Ga., family err
and noted for her beauty, eloped the
with and was married to B. W. Sul- gin
livan, of Atlanta. wei
Sullivan, who was to be best man, pie
was at Miss Parker's house with the hoi
other attendants for a wedding re- ret
hearsal. Just before the rehearsal of
was to begin, Sullivan and Miss hui
Parker disappeared and so did Gil- vill
bert's touring car, which was in thi
front of the Parker home. It was to
soon learned that the couple had fled mil
in the auto of the bridegroom to be. pla
Sullivan and Miss Parker soon
reached Atlanta, where they were flo(
married. the
"I loved Ben best," said the bride haj
in explaining the jilting of Gilbert. Sal
for Sullivan. wa
"She was my first sweetheart and. the
I had to have her," said Sullivan. the
"I congratulate myself I didn't get wa
her," said Gilbert. "I got off lucky, fal
I hope they will return my auto in wei
. good CUJUUIUUil. j
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Greenville Convict Hunting for Judge ^
Judge Ernest Gary has had several of
experiences during h:is long term of wil
service in circuit court, but he had a reli
sensation coming to him recently; Mis
something new and novel along the ien
criminal line. Some time ago Job ?
Duncan, of Greenville received a lit- Ne1
tie token from the judge in the shape ton
of seven years' sentence. Duncan and the
the captain of the chaingang in Fe<
Greenville county were good friends the
while Duncan was serving another ha\
sentence for some misdemeanor. i
Duncan was a pal of a Greenville Sidi
man who was bereaved by the loss fun
of a house. The insurance amounted the
to about $800 and said pal collected yir
it all in cash and went over to the wa*
convict camp to visit Duncan and the to-i
convict guard. They had a nice time for
that night, but the Greenville man 0f
lost about $300 and the guard and i
Duncan were arrested the next day, tial
t.he eharee beine: erand larceny. Atl:
The chaingang guard was acquitted,
but Duncan was convicted, and
Judge Gary thought he should be put
out of the way for some time. The A
judge regretted, according to his Wo
statment in passing sentence, that \ gus
the guard had not also been convict- W.
ed. When he said "seven years in at
the penitentiary" to Duncan there ave
was some sensation, according to eye 10.:
witnesses. Duncan was not sent to bar
the penitentiary, but was kept on the tarn
Greenville county chaingang. In the *
trial it was brought out that he had eye
been allowed to go to Greenville and was
purchase some whfskey and Duncan froi
also admitted that he found about stre
$180 on the floor of the log shack the
where the oonvict guard, and his for*
friend stayed. The
This, however, is merely prelimi- bae!
nary, as a magistrate would say, after hou
binding a man over to higher court. ed,
The other day a man called at the Cori
residence of Judge Gary and asked as 1
for him. He wanted the judge at last
j once. On being told that Judge Gary stm
was presiding at Richland court, he pro<
said he must see him. "If I go to the sboi
courthouse," he said, "I will be ar- ranj
rested. You know I am an escaped Wou
convict and I have walked here from COni
Greenville to get the judge to recom- said
mend a pardon. I have written the 0USi
governor and told him that if he \
would pardon me, I would do every- fror
thing possible, and you know I am tbe
strong with the boys in the mill vil- 0f \
1
lage. 011c
The judge has not yet seen Dun- f0r
can and he is not going to recom- 0f .
mend a pardon. "That man is too arr
sharp for the people in Greenville," ^0.n
remarked Judge Gary in discussing ?
the case.?Columbia State.
I many times, with variations. It has
been denied that after killing Jules,
Slade cut off the trapper's ears. ^
I When drunk, Slade was in the habit ?r 1
try
of pulling one of Jules' withered ears
' from his pocket, and, throwing it
| on the bar, demanding that the bari
tender "change that." Slade's ap- ?i^
[ petite for drink eventually grew so love
strong that even 'Holladay had to oil
withdraw his support, and eventu- Obi
ally the "bad man" was discharged T
from the service of the stage com- *n
pany, going to Virginia City, Mont.,
where he was lynched by vigilantes,
While the southwestern stage lines mel
were operated in no such a systematic
and elaborate manner as the pro'
main line across the continent, tnere u
are many historic stage stations, of
along the Santa Fe trail and its Btre
tributaries which are worthy of pre- ?OT1
servation. Most of these structures
in the Southwest, like the historic
"Fonda," at the end of the Santa Fe I
trail, in the city of Santa Fe, are of y*
adobe, a material which is capable
of withstanding the ravages of time and
much better than the wooden struc- F. (
tures which were erected along the
midcontinent lines. S
There are enough stations still
left, however, to mark all the routes p.
across the continent, but the work gus
can not be delayed long, or the op
portunity will be gone forever. H, ,
OOD WATERS STILL FALLING.
ousands Soon Able to Return to
Farms and Homes.
New Orleans, May 23.?Reports
eived to-day from the northeastl
section of Louisiana state that
i Salem crevasse waters are beming
to recede and within two
eks several thousand of the peowho
were driven from their
nes by the floods will be able to
urn and begin the rehabilitation
their farms and homes. Three
adred small farmers near Plauchele
have returned to their homes
s week, and to-day sent an appeal
the New Orleans flood relief comttee
for seed with which to re
nt their fields and gardens.
While the higher sections of the
)ded territory will soon be rid of
i Mississippi's muddy waters, per?s
a million acres affected by the
em crevasse will remain under
ter until the middle of June, and
;re is little prospect of relief for
>se whose lands are covered by the
ters from the Torras and Atchaaya
crevasses for at least four
eks.
'.t the United States army relief
ps is withdrawn by June 1, when
is anticipated that the remainder
the Congressional appropriation
1 have been expended, the local
ief committees in Louisiana and
ssissippi will have a serious prob1
to handle for several weeks.
Samuel Blum, chairman of the
w Orleans relief committee, said
jay that it would be disastrous if
army corps is, withdrawn and
ieral aid entirely cut off before
great majority of these people
re returned to their homes.,
Norfolk, Va., heads the list of oute
contributors to the flood relief
d. The third contribution from
citizens of Norfolk, through the
ginian-Pilot,a check for$2,584.04,
j received by the local committee
lay. The Pilot had previously
warded $1,389.25, making a total =
$4,437.29.
Ltlanta, Ga., sent another substancontribution
to-day, through the
anta Journal, a check for $1,400.
Killing at North Augusta.
i.ugusta, Ga., May 24.?Geo W.
lfe, former marshal of North Auta,
shot and instantly killed D. i
Fulmer, a street car motorman, ,
the corner of Bluff and Clifton
nues, North Augusta, to-night at
15 o'clock. He used a double- 1
rel shotgun and death was instan- 1
eous. i
^rom the evidence secured from i
witnesses, it seems that Fulmer _
; sitting on the banister of the
it porch, with his back to the
:et, and that Wolfe slipped around
house and fired the first shot bei
anyone knew he was on the place.
! load of shot grazed Fulmer's
k. Fulmer jumped up, ran in the
se, secured his pistol and returnfiring.
Wolfe ran around the
ler of the house, it is said, and
Fulmer followed him he fired the
load in the shotgun, which
ick Fulmer over the heart,
/Jsvn+Vi iT^etontlir Wnlfo WAS
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t in the left shoulder, the bullet
?ing downward, and while his _
md is dangerous, still it is not j
Bidered fatal. The shooting, it is
[, was because of a fancied jeal/
Wolfe had for Fulmer.
Polf'e wife, who was separated
u him, resided at the house where
killing occurred. She is a sister
:he woman who lives there and G<
had been separated from Wolfe ?
the past five months on account i
illeged non-support. Wolfe was \
isted and will be carried to Aiken
aorrow. _ (
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SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE w. m. brabham,
???????????? Chairman Board of Trustees.
May 8th, 1912.
' RUL HEARD IN BAMBERG.
Bad Backs Made Strong?Kidney Bis
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