History of Atchison County, Kansas. Sheffield Ingalls

South Platte40409Wood, water, and grass.Ft. St. Vrain200609Provisions, and from this to the mines the route is well timbered and watered.Cherry Creek40649From Freedom’s Champion, February 12, 1859.

      TABLE OF DISTANCES

      —From—

      ATCHISON TO THE GOLD MINES,

      via the

      First Standard Parallel Route to the Republican Fork of the Kansas River, thence following the Trail of Colonel Fremont on his Explorations in 1843, to Cherry Creek and the Mines.

      Compiled from Colonel Fremont’s Surveys, and the most reliable information derived from the traders across the Great Plains.

From Atchison to	Miles	Total	Remarks
Lancaster	9		Settlement, provisions and grass.
Muscotah, on Grasshopper	11	20	Settlement, provisions and grass.
Eureka	11	31	Settlement, provisions and grass.
Ontario, on Elk Creek	10	41	Settlement, provisions and grass.
America, on Soldiers Creek	9	50	Settlement, provisions and grass.
Vermillion City	25	75	Settlement, entertainment and provisions.
Crossing of Big Blue	3	78
Little Blue creek	17	95	Heavy timber and grass.
Head of Blue creek	23	118	Timber and grass.
Republican Fork	12	130	Wood, water and grass.
Republican Fork crossing	2	132	Colonel Fremont describes this section as “affording an excellent road, it being generally over high and level prairies, with numerous streams which are well timbered with ash, elm, and very heavy oak, and abounding in herds of buffalo, elk and antelope.”
Branch of Solomon’s Fork	38	170
Leaves Solomon’s Fork	75	245
Branch of Republican Fork	15	260
Following up Rep. to its head	190	450	Heavy timber and grass on course.
Beaver Creek	23	473	Wood, grass and buffalo.
Bijou Creek	22	495	Wood, grass and buffalo.
Kioway Creek	15	510	The route from this point to the mines runs thro’ a country well timbered and watered, with luxuriant grass and plenty of wild game.
Cherry Creek and Mines	25	535
From Freedom’s Champion, February 12, 1859.

      Main Entrance to Jackson Park, Atchison, Kansas

      Freedom’s Champion: October 30, 1858.

      A TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF TRAINS

      Which have left Atchison this season, for Salt Lake City and other Points on the Plains, Together with the Number of Men, Cattle, Mules, Horses and wagons engaged in transporting, and the Amount of the Freight Shipped:

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Owners.	Residence.	Freighters.	Residence.	Destination.	Wagons.	Men.	Oxen.	Horses.	Mules.	Lbs. Mdse.
Radford, Cabot & Co.	St. Louis	P. M. Chateau & Co.	Kansas City	Salt Lake City	32	40	480	8	12	181,587
John M. Hockady & Co.	Mail Contractors	First Supply Train	Independence	S. L. M. Stations	10	20			80	23,000
Dyer, Mason & Co.	Independence	W. H. Dyer & Co.	Independence	Salt Lake City	60	70	720	5	21	315,000
S. G. Mason & Co.	Independence	E. C. Chiles	Independence	Salt Lake City	27	35	350	3	6	149,000
Radford, Cabot & Co.	St. Louis	J. B. Doyle	New Mexico	Salt Lake City	38	43	460	13		198,500
John M. Hockady & Co.	Mail Contractors	Second Supply Train	Independence	S. L. M. Stations	10	18			85	21,000
C. C. Branham	Weston	C. C. Branham	Weston	Salt Lake City	28	36	380	12	6	145,500
C. A. Perry & Co.	Weston	C. A. Perry & Co.	Weston	Salt Lake City	91	123	1,080	7	18	500,501
R. H. Dyer & Co.	Fort Kearney	R. H. Dyer & Co.	Fort Kearney	Fort Kearney	38	70	456	4	7	212,800