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In making our purchases for the trip we were obliged to make our plans known to an acquaintance, who at once expressed a desire to accompany us. After consultation, we consented and at the appointed time, the fore part of July, 1865, just at the close of the Civil War, we boarded a New York Central train at the depot in Geneva, N. Y., with no thought of the hardships and dangers we would be called upon to meet. The first night found us at the Falls of Niagara--the most stupendous production of nature that the country was known to possess at that time. Our. | the Trail in 1865 by Charles E Young 1 CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII the Trail in 1865 by Charles E Young Project Gutenberg s Dangers of the Trail in 1865 by Charles E Young This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Dangers of the Trail in 1865 A Narrative of Actual Events Author Charles E Young Illustrator H. DeF. Patterson Release Date October 28 2008 EBook 27077 the Trail in 1865 by Charles E Young Language English 2 Character set encoding ASCII START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DANGERS OF THE TRAIL IN 1865 Produced by Diane Monico and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive American Libraries. Illustration DANGERS OF THE TRAIL--1865 DANGERS OF THE TRAIL IN 1865 A Narrative of Actual Events By CHARLES E. YOUNG GENEVA N. Y. 1912 COPYRIGHT 1912 BY CHARLES E. YOUNG Press of W. F. Humphrey Geneva N. Y. H. DeF. Patterson Illustrator Geneva N. Y. PREFACE I present this narrative of actual events on a trip across the plains to Denver Colorado in 1865 and of life in the Far West in the later sixties. An interesting and valuable feature is a map of the country made in 1865 by Henry Bowles of Boston showing the old Platte River and Smoky Hill Trails of that day before there was a railroad west of the Missouri River. Everything is told in a plain but truthful manner and this little volume is submitted to the reader for approval or criticism. CHAS. E. YOUNG July 1912 CONTENTS CHAPTER I CHAPTER I --Young Man Go West