Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People 1808-1908, Volume 1S. J. Clarke publishing Company, 1908 |
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... established , down the treacherous waters of the Missouri , came small craft laden with furs to be sold to trad- ers at the Kaw's mouth . The fearless boatmen in the employ of the fur traders were the tentacles that reached out into the ...
... established , down the treacherous waters of the Missouri , came small craft laden with furs to be sold to trad- ers at the Kaw's mouth . The fearless boatmen in the employ of the fur traders were the tentacles that reached out into the ...
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... establish new trading posts and to bring independent fur traders into subordination to the larger firm . A location ... established a trading post on the north bank of the Kaw river near the site of Bonner Springs , and the post became ...
... establish new trading posts and to bring independent fur traders into subordination to the larger firm . A location ... established a trading post on the north bank of the Kaw river near the site of Bonner Springs , and the post became ...
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... established in Kansas , was situated just below Atchison on an island , called by the French , " Isle au Vache " and by the Americans , " Cow Island . " The troops on board went into winter quarters and the boats returned to St. Louis ...
... established in Kansas , was situated just below Atchison on an island , called by the French , " Isle au Vache " and by the Americans , " Cow Island . " The troops on board went into winter quarters and the boats returned to St. Louis ...
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... established in the summer of 1808 on a tract six miles square ceded by the Osage Indians . The fortifications were on the high river bluff on the site of Old Sibley . Fort Osage for several years was on the extreme frontier bor- der ...
... established in the summer of 1808 on a tract six miles square ceded by the Osage Indians . The fortifications were on the high river bluff on the site of Old Sibley . Fort Osage for several years was on the extreme frontier bor- der ...
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... established in 1833 , and for fifteen years it seemed that this was to become the city of destiny . Kansas City was founded in 1839 at the river landing and quickly overshadowed both Independence and Westport . At last the site favored ...
... established in 1833 , and for fifteen years it seemed that this was to become the city of destiny . Kansas City was founded in 1839 at the river landing and quickly overshadowed both Independence and Westport . At last the site favored ...
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Page 47 - Fe traders with necessaries for their journey ; and there was an incessant hammering and banging from a dozen blacksmiths' sheds, where the heavy wagons were being repaired, and the horses and oxen shod. The streets were thronged with men, horses, and mules. While I was in the town, a train of emigrant wagons from Illinois passed through, to join the camp on the prairie, and stopped in the principal street. A multitude of healthy children's faces were peeping out from under the covers of the wagons....
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