History of Atchison County, Kansas

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

GEOLOGY.

Fossils—Evidences of Early Animal and Plant Life—Geological Ages—Rock Formation—Glacier Period—Minerals	Pages 17–20


CHAPTER II.

PRE-HISTORIC PERIOD.

Evidences of Paleolithic Man—An Ancient Fortification—Aboriginal Village and Camp Sites—The Ingalls and Other Mounds	Pages 21–24


CHAPTER III.

INDIAN HISTORY.

Harahey, an Indian Province of Coronado’s Time—The Kansa Nation—Bourgmont’s Visit in 1724—Council on Cow Island in 1819—The Kickapoo Indians	Pages 25–30


CHAPTER IV.

EARLY EXPLORATIONS.

Coronado in 1541—The Bourgmont Expedition in 1724—Perin Du Lac—Lewis and Clark—First Fourth of July Celebration—Major Stephen H. Long—Cantonment Martin—Isle au Vache—Other Explorers—Paschal Pensoneau—The Old Military Road—The Mormons	Pages 31–36


CHAPTER V.

TERRITORIAL TIMES.

Territory Acquired From France in 1803—Organization of the Territory—Kansas-Nebraska Act—Immigration to Kansas—Territorial Government—Free State and Pro-Slavery Conflict—First Election—Secret Political Organizations—Border War Activities and Outrages—Contests Over Adoption of Constitution—Kansas Admitted to the Union	Pages 37–63


CHAPTER VI.

ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY AND CITY OF ATCHISON.

One of the Thirty-three Original Counties—City of Atchison Located—Town Company—Sale of Lots—Incorporation of Town—Early Business Enterprises—Organization of County—Commercial Growth—Freighting—First Officers—Free State and Pro-Slavery Clashes—Horace Greeley Visits Atchison—Abraham Lincoln Makes a Speech Here—Great Drought of 1860—City Officials	Pages 64–83


CHAPTER VII.

TOWNS, PAST AND PRESENT.

Sumner, Its Rise and Fall—Ocena—Lancaster—Fort William—Arrington—Muscotah—Effingham—Huron—Old Martinsburg—Bunker Hill—Locust Grove—Helena—Cayuga—Kennekuk—Kapioma—Mashenah—St. Nicholas—Concord—Parnell—Shannon—Elmwood—Cummingsville—Eden Postoffice—Potter—Mt. Pleasant—Lewis’ Point—Farley’s Ferry	Pages 84–128


CHAPTER VIII.

THE CIVIL WAR.

The Issue Between Early Settlers—Influx of Free State and Pro-Slavery Partisans—Early Volunteering—Military Organizations—Threatened Invasion from Missouri—Political Societies—Jayhawkers—Cleveland’s Gang—Lynchings—Atchison County Troops in the War—Price’s Attempted Invasion	Pages 129–150


CHAPTER IX.

NAVIGATION.

Pioneer Transportation—Early Ferries and Rates—Famous River Boats—Steamboat Lines to Atchison—Steamboat Registers	Pages 151–157


CHAPTER X.

OVERLAND FREIGHTING.

Atchison as an Outfitting Point—Freighting Companies—Principal Routes—Stage Lines—Overland Mail Routes—Ben Holladay—“Butterfield’s Overland Dispatch”—Time to Denver—Tables of Time and Distances on Various Routes—Statistical	Pages 158–173


CHAPTER XI.

RAILROADS.

Early Railroad Agitation—The First Railroad—Celebrating the Advent of the Railroad—Other Roads Constructed—The Santa Fe—The Atchison & Nebraska City—The Kansas City, Leavenworth & Atchison—The Rock Island—The Hannibal & St. Joseph—The First Telegraph—Modern Transportation	Pages 174–185


CHAPTER XII.

REMINISCENCES OF EARLY PIONEERS.

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