Show THE OLD OREGON TRAIL MEEKER RETRACING IT ITI I 5 4 BURLEY BURLET Ida Juno June Ezra t-Ezra 7 Ezra Meeker one of ot th the early pioneers of at the the the- norThwest northwest north norTh- west who Is retracing the the historic Oregon Oregon Oreon Ore Ore- gon on trail tr with a a. view of arousing public Interest In preserving as far as possible this famous ramous highway drove into Burley last Thursday with his prairie schooner and ox team with which he has made previous trips from the Atlantic Atlantic At At- lantic to the Pacific oceans Accompanying Accompany Accompany- ing the old man was waa his young oung daughter daugh daugh- ter and a 11 man who assists In driving and looking after arter things In camp The party pitched camp near the center of ot town and soon a large crowd had assembled about the tho tent and wagon It being the first timo most of the townspeople had oven even seen a prairie schooner and ox team such as were used in the early days for into the new west The wagon bore every very evidence of extensive travel the sides and canvas top being covered with Ith names and addresses written written written writ writ- ten in towns town through which the wagon had passed in previous years while white be being being boIng bo- bo ing hauled d from the end of the Oregon trail at nt Dalles Or to the national capital capital capital capi capi- tal and to many other eastern cities While his assistant was preparing tho the morning meal in real old fashioned style Ezra Ena Meeker Was busy explaining to tho the bystanders the object of the tho expedition answering innumerable questions about tho the equipment and selling postcards illustrative il illustrative il- il of ot the route and scenes through which the expedition had passed while on previous Journeys lie He also sold solda a book entitled Ventures and Adventures Adventures Adventures tures of ot Ezra Meeker The Tho expedition was accorded special attention in Burley from the tact fact that the old Oregon trail can to this da day be 1 traced distinctly through parts of or the Minidoka project and the p people oI le feel reel more disposed after otter viewing tho the quaint outfit which visited the the- town to 1 preserve the highway Y Intact or mark Its l course with fitting monuments |