Show FINDS OLD OREGON TRAIL MAP edmund D hicks made an interesting discovery while rummaging through an old trunk kansas city while rummaging around in an old trunk containing a lot of old papers and family effects edmund D hicks 2109 belleview Bellev lew avenue found an interesting old map the property of his father which outlined the course of the oregon trail marked out by capt john C fremont on his western expedition in june 1842 the course began at westport landing near the mouth of the kaw river on june ll 11 and went southwest through the town of westport across turkey creek and joined the old santa fe trail from independence 20 miles from westport landing according to the field notes of captain fremont the party halted at noon that day near the spot where olathe kas now Is they left the santa fe trail that same day and the next day they crossed the Ka karusa river abar lawrence continuing the course west along the kaw river lawrence topeka and other clelea now lying along the kaw are features which hava come since the tour of captain fremont none of them Is noted on the map they crossed the kaw near the present site of topeka and struck out north along the little blue river and the platte river at grand island the territory la marked here and there with regard to the indian tribes encountered pawnees Paw nees sioux and snake indians inhabited the country they traversed notes along the way to captain fremont tell posterity that near westport elk and deer the only game are very scarce the first herd of buffalo was sighted ay iy fremonte Fr emonts party on june 30 miles from westport landing fremont complains from time to time that the indians steal provisions at night and on one or two occasions mado an open attack on the scouting party the trail ended at fort walla walla among the nez indiana oc lober the course from west port landing to ita terminus Is 1670 miles long the map was made and compiled by charles preuss a member of fremont s party in 1846 and was litho graphed by order of the united states enate by B weber co baltimore |