Show famous forts in U S Flis history tory B by ELMO SCOTT WATSON og I 1 in 1121 v I 1 guardian of the trail to santa saint fit F state since gen henry Lenen rth n two of till the most important fuel la 1 the tha A early do daa of if lie nest as it Is especially appropriate that one on of them hem still one a of uncle carl sum greatest military posts should bear hla his nine name so tort dart I 1 I 1 in A kansas keeps alive today the hemor of this gallant holdim bill alio first d dlo 1 fingal shed himself in the war of it 1812 l but who won even greater lourda laurels in th the west by 18 7 the volume of trade to the old spanish capital of santa ee had ad become BO a lare that tile the government round found it necessary to take measures lot or 11 ita protection ina roni hostile hoell indiana indian accordingly gentril gearnart Lear lea edw I 1 ARB A ordered to establish A foot foit for far aih I 1 b a pit purpose pass and ad b tie tile the p present to ant bite of I 1 ort bath soon am f d the military stores at ilot fort atal n s n in hebr aslia were w t ark andre removed to tort bolt leavenworth and it be became tile outpost on the great trail into lot the southwest bouth st at the outbreak of I 1 the he mexican llan war the army of I 1 he ct I 1 was or or goal it at t fort I 1 leavenworth art b and ad in A 1846 col C 1 8 W hearney I artry set out from this post with his bla dror dragoons dra Koons on the his ran march tell to conquer the in 1114 part fort le became the seat A of oil catl as aa uell mail an a government in I 1 that bit part of tile the country when andrell breeder U tho the drift go anor of kansas arrived there to es cablish bi a tile the territorial government the next var par tile the old fort fart saw gen W 8 11 harney starting start ng on it the dl ron hon against tile brule brale sioux which resulted to in the en crushing alling defeat ol of these indians at tile the battle of ash hall hollow 1 in low lew of tort bon leaven 11 worth later p I 1 ie i e as afi a n military ath st pr prison it Is intel esting to note that be seven a shia sioux chiefa w 11 1 ho aubren res eo it awed oil to harney ns hostages a lot for th the good conduct of tile their people acre ere sent bent there them for safekeeping thus th these less original original americans americana n or ere a the first to be bent down to I 1 ea en aed onil north with all if the sI mister Ister meaning ig that hat tle words still 1111 entry cairy hot but tr fr SIT all of if 1111 L nord li a later inter rel rei statin as a good place to toy tay out of in the ill old daya day it waa ate place of leau for it 11 mas aa the east hof ern ere be tei minus an of tile the kansas stage line which run i n to adne denser and nd the pikes poll peak g gold d diggings and d ninny yi a ps fill rager on oue one of if these after a tl rilling ride to escape hostile in hil inkling blang d drew dreu him bis find free birath miles be 11 AS saw 11 its friendly old wills will |