Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1904 — OLD TRAIL TO BE MARKED. [ARTICLE]

OLD TRAIL TO BE MARKED.

Boat* Over Which Pioneers Beached the Southwest Will Have Gnldepoeta. One of the moat famous routes traversed by the early settlers of the Southwest was known as the Santa Vo trail. This has been almost wholly obliterated of late years, bat the Kansas Daughters of the Revolution propose that It shall be marked for the benefit of future generations. They are now seeking to mark It through the State by stone monuments. It will not matter how simplo the monuments may he, they are to be representative of the entire State of Kansas. In their work they propose to Interest the school children of the various counties through which the trail rung. These children will erect the monuments and will be aided In their work by the children of other counties. Mrs. W. E. Stanley, wife of ex-Gov-ernor Stanley, explained the work In a short talk before the meeting of the Elizabeth Benton chapter held at the home of Mrs. Daniel Boone. “It has always been the plan of the Kansas Daughters to carry on as much-Jocal work as possible,” said Mrs. Stanley. “We have marked the spot where the first man to enter Kansas stood, and now we Intend to mark the old Santa Fe trail. We are trying to Interest the school children throughout the State In this, and especially the children of the counties through which the trail passes. We will make this our work for the coming year, and at the end of that time we hope to have marked the entire length of the historic old road in our State."