From “History of Kansas,” by J. N. Hollo-
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killed a good
many men in his time, one at Carlisle and one or
two since leaving here. There is nothing of the
braggadocio or “bad man” style about him. He
is plain, unassuming and gentlemanly, and until
the last trouble, has always had the law and
justice on his side.
From “History of Kansas,” by J. N. Hollo-
way, A. M., 1868, the information is learned
that, according to the record kept by Messrs.
Hays & Co., at Council Grove, Kansas, the lead-
ing member of the firm being a brother of May
Hays, of San Miguel county, there were en-
gaged in the New Mexico trade in 1860, 5,984
men; 2,170 wagons; 464 horses, 5,933 mules;
17,836 oxen. The wagons were loaded with
5,500 pounds each on an average, making an
aggregate of 6,000 tons. The capital employed
in the carrying on of this overland transporta-
tion for one season alone was not far from
$2,000,000.— Optic.
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