Friday, December 23, 2011

Pioneer story by Albert Alexander McCutchan / unfinished

In the year of 1890 we moved from the Panhandle of Texas to Oklahoma. Our outfit consisted of two large freight wagons and were loaded to full capacity. The wagons one behind the other and were pulled by five yokes of oxen. Also included was a Farm wagon pulled by a team of horses, a milk cow and three large greyhounds.  We followed down comission Creek from our home on its headwaters, crossed into the Indian Territory until we came to the South Canadian River opposite of Anetelope Hills. We camped at Robinson Springs.  From there we followed an old trail running eat, and crossed Packsaddle Creek. Then we struck the Canadian River again at the mouth of Turkey Creek, camped and killed a deer. The river was dry except some holes of water on the opposite side. We drove the stock over and watered them. By the next morning the river was bank full. We followed down the river to where an old cow trail crossed, running to Fort Supply and Fort Dodge. We turned north and crossed the divide to the North Canadian. The Cheyanne and Aprapaho Indians were camped in their teepees along the river.