" We drove up to the house and learned that it was owned and occupied by Mrs. Burns; mother of a well-known lawyer of that name, who is now living in Leavenworth.

Crossing the Missouri river at the Rialto Ferry, we landed in Kansas and passed along to Fort Leavenworth, four miles distant.

General Harney was in command at Fort Leavenworth at the time of our visit, and a regiment of cavalry was stationed there.

While we were viewing this scene, a long wagon train came pulling up the hill, bound out from Fort Leavenworth to some distant frontier post.

During the previous spring the government herd had stampeded from Fort Leavenworth, and between two and three hundred of the horses were running at large over the Kansas prairies, and had become quite wild.

A reward of ten dollars was offered for every one of the horses that was captured and delivered to the quartermaster at Fort Leavenworth.

He would then mount the captive horse and ride him into Fort Leavenworth.

During the latter part of the summer father filled a hay contract at Fort Leavenworth.

Kickapoo City, as it was called, a small town that had sprung into existence seven miles up the river from Fort Leavenworth, became the hot-bed of the pro-slavery doctrine and the headquarters of its advocates.

Father lay secreted in the corn-field for three days, as there were men in the vicinity who were watching for him all the time; he finally made his escape, and reached Fort Leavenworth in safety, whither the pro-slavery men did not dare to follow him.

While he was staying at Fort Leavenworth, he heard that Jim Lane, Captain Cleveland and Captain Chandler were on their way from Indiana to Kansas with a body of Free State men, between two and three hundred strong.

They were to cross the Missouri river near Doniphan, between Leavenworth and Nebraska City; their destination being Lawrence.

My father finally left them, and seeing that he could no longer live at home, went to Grasshopper Falls, thirty-five miles west of Leavenworth; there he began the erection of a saw-mill.

A few days after he had gone, I started for home by the way of Fort Leavenworth, accompanied by two men, who were going to the fort on business.

At Fort Leavenworth I parted company with my companion, and reached home without any further adventure.

"Billy, my boy," said he, "cheer up, and come to Leavenworth, and I'll employ you.

The remuneration for my services seemed very large to me, and I accordingly stole away and walked to Leavenworth.

I worked at this for two months, and then came into Leavenworth.

Upon my arrival in Leavenworth with the herd of cattle, Mr. Russell instructed his book-keeper, Mr. Byers, to pay me my wages, amounting to fifty dollars.

I came home one night on a visit from Leavenworth, being accompanied by a fellow-herdera young man.

Illustration: A large size photo of above picture can be had on application to P.H. Bauer, Photographer, Leavenworth, Kansas.

It is to be regretted that the prevalence of sickness in that quarter has deprived the country of a number of valuable lives, and particularly that General Leavenworth, an officer well known, and esteemed for his gallant services in the late war and for his subsequent good conduct, has fallen a victim to his zeal and exertions in the discharge of his duty.

"The thing directed in my case was imprisonment at Fort Leavenworth for five years.

Served time at Leavenworth.

Fort Le Boeuf built Fort Leavenworth.