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2 BOUNDS, JV INTERVIEW.. # INDEX CARDS Bad Birer Station Caddo Trail Stage Boad-Shernan to (fort'sill

3 BOUNDS', J.E., INTERVIEW... ' ; Form A-(S-149) - BIOGRAPHY FORM. ' ; WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION ^ Indian-Pioneer. History Project for Oklahoma, / f Field Workers name toren D * Morse This report made on (date) Ajgril 21 i 195?.1. Name ( * J.. founds 2, Post Office Address^ " Ryan Ql&ahoma 3. Residence address (or location) 4;** DATE OF BIRTH: Month Day Year 1872 ' 5. Place of birth -> Tndifm^ 6. Name of Father jjjjpunds Other information about father Place of birth Ind. 7. Name of Mother \ Other information about mother ^ Place of birth. i Notes or complete narratiyo by the field worker dealing with the life and story of the ccrson interviewed. Rofer to Manual for suggested subjects and questions. Continue on blank sheets if nocessary and attach firmly "fco. this form. Number of sheets attached. *

4 , EpUND3,< "J.B M INTSRVIE*. 5 '. Experiences of J.3. Bounds ' 456, Ryan, Oklahoma; Ho caraa from Indiana and settled at wed River station. I go *a job helping drive nerds to the Kansas Market. Then there wasn't anything in Jklalto a, nn even a store on the trail. - One time there was a man who drd/e a nerd of cattle up to the rivar. ; :e had the cattle oil in the river and for some reason they "suiled" on aim, and he couldn't get them to go on across. Soae 3o^anche Indians were camped on this side of the river aad finally after pes«luring and..aaing sig-ns, they ade tse lfi<uans understan tasy wanted help in getting the cattle across the river. Fne ^Indians juared on taeir little r.ustanc ponies and yelling and screaking they soon nad th^hard across. They. de:aa..ded one of the steers for pay. Later stores began to bs set up along tne trails Bill Bead put a? a siore east of ou^dqn abaut^'1666. ihera «as, anotner called Fred's stjre^at the cross roads, ihat is the.tail from daer^an to ft. Sill* They cross the Jhisholm trail nere. The cattle trail was tnrea hundred yarda wide. One tiaie tae river sas up and ten or twelve r.erds sera lined up^oa both sides of tae -rail ready to cross. ' A aan drova up with an ox wa t on. -e had been arln-iin^ and didn't realize no*r deep the water ^as. r..ere were two

5 457 on this wagon. He took his whip and whipped the oxen into the river where both went clear'under. Then the first came up he yelled, "Therms old.ted, ^iva him the whip".. It was funny to watch people cross, Ye had r^any hardships tnen but z» enjoyed those days. alight or tea ailes a day was a ^ood average for a cattle irive. "/oi> see r,e.^ra.'.ed the cattle as se sent along so they wouldn't lose Aeicht. IQ rainy weatuer it was ruch slower Tor *e had to pick places to cross the rivers and streams. Jo :e tit.es we hid to oraak a new trail altogether. * The Chiaholm trail was named after John ;hisho]jn, a wnite nan J»ho rencned in lexas. rhis trail reached from a*ay down below..ouston, ^.exas, io Kansas. I s^e they have wj-ied u gise tre nanie to a Jesse Juisnolin, an Indian, «ho had Iai3 out a freight trail tr.rou :» here to Kansas, ihey sey he also lapped out loaiia : - psns. E r never sa. 1. a pen at any tiae I was a/?r over the trail. Besides w.at ^-cod «ould a i-aiiaj pen do out hers -r.en. there.*.ere no railroaaa era tr»en. Everything»as open t-ian, tr.ere»ar=5 DJ fenc-s. -^at «as aaf-i-; twe Indians ca^.e fr3a taa east part of

6 BOUNDS, J* 3+ I* OTBRVIEW 3 ' / " '*.'"" " ', tae atata to.--r^t tn^ii- allotments* M i:,«jro was really no setll-j.>ent until aft^r the railroad ca^e" through. Then it was settled very slowly*