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EPISODE · Jun 22, 2025 · 20 MIN

E8 - Crossing the Plains with Augustus Voorhees

from While Buffalo Roamed: The Wild West History of Colorado · host Jonathan Summer Publishing

Crossing the Plains - 58ers - Augustus Voorhees (cover art) - Jason Voorhees - Buffalo of the Plains - Rattlesnakes - Sioux - Comanche - Apache - Arapahoe - Bent's Fort - Pueblo - Cherry Creek Today we hear about the journey across the plains from a member of the Lawrence Party, Augustus Voorhees, by way of his journal entries beginning May 31, 1858.  These entries describe the scenery, interactions with the native inhabitants (many tribes) and the conditions of life on the Santa Fe Trail in 1858.   Back in Denver, a murder is committed, and the 58ers prepare for winter. This is a good chance to hear and learn of the pioneer traveler, for ion the coming episodes the country will be inundated with those who make this trek.    

Crossing the Plains in 1858 - 58ers - Augustus Voorhees (cover art) - Jason Voorhees - Buffalo of the Plains - Rattlesnakes - Sioux - Comanche - Apache - Arapahoe - Bent’s Fort - Pueblo - Cherry Creek Today we hear about the journey across the plains from a member of the Lawrence Party, Augustus Voorhees, by way of his journal entries beginning May 31, 1858.  These entries describe the scenery, interactions with the native inhabitants (many tribes) and the conditions of life on the Santa Fe Trail in 1858.   Back in Denver, a murder is committed, and the 58ers prepare for winter. This is a good chance to hear and learn of the pioneer traveler, for ion the coming episodes the country will be inundated with those who make this trek.

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Crossing the Plains - 58ers - Augustus Voorhees (cover art) - Jason Voorhees - Buffalo of the Plains - Rattlesnakes - Sioux - Comanche - Apache - Arapahoe - Bent's Fort - Pueblo - Cherry Creek Today we hear about the journey across the plains from a...

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