Waggener, Balie P. 368 Walker, Claudius D. 400 Wards of the State 29 Wilson, Charles 544 Wilson, Mary K. 544 Wolf, Rt. Rev. Innocent 264 Y. M. C. A. Building, Atchison 57 CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. GEOLOGY. Fossils—Evidences of Early Animal and Plant Life— Geological Ages—Rock Formation—Glacier Period—Minerals Pages 17–20 CHAPTER II. PRE-HISTORIC PERIOD. Evidences of Paleolithic Man—An Ancient Fortification— Aboriginal Village and Camp Sites—The Ingalls and Other Mounds Pages 21–24 CHAPTER III. INDIAN HISTORY. Harahey, an Indian Province of Coronado’s Time—The Kansa Nation—Bourgmont’s Visit in 1724—Council on Cow Island in 1819—The Kickapoo Indians Pages 25–30 CHAPTER IV. EARLY EXPLORATIONS. Coronado in 1541—The Bourgmont Expedition in 1724—Perin Du Lac—Lewis and Clark—First Fourth of July Celebration—Major Stephen H. Long—Cantonment Martin— Isle au Vache—Other Explorers—Paschal Pensoneau—The Old Military Road—The Mormons Pages 31–36 CHAPTER V. TERRITORIAL TIMES. Territory Acquired From France in 1803—Organization of the Territory—Kansas-Nebraska Act—Immigration to Kansas—Territorial Government—Free State and Pro- Slavery Conflict—First Election—Secret Political Organizations—Border War Activities and Outrages— Contests Over Adoption of Constitution—Kansas Admitted to the Union Pages 37–63 CHAPTER VI. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY AND CITY OF ATCHISON. One of the Thirty-three Original Counties—City of Atchison Located—Town Company—Sale of Lots— Incorporation of Town—Early Business Enterprises— Organization of County—Commercial Growth—Freighting— First Officers—Free State and Pro-Slavery Clashes— Horace Greeley Visits Atchison—Abraham Lincoln Makes a Speech Here—Great Drought of 1860—City Officials Pages 64–83 CHAPTER VII. TOWNS, PAST AND PRESENT.