"Ferry tickets are sold at I.H. Watershed trails 153, p. 5. The National park service has officially announced that a portion of the Arkansas river is designated as a National Water trail. Arkansas City Traveler, April 6, July 12, 1876. Even ferry service was temporarily disrupted. During prolonged dry spells water in the channel has been known to disappear suddenly, only to make its reappearance as unexpectedly within the next day or two. Mexicans called it the "Rio Napete." Along the section of the Arkansas River that carries the McClellan-Kerr channel, the river sustains commercial barge traffic and offers passenger and recreational use, and is considered by some, a series of reservoirs. Norton, W.R. Brown, E.C. One of the expedition’s members called the stream the "River of Quivera." Windswept sand dunes south of the Arkansas River in Kearny County. ( [ ] see notes at bottom of page ), No earlier mention of the Arkansas river has been found than that in narratives of the Coronado expedition of 1540-1541. This was a toll ferry, and as such, was not popular. The river flows east and southeast and passes through several states including Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Norton, W.R. Brown, E.C. [27] On July 12, [15] following, the river was reported to be twenty-six feet high at Little Rock, Ark., and full to the top of the bank at Arkansas City. In 1806 the American explorer Zebulon Pike traveled through the river's upper reaches. By this time, however, the free rides from town to the Arkansas had come to a stop, the local paper, in mentioning the matter, stating that "the sturdy yeoman is compelled to take a little exercise between the river and town." 26 and 35, T. 34, R. 3 E., and was in operation after the Sixth Street bridge was built, as it saved a drive around the bend of the river. [37] Midsummer brought good rains to the west and the Arkansas went "on a bender," rendering fords useless and ferries somewhat bothersome. Eaton, who has been a resident of Arkansas City since 1871, the ferry was located at South Sixth street and Lincoln avenue, which is west of the main part of the city and to the south. After awhile there was a sand bar in the middle of the river and the ferry could not be operated clear across this part of the river, so they moved it up to the west part of town, a little north of Madison avenue, in S. 86, T. 84, R. 3 E., and operated it there until the bridge was repaired and built over. That year M.M. [5] Further investigations of this flow were made in the year 1904, by representatives of the U.S. Geological Survey, and some interesting facts were brought out. It "was not named until placing of the Ponca Indians on their reservation in the years 1877 or 1878; was the trail from Arkansas City to Ponca agency on the Salt Fork river, being about forty miles long. Of the projectors of this ferry, three were prominent in the newspaper business and one was a noted educator. According to the GNIS, the river has also been known in the past as the "Little Verdigris River Murdock dug down in the valley and found water. At 63rd, (Patriot Ave.) turn west and head over the river, then south at Grove. Water flow in the Arkansas River (as measured in central Kansas) has dropped from approximately 248 cubic feet per second average from 1944-1963 to 53 cubic feet per second average from 1984-2003, largely due to pumping of groundwater for irrigation in eastern Colorado and western Kansas. It was finally opened about the middle of September, 1878, about fifteen months after being wrecked by the flood. According to county commissioners’ records, the first ferry license for the Arkansas river within Cowley county was issued April 11, 1871, to W.H. The next lot, one whole span, was found on an island near Mr. Myers’ in good condition. Adley, 18; born Wisconsin.". Ordinarily the river receives but little water from its tributaries, except in times of flood. Dry riverbed of the the Arkansas River at the border of Colorado and Kansas off highway 50E/400E near Holly, Colorado. The following, from a local paper, describes conditions: "The clerk of this township engaged a boat last week and went down the Arkansas as far as Deer creek, in search of the missing bridge. The river is 1469 miles long. Each was anxious to get across and delays of any sort were not popular. It was not an uncommon occurrence to arrive at a ferry and find a large number of teams and outfits awaiting their turn to be crossed. A temporary ferry service was soon established at this point, the local paper making the following announcement: "A wagon will carry parties to and from the river free of charge. After leaving that county it takes a southerly course for about seventy miles, makes a turn to the east, through the celebrated Royal Gorge, then flows on and across the Great Plains region. After sunset 25 cents." Kansas has filed six exceptions to the reports recommendations, and the United States has intervened to ask the Court to overrule two of them. With the settlement of that portion of Kansas lying along the river between Dodge City and the west line of the state, the pioneers in irrigation began construction of canals and ditches, and the waters of the Arkansas were diverted for irrigation purposes. That the removal did not satisfy everyone may be inferred by the following item published the succeeding week: "The ferry is moved," says a Creswell man. He came to Kansas from Illinois. The Arkansas has three distinct characters in its long path through central North America. On Sunday, May 5, 1878, the boat took a load of excursionists up to Salt City, making the trip without trouble of any kind. Plats, field notes, etc., of the first two roads, and commissioners' report of the last, are on file in the Archives division of the Kansas State Historical Society. The ferries at this time were well patronized. The Arkansas generally flows to the east and southeast and traverses the United States states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The surface of the Arkansas River Lowlands is a relatively flat alluvial plain made up of sand, gravel, and other sediment deposited by a meandering Arkansas River. He called the attention of a government man to it, who said he had noticed the same thing. Being overconfident they tried going on after dark, when their boat stuck on a sandbar. Historically, the Arkansas River has played an important role in westward expansion. -- Statement of Bert Moore, Winfield, in letters to author, dated January 10, 26, 1936. Thirteen persons besides the skipper were en route with him. This charter was filed with the secretary of state January 10, 187O. Below the Royal Gorge, at Cañon City, Colorado, the Arkansas River Valley widens and flattens markedly. 39. This first bridge was carried away or partially destroyed on several occasions. At 1,469 miles (2,364 km), the Arkansas is the sixth longest river in the United States, the second-longest tributary in the Mississippi-Missouri system, and the 45th longest river in the world. It enters the Mississippi at Napoleon, Arkansas 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Arkansas City, Arkansas. The moving ground water extends several miles north from the river valley. Morton, G.H. [2], The Arkansas has been termed the "Nile of America," traversing the miles of sandy country to the east of the Rocky Mountains. "Amsley Davis, an old veteran who had taken a claim right by the approach of the bridge was given the job as toll-keeper. The incorporators of this company were H.B. A 3.25 inch long female Dobsonfly. We crossed on it last Sunday and found that less than half the distance over sand has to be traveled. Occasional photos b. Arnott to Bert Moore, January 10, 1936. Base of the Arkansas River Kansas. Some attempts at navigation had been made during the 1870’s, and a small steamboat -- the Aunt Sally -- reached Arkansas City and was moored there on Sunday morning, June 30, 1878. [33] The same authority, in issue of April 23, following, said: "Speer and Walton will have their steam ferryboat ready to run this week, and before long will make a trial trip to Oxford, El Paso and Wichita." One, 89 1/4 miles in length, ran from Florence, in Marion county, via El Dorado, Augusta, Douglass, Rock City, Polk’s, Walnut City and Winfield. Statement of F.M. Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/sports/outdoors/article25075381.html 32. Mr. Murdock also frequently referred in a jocular way to the stream in the columns of the Eagle as the "Rackensack. Ibid., September 4, 25, October 16, 1878; August 13, 1879. 44. This ferry was located at the point where the South Sixth street bridge of later date crossed the river, and was one of the busiest ferries in the county. 3. Since then, the Master has issued three more reports and the states have filed various objections, most of which the Court has dismissed. The Arkansas River travels about 1,469 miles from its origin near Leadville, Colorado, through Kansas and Oklahoma to its confluence with the Mississippi River at Napoleon, Arkansas. We put this video together to raise interest in Kansas outdoor opportunities. From here the stream cuts across northeastern Oklahoma, bisects Arkansas and joins the Mississippi at present Napoleon. Just west of Pueblo, Colorado, the river enters the Great Plains. If an inclined platform was built to the remaining part of the bridge now, it would help it a great deal more." The next two items apply to one of the Arkansas City ferries, but which location we are unable to determine: "On and after August 1st toll will be charged on the ferry for crossing the Arkansas river near Arkansas City as follows, from sunrise to sunset: One single or double team, round trip 10 cents, one passenger on foot or horseback, round trip, 5 cents; each additional span of horses or yoke of cattle, round trip, 10 cents. Later, the Santa Fe Trail followed the Arkansas through much of Kansas except for the Cimarron Cutoff from Cimarron, Kansas, to Cimarron, New Mexico, via Cimarron County, Oklahoma along the Cimarron River. With four-horse team, 10 cents. New International Encyclopedia, v. 2, p. 129. The most disastrous flood of this sort occurred in the upper river in Colorado, reaching Pueblo early in June, 1921, causing the death of over 500 persons and the destruction of property worth $10,000,000 or more. The water plane slopes to the east at the rate of 7.5 feet per mile and towards the river at the rate of two to three feet per mile. Arkansas River from Coolidge, Kansas to Syracuse; about 20 river miles. The underflow has its origin in the rainfall on the sand hills to the south of the river and on the bottom lands and plains north of the river. 1. During the late 1870’s it was not always an easy matter to sell surplus crops; the railroad was too far away, and the river afforded the most convenient route to a market, so ferry-boats were utilized for conveying such crops. Also in the 1540s Hernando de Soto discovered the junction of the Arkansas with the Mississippi. 6. Kellogg. Probably this underflow was first noticed in June, 1860, the year of the great trans-Mississippi drought. The following could almost be classed among the "believe it or not" items so frequently found in papers of today: "A stranger drove on the ferryboat last week with a wagon and a woman sitting in the bottom of it. Then if Boone Hartsock was not a religious man the language of the boatman might be obnoxious." LePage du Pratz’s map of 1757 designates the stream as the "Arkansas," this probably being one of the earliest spellings of the name as we have it today. A week later the local paper reported progress as follows: "The piling on the Arkansas river bridge is about completed, and the floor will be laid in a few more days. The Arkansas River drainage basin covers 161,000 square miles (417,000 square km), and has a total fall of 11,400 feet (3,500 m). Here water is diverted from the river into the Amazon Ditch in western Kearny County, one of several irrigation canals built in western Kansas in … The river was first sighted by the Spaniards accompanying the expedition on June 29, 1541. 12. The Arkansas River is a large tributary of the Mississippi River. [9] More than likely this company never functioned, as no further history been located. Main trail is approximately 7 miles long. From here it crosses that county and the counties of Kearny, Finney, Gray, Ford, Edwards, Pawnee, Barton, Rice, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner and Cowley, leaving Kansas at a point about eight miles southeast of Arkansas City. (Above Tulsa, it is navigable only by small craft such as rafts, canoes, and kayaks.). Speers and others. Manning, P.B. This section (including The Numbers, Brown's Canyon, and the Royal Gorge) sees extensive whitewater rafting in the spring and summer. Following the high water another ferry had been started west of town. An unkept minature golf course next to the Arkansas river in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Bonsall's office. 33. Tributaries include the Canadian River and the Cimarron River, both flowing from northeastern New Mexico, and the Salt Fork Arkansas River. Two weeks later, the Traveler recorded that "the ferry west of town is running all right again," but failed to mention why it had not been running. 11, 12, in Archives division, Kansas State Historical Society. Station Number Station name Long-term median flow 12/24 Gage height, feet Dis-charge, ft3/s Date/Time 06814000: TURKEY C NR SENECA, KS It has been common knowledge for years that there is an under-flow of the Arkansas river. 5. He was known as 'Peg Leg Davis' because he had a peg leg. [23] [19] This ferry apparently was sponsored by the city and was to be a free ferry, and in getting it in shape to operate, volunteer help was solicited, as the following would indicate: "Our neighbor merchant came into the office yesterday and demanded that we supply some of our loose men to help fix the ferry. [35], During June, 1878, high waters in the Arkansas again caused inconvenience to the residents of the county. Occasionally, however, the river was a bed of dry sand above the mouth of the Little Arkansas for a couple of months in the fall. Cowley county, "Commissioners' Journal," 1871. As the Arkansas has several hidden river access points. Plumb arrived in Kansas in 1856, and in December that year became foreman of the Herald of Freedom, Lawrence. Come and go as often as you please without costing you a cent, as long as it is daylight. [20], The ferry was completed early in July, and at a meeting of the city council, July 6, it was decided to employ C.R. This boat was about thirty-five feet long by twelve feet eight inches wide. With the influx of settlers in the valley from the base of the mountains eastward to the Kansas line, so much of the flow of the river was diverted for agricultural purposes that by the time the river reached Kansas the stream was dry. [28]. It is hardly worth while to add she got wet." Single crossing on horseback, two and one half cents. The name "Arkansas" was first applied by Father Jacques Marquette, who called the river Akansa in his journal of 1673. This phenomenon was recorded by one of the early Sedgwick county newspapers, which, having mentioned that the river was dry, discovered water in the channel the next day. This section (including The Numbers, Brown's Canyon, and the Royal Gorge) sees extensive whitewater rafting in the spring and summer. The Wichita Art Museum is an art museum located in Wichita, Kansas, United States.The museum was established in 1915, when Louise Caldwell Murdock’s Will which created a trust to start the Roland P. Wichita Art Museum is situated 2400 feet northwest of Little Arkansas River… It continues to play an important role in the central states, feeding that region's important farmlands. One of our favorite launch spots is just South of Wichita on the outskirts of Derby. Later, the Santa Fe Trail followed the Arkansas through much of Kansas except for the Cimarron Cutoff from Cimarron, Kansas to Cimarron, New Mexico via Cimarron County, Oklahoma along the Cimarron River. No river recreation articles in the KANSAS Magazine 3. Tributaries include the Cimarron River (flowing from northeastern New Mexico) and the Salt Fork Arkansas River. [32] It was projected by Speers and Walton. Transactions of Kansas Academy of Science, v. 14, p. 113. [21] Another notice regarding the ferry, evidently for the benefit of patrons living on the opposite side of the river, read: "Free ferry on the Arkansas at this place. Riverway commerce Laws, 1871, p. 221. He helped organize the Eleventh Kansas cavalry, and became its lieutenant colonel. After leaving Lake county, Colorado, the river flows through Fremont, Pueblo, Otero, Bent and Prowers counties before it leaves that state, and enters Kansas near Coolidge, in Hamilton county. The specifications for the channel itself are as follows: Many nations of Native Americans lived near or along the Arkansas River in its 1,450 mile (2334 km) stretch, but the first Europeans to see the river were members of the Coronado expedition on June 29, 1541 near the site of Dodge City, Kansas. [7] This action by farm owners in Colorado was the cause of ruining many farmers living along the river in western Kansas, and finally resulted in a suit brought by the state of Kansas against Colorado for a more equal distribution of the Arkansas’ waters. Clean restrooms (especially for a public park/trail), lightly used (compared to other urban parks in Colorado), well maintained and litter free. Various authorities agree that there was very little water in the Arkansas river in 1871, and the probabilities are that the ferryboat did not operate very much that year, if at all. A section of the Arkansas River in Sedgwick County, Kansas. eval(ez_write_tag([[336,280],'newworldencyclopedia_org-medrectangle-4','ezslot_2',162,'0','0'])); The Arkansas River has three distinct sections in its long path through the central United States. Roads were one of the requisites of the newly established Arkansas City, and during the session of the 1871 legislature three state roads were established to connect with the town. in accordance with New World Encyclopedia standards. This trail went west between townships 34 and 35 to the Sumner county line, and was named for a Sumner county creek which received its name from some travelers who were camped there one night on their return from the settlements where they had first heard a new song titled "Shoo Fly." The Arkansas River is the second longest river in the state of Arkansas, and the sixth longest in the United States. "D -- n the ferryboat," says a Bolton man. About this time Jacob Parr started a ferry across the Arkansas. Low water was not unheard of even in the lower reaches of the river, for the Junction City Union, of November 9, 1867, citing the Fort Smith (Ark.) In that portion of Colorado east of the Rocky Mountains and in Kansas, the course of the Arkansas is through gently rolling sandy soil, the bed of the river making up in width what it lacks in depth -- in some places being about a mile wide. [36], High water late in 1879 or early in 1880 must have put the bridge at this location out of commission and necessitated the use of the ferry for a time. [34], The owners named their boat the Arkansas Traveler, and by early in May it was engaged in ferrying as far upstream as Wichita, its cargoes being somewhat diversified, ranging from excursionists to sawlogs and cordwood. The lumber arrived on June 20, and as all necessary arrangements had been completed, the ferry was expected to be in running order very shortly. It was over this Ponca trail the homeseekers traveled in April, 1889, to reach the first land opened for settlement in Oklahoma, For several days after they were permitted to cross the Kansas-Indian territory line this trail was one broken line of covered wagons, all going south." Following the disastrous flood of May 27, 1877, which swept away all the bridges in the county, the only action taken was to call an election to be held on August 18, following, for the purpose of voting bonds for building and repairing the bridges on the Arkansas. Testimony of M.M. Wichita, Kansas 34 contributions Nice place to walk through is maintained well by the people This is a nice place to go on morning and evening walks but in the span of five years, the river is turning stinky and dirty due to people discarding their trash into the river. [18], Preparations for the ferry south of town went steadily on. However, navigation to that point could only have been accomplished during a period of flood, and only then by boats of light draft. 43. After a few trials these attempts were discontinued, owing to the shifting channel, sand bars and lack of water. - 300 ft (91 m). Occasionally something happened on a ferryboat to break the monotony. James R. Mead, "A Dying River" in Transactions of Kansas Academy of Science, v. 14, p. 113. Ferries on the river north of the Oklahoma-Kansas line, with possibly one or two exceptions, do not antedate the establishment of towns in Cowley county about the year 1870. [22]. About two miles this side of Deer creek another lot was found, badly broken. The horses went down almost out of sight, and the wagon sank until the woman’s head was all that was out of the water. She sat calmly in the bottom, however, until she reached the shore. This being the day of St. Peter and St. Paul, the name was given the river. From the mouth of the Verdigris until the McClellan-Kerr system moves over to the White River near Arkansas Post, the Arkansas sustains commercial barge traffic and offers passenger and recreational use and is little more than a series of reservoirs. Richard Rockel, a water resource planner with the Kansas Water Office, told The Telegram that 50 or 60 years ago, the Arkansas River flowed strongly and even flooded at its peak before the depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer, which has seen a reduction of … These usually occur in the spring, when the snows of the mountains begin to melt and spring rains set in. The city of Wichita, KS, has closed the Arkansas River the day before the Riverfest, or River Festival, as the flooded river in Kansas has dangerous … There also appears to be a difference of opinion as to who operated the first ferry. Gordon, Alice, Jerry Camarillo Dunn, Mel White, Tim Thompson, and Roger G. Kennedy. The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. While the lower portion of the river is navigable as far as Fort Smith, early writers had stated that the head of navigation on the stream was twenty-four miles below old Fort Mann, this being about south of present Kinsley, in Edwards county. No private books or major private publications, i. The Arkansas River in August 1995 during a rare period when it flowed completely throughout the state, the first time in seven years. [44]. The boys were all loose and not in condition to work." The first ferry encountered after crossing the boundary line was probably near Delphi, now Arkansas City. The stream is the greatest western affluent of the Missouri-Mississippi system, and its length is variously given as 1,477 miles by the Weather Bureau, and approximately 2,000 miles by the encyclopedias. Encyclopedia Britannica v. 2, p. 371. This government agent reported that the underflow was moving at the rate of eight or nine feet in every twenty-four hours. 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