The trail of sixty snows : [poem], 1905, March 3.

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The trail of sixty snows : [poem], 1905, March 3.

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Typescript of two poems, "The Trail of Sixty Snows," by Cass Hite and "The Death of Hoskinini," by Cy Warman. "The Trail of Sixty Snows" is an autobiographical poem written by Hite on his 60th birthday. It recalls his childhood in "the old prairie State" (Illinois), the departure of his father for the California gold mines, and Hite's decision to travel westward in the 1860s, gold prospecting in Idaho, Arizona, Mexico, and Utah, where he searched for a Navajo mine he calls "El Mino Peso La-ki." The poem is largely in the third person, with Hite referring to himself by his Indian name of Hosteen Pish-la-ki. The second poem, "The Death of Hoskinini," was written by Warman upon the death of Navajo chief Hoskinini. The beginning of this poem describes the roaming spirit of Hoskinini, while the final pages are a continuation of "The Trail of Sixty Snows" and contain more biographical information about Hite, including a reference to the murder charges against him.

Typescript : 10 p.

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Hite, Cass.

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Lewis (Cass) Hite was born on March 3, 1845, in Marion County, Illinois. He was an Utah pioneer and silver and gold prospector, laying claim to a gold mine in Glen Canyon, Utah, that later began the Glen Canyon Gold Rush. A dispute with fellow miner Adolph Kohler resulted in Kohler's death, and Hite served two years in prison for Kohler's murder. Hite was well-known to Navajo leader Hoskinini and spent most of his life exploring and prospecting in Arizona and Utah. Hite died on Febr...

Warman, Cy, 1855-1914

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Cy Warman, 1855-1914, b. Greenup, Ill., educated in the common schools. Worked on the railroad in Colorado from 1880 until his health declined, then, in 1888, went into journalism in Denver and wrote and published verses inspired by the railroads and the Colorado mountains. Had great success with a book of songs, in particular "Sweet Marie." Warman produced many articles, stories and novels about railroads and the West as well as a history of American railroads. John San...