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In caw this eel sea, I have used as Many sources as I have been

 

able to uncover. Some of the material was gleaned from historical’ publications,
some from maps and some from previously published accounts of Kansas railroads.
However, most of the material I have used in writing this "history' was obtained .
through talking to people who had lived in the area where the railroad origin-
ally ran. Most had seen it only as very young children or had been told of it
from others older than they. Therefore, in the Many years that have passed since
the pad iroadts existence, recollections of what once was May not exactly coincide
with the actual history of this line. In trying to avoid possible errors, I have
concentrated on the information that I got from at least two independent sources,
which makes it documented to a degree. However, I have also included the stories
and memories given to me which couldn't be confirmed as those too make up an
important part of any history. Certainly, the people and families that lived
along the Wakarusa and the "Jerkwater" are what made this little railroad's
history unique and interesting.

I would tike to thank everyone who helped in writing this paper as without
their help I would have been quite Litferally dost. In allowing me to interrupt
their lives for an afternoon, they enabled such a 'history' to come about, and
without their help, this paper would have never gotten off the ground. Thank you

very much for all of your time and trouble; it is sincerely appreciated.
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