The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-04-19

SURVEY OF THE GRAND PRAIRIE
ROAD-GRAND PRAIRIE FARMING
AND FAR1EIeS-AN ADVENTURE
On Monday the 9th inst, a party of
four consisting of Messrs.. A. CLANCY,
County Surveyor; Allen NJ. Chaney,.A.
A. Kimball and this writer started on
an expedition to survey road to the
Rock County line.
After leaving Worthington nothing
Of Importance happened till noon, when
we stopped at the FARMERS Retreat, -
a new hotel just started on the south
west quarter of section 4, township Of
Little Rock. Our bill of fare consisted
OF bread, ginger snaps, doughnuts,
cheese, cold ham, eggs, fish, apples, etc.,
which, is pretty fair fare considering
the grasshoppered condition of the
country, and the fact that our landlady
did not know of our coming. After
having satisfied the inner man, we
pulled out for our destination, the west
side of the county, where we. arrived
about three O'Clock, and commenced
business. The road commences at the
southwest corner of section 6, town.
ship of Grand Prairie, about half mile
east of Kanaranzi Creek. If Rock
County should ever conclude to extend
the road west they will have q good
place for a bridge across the Klnaranzi
where the section line crosses it.
After locating the road as far east as
F. ]. Porter's, two miles from the
county line, we concluded to stop for
the night. We found Mr.. p. pushing
things with will. lie had two teams
1T work putting in wheat, and expected
to set more at work the next day. His
land is nearly all high and dry and
ready for the seeder. He intends to
put in four hundred acres this spring,
and to make a speciality of raising seed
wheat. Mr.. p. will SOW Scotch Fife,
Lost Nation, and Golden Drop 1--WE be-
lieve he called it), new variety of
small golden kernels, which is said to
yield we'll. He will use all possible care
to raise clean wheat, and from his we'll
known reputation will undoubtedly
command good price for Iris wheat
for seed.
The people in Grand Prairie have no
fears OF the grasshopper, and will seed
all the land under plow except, perhaps,
last years breaking. There are no
eggs to be found except in gardens and
on new breaking. There is but little
stock in this township, there being a
lack of grass land. II much stock is
n ised, it will Unnecessary to raise tame
grass to feed them.
At MI. Porter'S we had some 0ood
potatoes, which is something this writ
ell had not had for six months. Mr.. p.
raised some $50 bushels of potatoes last
year, but has sold all he had to spare.
Mrs. Porter understands the art Of get
ting up first class meal on short no.
tice, as four hungry surveyors can
testify.
Tuesday morning We left Mr.. Por-
ter'S and resumed our journey. Moth
ing of Importance TRANSFERRED this day.
At five O'Clock we had located the road
as far as Mr.. Gray'S claim, in Ransom
and there being no place to put up over
night Oh our route, we drove two miles
north to Mr.. E. u. Betlford's in De.
valid. Mr.. B. has gone into stock ra,s-
ing quite extensively, to which his farm
is we'll adapted. Here we found plenty
Of gr;tsshopper eggs.
"Wednesday morning we resumed our
labor, and everything went lovely until
about half past ten o'clock. After 10.
eating Il bridge across Rock Creek we
attempted to ford the stream, which
we found to be deeper than anticipated
and the result was that the wagon got
tipped up sideways, the horses got tan
gled up, one of them going out of sight
several times, and things were slightly
mixed. But in the midst of our dilem
ma Mr.. Cole Guernsey came to our us.
sistance, and we escaped without any
greater disaster than the ruin of oul
lunch, which got most beautifully
water soaked. The thanks of Mobiles
County y are hereby rendered to Mr..
Il. for his timely assistance. If any.
body noticed any earthquake or ''sich'
about 104 O'Clock Il. M, April II, n. D.
1877, they will now know the cause
After getting out of Rock Creek we
resumed our survey, which we conclud
ed Thursday noon without further
misshap.
We saw friend Ingraham at work in
his field, but he was too far away fol-
converse ton.
The road begins at the county line
between Rock and Mobiles Counties one
mile south of the township line be-
tween Westslde and Grand Prairie, and
runs east II miles across Grand Prairie
Little Rock and Ransom to the section
line between l and 2, Ransom, thence
north one mile to the township line
thence east three miles and Il half
where it crosses the Worthingron and
Sioux Fails and Sioux City and st. PAU
Railroads, and makes a junction will
the Worthington and Bigelow road or
the Summit north of Mr.. Laws, max
ing q miles of road, and making 2;
miles from Worthington to the COUNTY
line: It is a splendid route for :
road, and when supplied wish two OF
three bridges will he Il great conven
fence to those living in the southwest
part of the county. B.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commissioners
STATE or MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF MOBILES 50
AUDITORS OFFICE, }
WORTIIINGTON, Apr. II, 1877.
Met in adjourned session. Present
A. o. Condo, LIST District.