The Red Cloud chief., 1885-08-07

ipStangeS from iDur n seven IN les from
their claim.
wen III SO patchcs hal - - con
stantly guarded from drove 81 raven
on, and half wi.d ct,tl" belonging TO
the hcrismcn "hO ave :Utt . 4 jcD,oH.
and who were lie, di-pJ 81 toward any
attempts at iuc'osiug or cuityaiIn@ tie
land which. although seemingly little
bet cr than q desert. Al certain periods
Of the wear produced a thin growth Of
w Id alfalfa upon which their stock fed.
hcing in the main driven 10 better as
tur.s - the dr. sea on advanced.
These patches of ground we're mad"
fertile by ,uci. nca:ar-- - Lake In are.
anI by ben" int itl. a"1ve tue l-Nc.
Of i, wai"I-.
kcritab'c Gases IN tn. d"-ert tie ("
epsts seemed. aud upon Them tn ct
tiers raised the t~w bushels of corn and
beans AMI vsgc, b'c9 which formed
their -olc means OF subsistence" VII u
prosecuting the wcrs 81 ,cdrcmiugt their
claims by the Ler,u!raI tax al diggIng
an Irritating ditch upward OF twenty
mii-- long, b. means oi wh ca they were
- u'tIn water from the rvcr above
them. ami ony-rL the desert INTO q
garden.
Bu: f 'ho-c oa,cS furnished garden
spots for he 'il.ro they were also de-
sired by ia" herl,Incn. for a few 81
wmo-e cattle they supplied pa5tr.d@"
the ycar round. and bong w ihDut the
mems %: fencing them in. the Prn'cc-
. ton o; .hcr little crop, meant con-
slant watch upon tie cattle, and one
VII ca con-um 4 the ent re time oi
some member of each family.
D"lng to th. lack "f fed, but few
wcrc ADJ. t. keep teams, and that the"
continued the unr uai contct for tlcir
hons can only ice understood when i
j. known tha, 81 all the rich AMIN,
/ land nf tn. Stat not IG acT" r'Iua ned
/ for presumption or pIrcAas: except al
~croul-hrud. and ~ Il rude, M large
/ bD tI"-. beng held By corporal ons oI
individuals vino claimed IT Un i"r pre-.
/ tradcl gTanis from Spain %: N"NI"o,
/ given before California Was cctrd I.
. tie nil"I States. or b. at of 'on"rc~r
/ since th.' time. 30 that this barren,
sandy ulain Offered the only hope foI
! p.0r maE in California # obtaining 4
/ l"'liifl 81 tlt 4H.ifla'fl'' / ai.' ~
Er-il--, the. had confidence that,
ono" irrigated, itwouil produce abund'
! dainty. and well repay all jheir labor
/ b. future Ni"iG, OF iu and ram.
Al efforts to induce men with capital
t. invest IN Tn" cntrr,ri," Of cutting the
dtcn AM! depending upon the sale 81
water privileges for reimbursement
had failed tie idea that ANY amount
/ Of wafer could render the sand OF the
/ plans fertile being scented A. VISION
! arr, ta.c land being JUDGED not wortl
! raviu" LAKES o and tn" ctti"rS hid
undertaken the lash themselves. al
unaid.d. and had been two years Il
work ON the main ditch when traStu'
Hemingway arrived in the com
munjty.
50 drcarr and forbidling was Tho
outlook that he felt tempted 10 leave
! a"ain immediately. but. Knowing tia;
! 40 land remained G,,seh az ~. c-.-1Gio.
! G,,w mere IN the State. at last he dc
cidrd 10 stay and cast his lot with thos
who were - maululiy struggling Il
overcome the difficulties by which th"l
were ~urroumdcl
'fl. Aift. ll " II w it' ~ vi NN'i
acgua ,an"' ~ lac had made since hi
arrival. nc located Il CLAIM If u hun
drr,I and >i,ty acres. and made ar
engagements 10 i've for 4 time in lii,
fam il of 4 settler who was IN Il clam
adjoining hs own. agreeing To pay
small >um wrc6iv Tor such food ans
accommodates, n they could offer.
uf IA. hnii dozen men who accom
panied i.Ia-tnS 20 the slough. not one
had he hurdi God - remain. Al wcr,
too much discouraged 10y the outlook
and either returned t. the oil neigh
l. riroo or sought PAGES for reut Il
other portion, Of the country.
When he an Stahrd ont his clam
Era,tuo hilchci up and drove acro,.
tie country uutl he found pa~turagc
and rnncarr vino was willing to L.
The colt run with hi own stock ant
such :imc a, the Fight rams. whrl
mivut II. expected ;o tall 4 icH month.
late. should r'v,yc IA" ~c-minglr d"a,
"riSs of the MuS~lr Siouoh country
II" ;hcn returned - the slough un foot
and went to work with his frllow-sct
tier, uron the ditch. which was tnril
ONLY hope.
For weeks and months h. worked il
company with these men. many q
whom had worked through all t..
weeks and months Of The two prcsiou.
Yea :: ill-tci often without bread O
am Kind for lonr period 4, a time,
sleeping n @. the "ruun! almost as fra-
qurntly ~ in Il bed. working al NIGHT
rs we'll - br daV. their families camp
iuw IN We chcd littl' hu,S nj the la>t
watching: the patchr, o. vegetables md
corn upon which their very existence
depended
When the rain came and vegetation
started NJ. the colts Were brought down
from iIcir pasture and made L. do q
portion If labor on the ditch: their
Young master taking the best are OF
them nc>Sihlc under the circumstances
lie rad written home soon after posi-
lively deciding ~ locate NJ the Slough.
but Ind ref an"l from giving a VERY
~accurtc description of the country or
of h. pros. cctS. not wishing Ia cNcit.
any ta>icty i'm the minds of hS friends
regarding hiS welfare. In rep'y hr had
received letters from the family tel NJ
h NJ al affairs N ;ac old nci.hhorhooi.
Then for some weeks he wa> silent. no,
frciEg tina, he hi anyihiar cheerful
Ia communicates. and drridirg. Nc;
longing. II hear further r,rar.lin- the
Engagement ietwecn Lucy ana Mr..
Anrci>"y.
Mainline The dam wh;cl wa ~ save
~thclaronS settlement rom the over
t'oI hsd been completed. bu, scarcely
VA, the WORK accomplished before i
h-i'mc evident :hat il would not long
80 the mas OF slicAia-S which was
oonn- down in such immense quaint.
to from the mines Above as 10 have
Md the "ulch itself a hundred feet
dep Tor ten miles bow Gravel Hill.
Nd IN sniin OF lie IA. .hnt ln,.r. ur,nn-