The Red Cloud chief., 1889-08-23
DAN DUNSTAN'S CLAIM.
Graphic Relation OF His Troubles
in Holding It Down.

1. was generally conceded in the
Wolf Creek community that Daniel
Dunstan had no more sen>e than the
law allowed him-and his liberty.
Il was no wonder. then, tina. when .
Certain Mr.. Lockyear. a claim 10
Gator" struck Wolf Creek in search Of
recruits for the far West. one Of the
suckers" that was caught was Dan.
Il was a memorable day for Wolf
Greek when LOckyear and Dan Duustan
LEE. il. for on that day n OF the lard
tanks At the pork house exploded. kill
ing three men. thirteen hogs and .
Chinaman.
Still more remarkable was Dams re-
turn. To the astonishmenr OF every
one ne came back. three years later.
with a ..bushel of money" built the
Duns:an House al a cost Of $4,000.
and married the daughter OF the presi-
dent ot the bank.
Some said: "A fool for LUCK. any
how" but the Differentiated ex-
Raed: bully for Dan"
!. few OF the latter were invited to
n evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
4stan. when the former gratifed his
guests by telling them how he had
made his money.
None of you fellows eve held
down a claim" None Of them had.
We'll. then" said Mr.. Duns,an. take
advice that has cost me a few hundred
dollars, and don't"
But il seems to have panned out all
right in your case" said one.
so /. has. But IL tell you; they
say, A fool for luck"
And a poor man for dogs" inter-
rupred another.
That's right. Well. l decided to
take up land outside the limits; so
when We got to Sage station hired a
wagon and team. and We drove about
thirty miles due south. where old Lock-
wear said there was a fine valley, You
betcher.'
- somehow didn't think the old cuss
knew much about the country: but
still. after driving pretty nearly all
Cay. We did eventually find a nice
locking valley-anG ne appeared to
recognize l. a. once. After figuring a
little. he said We were in range 81.
and about town township l3: so we
ner: having al last found n Lock-
YEA tied his handkerchief round the
front wheel OF the wagon. and drove
while l counted the revolutions
We were pretty tired; the country
vas sandy. and the sun pretty not. SO
before ] mad counted u two sections
dropped of TO sleep and fell out of the
wagon: that started the horses. and
away they went with Lockyear. They
must have run pretty straight. for IL
was the township corner that upset the
wagon"
Mr.. Dunstan paused to minister TO
his guests. Mrs. ID. sensibiy with
drew: which action being silently taken
Is q signal for the cigar of peace, the
host continued:
~ located in that valley. on q nice
little stream which old Lockyear as
s1-ed NE would never dry up-:ou
betche-.' l remember the way ne
shook his head as he said IL IL had
been al exceptional winter for snow.
o. ira. little stream never would nave
been on the surface-it never has since:
j. runs under.
We'll. / fled OF the northwest quar-
Ter OF 10 as a homestead. and the
northeast quarter as d tree claim II
was out OF the question to grow t-ees
they wouldn't live; l never knew
any one 70 prove I'D o a tree claim
TIE way they do is 20 hold or TO it for
two years and then sell the right
iss worth any thing-to some one
V.pre-empt-'
' Il, was four miles from a rancho.
ans there | boarded with the granger