The Dickinson press., 1891-08-15
An Overland Trip from Relaxation Via
AntelOpr to Spring Vale.

Antelope to Spring Vale.
Accepting the kind invitation OF
MI. and Mrs. Il. =. tn,terhill to ride
out with them from Relaxation and
JSpend the night ut the Spring Vale
farm, we left on or overland trip
Wednesday afternoon. The weather
was that of Il perfect harvest day,
clear and a refreshing l%reeze-and us
we set out un the ANTELOPE road the
first tield of ripening grain TO meet
the eye w;s Beng. Wehh's. The
wheat heads were long and we'll filled.
and will he ready for the harvester
next week. One of the Sebastian
Mischief grain fields showed up on the
left across the track, and the Mcclure
and Bookings claims looked to he neg
lected. while the owners were proba-
bly, giving their attention to some
other pursuit, in their minds. no
doubt, more lucrative, though we
doubt if it so proves this year. Next
! came Peter Ellison's farm, and il had
| every appearance Of being a model
one, too. The crops We're clean from
weeds and showed good cultivation.
George lIettenbaugh had IL splendid
looking piece of wheat OH the oppo.
site side of the track. Next was the
farm of Ed. Hughes, the Antelope
postmaster. The finest field of corn
seen OH the route was seen here, and
and his wheat, potatoes, garden pro-
ducts and all were. nice. Mr.. Harnden
had some nice looking crops in the
distance on the opposite side of the
track. After halting at the postotlice
and the section house-for this is all
there is of .Antelope-a s%outherly di-
rection was taken. y fine field of
grain met our gaze OH the left of the
trail, and farther in the distance the
sun cast golden lines Oh George Nc
Tiers ripening wheat. To our left in
the distance was Clusters Lookout, Il
point from which the memorable Gen.
eral used to focus his optics fur the
detection of moving objects in I'LL di.
rections us far us the vision can dis.
Germ. For a typical western prairie
home Shad. Chambers, on the right
of the trail, fills our ideal. Mr.. Chan
dler has Il good crop of wheat and
other grains, and seems quite pros
porous. %Journeying OH to the south
we soon came to the height Of land,
and driving III a mile or more we
came to the Spring Vale crops. Mr..
Underhill showed lis the most even
and clean piece of wheat seen any
where, and IL piece of alfalfa which
had been cropped once this season,
was ripe for another harvest. A large
field of millet and other crops on this
farm showed careful cultivation.
Passing on to the Spring Vale farm
buildings, which are II and onc.half
miles southwest. large crops of wheat
could be seen on the Mcssrr and
Ycakcl places; also many fields he
longing To Russians i'm the nrigllbor-
hood.
MI. tInderhili's people are very
hospitable, where visitors nevel fail
to have Il good time. They have il
fine dairy OF about 81 cows as line
draft horses as can he found in the
state. which are richly worth ones
time To 60 and see.
Thursday "llr return trip To Rich
ardtom WAS made 10y another route.
The first place TO pass Wa that ui Is.
Leppcl, who has IL good crop OF wheat
and other grains II Il nice huncl, of
thoroughbred cattle The Wagner
farm presented. a rich appearance in
its wheat fields. but the house looked
vacant, the owner being away in Chi
cagO. Ambrose Dienst's could be
seen across the ravines ut our right,
and Isaac Henderson OF Smith creek
to the left showed large grain fields.
Mr.. Henderson has IL good herd of
cattle too. The Alberts showed evil
dences of good farmers, and every
thing has ii prosperous look about
Peter LenZ's. Good crops and So OF
50 head of cattle. Bleir and Holman,
on Smith creek. too, have good crops,
the latter said to be one of the best
German farmers about. The Sclloen-
lein crop is the last to be seen up the
creek. Next was the Swartfcrgel
and Fiss farms, both having Il big
acreage of wheat, and the Peter
Palmer place too. The old IIunke
place, the first claim sebastian Mis-
chel bought in this country and where
he makes his home ranch. We passed
next-solll fields of wheat up to tho
road on both sides. This is only /;
small portion of the recent Mische'
possessions, he having bought l.
quarter sections, or 224O acres, OF
which 800 acres are in wheat. Neal
Relaxation the Coogan land-a splen
did level tracts lille, the ',rokcl
acres of former years growing NJ, /,
weeds. The Dickerson farm, the las
OH the trip, has some good wheat, ant
a large strip nl breaking ready TO,
next season. crop.
At Relaxation we were told by Gu,
DeFrance, merchant and postmaster
that the farmers were almost too bus,
= with the work of harvest to come t.
town now, consequently things wer'
, quiet. hut after harvest and thrcsll
ing they will he in with a rush aid
big pOcket-bOOk. AT the Hotel Rich
e ardton we found Sebastian Mischief