Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-24

II Camp Omaha, Lake Quinnebaug,
Burt county, Nebraska, August 2l.-
Dear T4MEs,-Leavipg the Valley a
few mornings since at 8 a. M, in 9
comfortable three-seated hack, our
party enjoyed the drive to the confines
of Iowa. very much, the monotony OF
the trip being relieved by the necessity
of fording couple of bayous OF
the river with team that possessed q
decided aversion to water, which was
proof positive that they We're
thoroughly acclimated to Missouri
| Valley.
The passage. over the Big Muddy in
John McKeen's ferry boat was q
pleasant one. Old Mr.. Hopkins, the
| ferryman, said he had never been
Troubled with women, horses, or any
other animal.
EThe drive from Blair to kennafd re.
vealed to us all some we'll improved
farms, commodious dwellings, steam
threshers and shaded lanes and num-
ferrous opportunities to water, which
latter are so conspicuous by their alb
sence in Harrison county. This con-
dition is produced by developing
springs up the side hill and piping
the water through the milk house and
then down to a tank in the lane for the
use of the public, AT Herman we
lstopped to view the effects of the
recent cyclone there. 1t has the ap-
pearance of q new western town just
sprouting into existence; new houses
being built on every side and carpen-
ters on every hand, and too, many
tents are here, which were occupied
till the completion of their homes or
stores. The greatest marvel prof ably
was the carrying of the twenty-five
ton water tank, full of water, about
four hundred feet. It's difficult to
understand how any being could live
Through such demonstration of force.
We reached Tekamah about8 p. m.
and put up at tie Merchants Hotel for
the night; arising the next morning at
four and taking a delightful morning
drive to the lake where we arrived
about nine O'Clock. Midway between
Tekamah and the lake we we're agrree-
ably surprised at sight of beautiful
drove of elk and deer, on the farm of
Banker Latta, of Tekamsh.
Lake Quinnebaug was so named, but
two years ago. by lady of Tekamah,
who said that in the language of some
Indian tribe 1t means beautiful water
II that is so, 1t is certainly true, for II
is very pretty sheet of the aqueous
fluid. Old hunters will better remem.
her it as HOlmon's lake. 1t was pro-
duced by the same change in condi-
tions which made Manawa and various
other lakes along the Missouri. There
was q great curve in the river about
eight miles long which cut through
about 1875 and left twenty seven
hundred acres on an island which is
now owned entirely by this man
Holmon.
Before we had been here an hour
Mr.. Carlisle left little Louis, who had
gone down to the waters edge ito
fish," in the care of q careless friend,
who was so intoxicated with the scene
to wander off. and the altru' site side
once, for everyone Joined in the search
instanter, securing the forest and look
ing along the shore till she was found
shortly by Judge Hopewell's son. down
path where she had wandered, say
ing she was going home; the hotel
being full we were given q tent short
distance from it and the baby was
trying to find it; of course every one
knew Louise after that. This served
to more deeply impress us with the
truth of that old bible aphorisim that
BLESSINGS Brighten as They Take
Their Flight" which being interpreted
;aasn, "YOu Never Miss the Lager
Till the Keg Runs Dry" If "Bschy"
(Mrs. Bachrach) had known how care