The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-12-20
they can we'll accommodate. Ho.
tells take in from $40 to 1920 a day.
Groceries are about the same

"I came last Friday to Belvl
dere, where Frank Rockefeller
lives. He Is o brother of the ia
nous "John D." Frank and
had quite a nice visit-he called
me Peck's bad boy. He owns
ABOUT $1,000 acres of good land
along Soldier Creek. His ranch
is s or 10 miles inlength. Here |
saw 90 butfaloes of them,
big old fellows; and, some, little
calves.
II tell you that was sight of a
life time to see that herd of buff
falOes. l was within twenty feet
of them, and they seemed perfect.
ly gentle; but no one can get near
enough to touch them. They are
IN a 300 acre pasture, surrounded
by wire fence. Then we went on
a few miles up the creek, and came
to field of deer and one big buff
falo. The deer came up within
three feet of US.
"This creek is we'll tim bered
with elm, blackberry, cottonwood,
etc. l got a mess of wild frost
grapes by chm bing high up into
the top of a big elm tree. The
creek Is fed by numerous springs
and Is filled with water cress and
nice fish. The valley is covered
with blue grass. Among the tim
ber IN places, sarsaparilla vines,
bitter sweet, green hriars, cover
the trees.
"W.ld ducks flew up out of the
sparkling water, and circled
around to llsht again, while
punches of quail would run across
the road, or a squirrel or rabbit,
seek a hiding place in a hollow
tree.
"a few prairie chickens yet
keep company for the buffalo to
remind him of frontier days, but
poor Lo. is no more to be seen
smoking his pipe by his teepe in
this quiet little valley; no more
the curling smoke as signal Is
seen rising from the wIgwam of
the chief with his papoose and
squaw beside him-or surround
ed by braves, with their ponies,
blankets, robes, lariats, etc. The
canoe is no more, the bow is un-
strung, the arrows are lost, and
t wo railroads plow through their
burying grounds whereloved ones
were tenderly lain by sorrowing
friends to await the happy hunt
ihg ground not many moons
away.
Though Mr.. "Rockey" as his
hired men famillarly call him, for
bade the Railroad Company to en-
ter upon his land, the road is
graded to his line on either side,
while legal steps are being taken
to gain legal rlghtofway through
Soldier Creek Park-fhe home OF
Hereford, Shorthorn, and Polled
Short Horn cattle, BelviLere
Kiowa county, Ks.-a home where
no finer herd of SIX hundred head
of thorough bred cattleever roam
ed-many prize winners valued
high up into the thousands.
"The most valued breeds Of
horses are used to till large tracts
of ranch or park; noble steeds,
for the saddle; and imported road
sters, draw the vehicles carry
ing Mr.. Rockefeller aud his fam
lily as we'll as many strangers -
noted or hum ble-who, alike en-
Joy the hospitality of this home
IN sunny Kansas, for which any
other millionaire In the worlt
might willingly exchange.
ITO mention IN detail the fin'
Angora goats, Poland hogs, do
mestic pets, fowls and the respe'
tive abode and care OF each-th'
shrubbery, horticulture aplary
aviary, science, art departments
, etc, would be abundant subjec
matter to fill a book-too mucl
, for this, already, too long letter
"Wishing all my easternfriend'
a Merry Christmas and prosper
Gus New Year, | am