Bronson moved to the Niobrara in 1879, and located about twelve miles east of Graham and Snyder. He became a writer of considerable note, publishing a book of western adventure.

Captain Cook is also a well known character in western Nebraska early life when Indians were a menace. At the Agate ranch has been unearthed and developed one of the most famous fossil beds of the world. Mr. Cook, though long before in the west, purchased the Graham ranch about 1887.

Jack Carpenter was one of the first near

Fort Robinson. He initiated his work about 1879, on White river a few miles west of the fort.

About the same time, Captain Hamilton, an officer at the fort, started on Soldier creek. I believe he took the location which Bronson abandoned on going to the Niobrara.

Powers Brothers of the Seven-U put in a sub-station on Bordeaux creek.

Six miles east of the fort, a Mr. Russell, who represented and was backed by the Diiector of the Port of New York, built the Ox-Yoke ranch. Russell was a brother-in-law of the Director. These ranches were not of large proportion, and did not endure for long.

Carpenter's boy -- Willie -- arrived in the winter of 1879-1880 and was snow-bound in Sidney for three or four weeks. He was a nice kind of a kid and stayed in Oberfelder's store. Some years later a big, wiskered man with a deep voice came into the store and asked for Bob. When Bob appeared he said: "I want your father," but after a bit he discovered it was the same Bob of old. He asked if Bob remembered Jack Carpenter. Bob answered :