Many of the early events of Deuel county are to be found in the history of "Old Cheyenne." By the election of 1888, the eastern third of Cheyenne county was erected as Deuel county and later the northern portion of

Deuel county became Garden county. In the early history and general treatment of the Panhandle, will be found stories of Deuel county, long before Nebraska became a state. Also reference will be found to the ranch life in this section when the cowman held it as a range. The county was named after a man who was connected with the building of the Union Pacific railroad.

The general topography of Deuel county is high rolling or undulating plains, ranging from precipitious cliffs along the streams to the level land of tables and valleys. The high plateaus have been called tables and received various names. Along the tables go the valleys, and the county is noted for the tablelands used for grazing also for the fertile valleys. The Lodgepole valley is the longest in the county ; it enters at about the center of the western boundary, flows southeast and a little west of the center of the southern boundary passes out into Colorado. The Platte valley crosses the southeastern corner of the county and while not so long as the Lodgepole, is wider. In addition to these major valleys there are smaller valleys. Lodgepole creek and the Platte river are the streams and it is from them that the water is secured for the irrigation carried on in Deuel countv.