Culbertson who came from a peppermint farm in Michigan was a musician and carried a "lap organ" which he used to entertain the boys at night about the campfire. He could play well and was a good singer which adds to the glory of the open life.

This party was in the vicinity of section 36-28-36 which is south of the Bordman. Mr. Harvey noticed a strip or wide swath where the grass was laid flat to the ground as though washed over by a flood. But it had been swept up grade which is contrary to the way that water runs.

He had surmised that the deposited mud and other materials at Buffalo Gap might have come from Nebraska and he had told the boys to be on the lookout for a lake in the sand hills that the storm might have crossed. A short distance from this flattened grass they found a crescent shaped lake. The rush bound shore line was broken in two places. A strip on each side had been -wept bare to the clear white sand below. Thus was explained what might have been a geological mystery.

HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

Geo. Fulton Murdered In July, 1888, Geo. Fulton was shot and instantly killed by a man named Arnold. Fulton had been a good friend of Arnold but there seemed to be a little difference between them with relation to some wages. Arnold had used Fulton's team to do some plowing and did not want to make any allowance.