Senteny of Highland precinct; Albert Gillett of Roubedoux precinct; Basil Decker of Tabor precinct ; J. E. Shannon of Mitchell precinct ; John Ray of Kiowa precinct; E. J. Morse of district number nine; and Ossian M. Ross of North Hull precinct. In the bond register we also find the following named for assessors : A. E. Currie of Kiowa ; J. S. Edgar of North Hull ; Michael R. Harris of Winter creek ; Milton Byal, of Mitchell; E. Y. B. Smith, of Roubedoux ; George B. Luft of Gering; R. M. Senteny of Highland; J. W. Lee, of Castle Rock; and Edward Scrivens of Ford.

The Platte River Bridge

In a very early date the Fort Laramie bridge was built, and in the seventies Camp Clarke bridge came into existence. Between these two points there were a number of fords. "Rock Bottom" ford was near the upper PF ranch and was used extensively by overland emigrants and then by the freighters for the Black Hills traffic. The Indians and the buffulo used to cross at almost any point that would suit their fancy. Saint George Cooke saw a large Indian village cross near the present location of the Scottsbluff-Gering bridge. After the battle of Horse creek a thousand or more crossed near the state line. Near the east line of Scotts Bluff county travelers were once halted for three hours to allow the passage of a vast herd of buffalo which was moving across the river and to the north. Near Tom Fanning's ranch there is the old ford used so much by early settlers. Oelrich's ranch had a regular crossing and Gering and Minatare had regular fords before the day of bridges.