Bunger had a deep well and used to haul the water out of it with a team. There was a barrel attached to the rope and he would bring up a barrel of water at a time

When coming to western Nebraska I heard of the depth to water between Hastings and Seward, and in Keith county I found a man who had just completed a well 140 feet deep. That scared me out of the fine tableland countrv that is now Perkins countv. The fine table-

HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

lands north of Sidney and in south Banner county were no doubt passed over by dozens and hundreds of people on account of the depth to water. But that question has later been solved.

Nels Christianson, now living in Mitchell valley, has dug a mile of deep wells if they were placed end on end. His pick and shovel are a part of the collection of the state historical society at Lincoln.

BEAUTIFUL SCENERY-- TRAGEDIES-- RANCHES AND SCHOOLS

One of the most inspiring bits of scenery is on the road from Bunger's place to Indian Springs. As the road formerly ran, one approached the hills from the long hot trip over the divide near the east side of Indian Springs draw. A few pine trees attracted the eye to the west and northwest, then suddenly there would appear a grand vista of Big Horn canyon. The approach was just at the head of an abrupt canyon where there is a spring, about half a mile south of Table mountain. The longer one looked, the more it inspired ; first the close-at-hand view, and then farther away across the wide valley of the Pumpkin, were