/An Article/
/By George T, Masury/
'While prospecting the upper Tanana Valley during the gold rush days
of *98, Mr* John B* Petersen, the we] l«knowh bu tcher yjf Haines, Ahaska,
cane, towards the end of day, to a snail! o! coring in the center of which
was a sir'll 1 log cabin* jie fields abour the eaorn were cxrcui.or in form,
the furrows in then, instead of being shraigol, were curveu* being at
tracted by the peculiar plowing and desiring a place to stay that evcn
ing, Mr. Petersen approached the cabin and was invited to enter by the
owner of the homestead*
While talking after supper, Mr* Petersen questioned the homesteader
as to his reason for tilling the soil in such a peculiar manner,> Ihe
homesteader explained that he ha. 1 come into taut country several years
before with six head of cows and one bull, with 'the intention of rais
ing cattle* The bull had been Killed the day of his •arrival, however,
by wolves, leaving him six cows* These he turned out the first night
ani uoon arising the next, morning was astonished to find a bull noose
in the pasture, seemingly upon intimate terms with the cows. The fol
lowing spring each cow brought in a rail’ and to the homesteader’s am
axement, each of Ghese calves cere traces of it? parentage oy ...aving a
huge playmate<* artier. This antler, however, grew only iron the left
side of the h ear, and downward,, ohe r: g.*i v side of oho .•.. e c d na/ing the
normal size Lorn cf a cow. As the calves grew cl.uer the antler grew
larger aiiu heavier until .Vli fu...L frewtn it t ouohsu. t**e ground, ius
mighty weight causing the a:— ud? oO walk m circles*
Jhe foil owing morning Mr• Peter sen was invited to see how tnis
homesteader had taken
Or,
.d--a
ago of the so pe: uiBe* offerings of Nature*
The homes read-5 r leal one"of the undidi to the north corner of the
house, pointed Its he a a ou t# moved ri..e tip cf re antler -i* ec loo
ground, slapped it f.'■ the rump ani the or.ima.1 started out, its an el or
Tt gradually circled "Go Che
■a.--' a i
fine furrow o.r the ground L gradually circle i oo one ' eft
because of the weight cf this nuge antler on its left side, tutd at
arrived back at its starting pl-ce, caving circled the entire northern
clearing* Lifting the. antler from the ground and placing it about a
foot from its first track, he started i G efi again. In the same manner
he started three m.irc 6f the animals out. ea< h from different corners of
the cabin, and so in this way geo;ting his entire homestead plowed with
out having to leave has cr.oir.*
Mr* Peterson watched these animals ana was much, astonished at the
w > rk as tb o
nr
harrows .jade could not be equalled by
excellence of tie?
the best man-r»ai*> p.i o.’/e» Thanking the homes .ea.der for has kindness an^
marvelling greed*1 y cc trie oj nature, liii Petersen tnen continued
on his way propped:ng up the -/a!jsy»
—■The •'•‘Ud*-- ’'•*••
CHURCH NOTICE:
You are probably naldng a success of most everything but
living* It is easy to do r. piece of wo:.x n.r-c arm full:n .* t i& to
plant a garden and raise go o cl vegetable i>u t< h/'w too’n, making -d? e good?
HUhat you do with your hand;, does not. riv*.*e J ? d a success. ft may make
you a good living; but that is anctner Mcs^ any popular maga
zine will tell you how to succeed in no!ing a living. You must read
the Bible to find out how to succeed in. aking a life* Ins subject of
the sermon on Sunday evenin g v. 1 oe S .cibSSiUl living*
Sunday School, 1:00 P.U.— Evening Service, 7:B0 P.M.
E. 2 • Br oral ey, Mi ni s t or *