N. C. Christensen came to the United States in America in 1870. He could speak Danish and German fluently and English fairly well. He was a Civil Engineer and worked for Union Pacific Railroad, surveying.
In 1874 he came to Norway Township and married Miss Mary Peterson.
In 1875 he purchased the S2 of the NW4 and the N2 of the SW4 of Sec. 30. Before he bought this land, one man had traded it for a shotgun and a second for a yoke of oxen. Mr. Christensen bought it for $240.00.
The road from Christensens ran south around the hill called then and now, the Devil's Back Bone. This hill was an Indian camping ground and from there the Indians had a view of the country in every direction. When Mr. Christensen started for Waterville with a load of wheat, he went early enough to be well beyond the hill during the darkness and on returning was at home before daylight. Indians scarcely ever attack during the darkness.
He fed long horned Texas steers for many years. In 1901, Mr. E. V. King of Concordia, a photographer and studio owner, came out to Christensen's one day to try for a picture of the one hundred head of long horned steers in the feed lot. Getting the cattle in position and quiet for a picture, was an all-day's task. However, Mr. King finally got a picture for which he received five-hundred dollars.
No comments:
Post a Comment