The trail of the Loup; being a history of the Loup River region . *Our attention has just been called to the fact that A. M. Stewart, now residing across the linein Greeley county actually settled on a claim in Valley county five months before the Danish colonyentered the county. He picked his quarter in September, 1871, and filed on it January 1, , A. P- Fish was the very first to move onto a farm in Greeley county. This he did in Sep-tember 1872. He therefore appears to be the very first actual settlerjn the entire valley aboveHoward county. COMING OF THE PIONEERS 89 the North L
The trail of the Loup; being a history of the Loup River region . *Our attention has just been called to the fact that A. M. Stewart, now residing across the linein Greeley county actually settled on a claim in Valley county five months before the Danish colonyentered the county. He picked his quarter in September, 1871, and filed on it January 1, , A. P- Fish was the very first to move onto a farm in Greeley county. This he did in Sep-tember 1872. He therefore appears to be the very first actual settlerjn the entire valley aboveHoward county. COMING OF THE PIONEERS 89 the North Loup Valley. This was no sooner said than done. All butChristian Prey immediately took ticket for Grand Island and arrived thereApril 10, 1872. The former was obliged to await the arrival of a sum ofmoney from Denmark. He is nevertheless to be considered as one of theoriginal five, and as one of them he owned his share in the partnershipoutfit. At Grand Island all preparations were made for the proposed settle-. Peter Mortensen. ment. There was the outfit to be procured and the thousand and onethings so essential in a new country, miles from nearest trading Mortensen says that jointly we purchased two ox teams forwhich we paid nearly $, one wagon which cost us an even $,two breaking plows and some few other farm and household utensils, forwhich we paid proportionately high prices. When all was ready for thestart the cattle were inspanned and our four adventtrers faced northfor the conquest of the Loup. George Miller, by right of seniority and be-cause of much experience gained in Australian wilds and mining camps,,was recognized as lead trecker and headed the train. ^ Behold them then good reader, honest men as you know them today—Hon. Peter Mortensen, State Treasurer of our great Commonwealth, 90 THE TRAIL OF THE LOUP Nebraska, and the others, thrifty men all, gee-ing andhaw-ing, perspiringand cussing, as they endeavored to keep the stubborn oxen in th
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