But the creek--Flying U creek--followed the devious turnings from Denson coulee down to the Flying U.A long mile of Flying U coulee J.G.Whitmore owned outright.

Another mile he held under no other title save a fence.
The creek flowed through it all--but that creek had its source somewhere up near the head of Denson coulee.

J.G.Whitmore had, to his regret, been unable to claim the whole earth--or at least that portion of it--for his own; so, when he was constrained to make a choice, he settled himself in the wider, more fertile coulee, which he thereafter called the Flying U.While it is good policy to locate as near as possible to the source of those erratic little creeks which water certain garden spots of the northern range land, it is also well to choose land that will grow plenty of hay.

J.G.Whitmore chose the hay land, and trusted that providence would insure the water supply.

Through all these years Flying U creek had never once disappointed him.