Dutchman's Flat Author:Archie Joscelyn Originally the land known as Dutchman's Flat had consisted of a quarter-section of a hundred and sixty acres, well watered, in a country where water was often a premium. In time the huge spread became the site of the buildings of the Scythe. And eventually, as the owner's power and holdings grew, the term Dutchman's Flat came to include most of... more » the surrounding country as well as the orignial acreage. Now the new proprietors, the Haggertys, had taken over and planned to expand still more. Their first anticipated acquisition was the nearby Horizon Ranch But the Horizon's owners were not about to sell, even at gun point, and even if it meant risking all-out war.« less