located on the U.S. government mile. The railroad and trains were running by this time. There was a "squatter", named Burrus (or Burch), who cleared this land and built the first log cabin on the place. He did not own the land but was an employee of the railroad. He tended a water tower at the East End of a small railroad trestle, east of the house. He was paid $35 per month for pumping water from a spring branch up into the big tank. The trains stopped at the water tower for water for the engines, as this was the only stream for miles that never went dry. After purchasing the land James took over Burrus's job. James pumped the water for years. When very old, he hired Cartwright Moore who was Christiana's husband&apos
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