The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-15
Camping Fever at Its Height in
Missoula.
WOODS FULL OF THEM
Scores and Scores of Camps Scattered
Through Western Montana-An De-
termined to Have a Good
Time-Some Choice Spots.

deDic has reached a height that IL never
touched before. There are scores of
Missoula camps scattered along the
streams and lakes of Western Mon
ANA from the Idaho line TO the eastern
border of Missoula county. There are
large camps and small camps. There
are camps that boast servants and there
are camps where the vacationists do
their own cooking and-perish the
thought-wash their own dishes. There
are camps In the mountains and camps
i'm the valleys. There are camps i'm the
timber and camps in the open. Wher-
ever these camps are, there is somebody
having a good time. That much is "A
sure gamble. The Weather for the past
three or four weeks has been more ia
vorable for life i'm camp than is usual.
and there have been expeditions start
ing all of the time. Hardly a day passes
that some one does not leave for the
country with a wagon piled high with
camp impedimenta. Some OF them leave
Jtown with an expression of utter care
lessness upon their faces. as If they ex-
pected a good time and intended tn let
IL come IL IL wished. There are others
who go out OF town with "A sort of eX-
preston that is akin to the bicycle face
and can only be described properly as
the camp face. 1t denotes that the
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time and IL necessary he will fight for
ii. He will go through fire and water
and VIII get up early and sit up late,
but the good time he will have. To those
who have TO stay at home this express
sion comes as a sort OF for
the fact that they cannot leave town.
IT IL Is necessary to wear that camp
face TO enjoy life, there are many who
prefer to remain in w
Concerning this camp business there
are varying opinions. The camping en-
! thusiasts scout the idea Of il being pos
sible to find comfort during the hot
weather anywhere In town. They point
with pride TO the record Of their camp
ing experiences. They tell of the glories
of morning I'm the country. They wax
eloquent over the beauties of nature
sunrise and sunset: mountain peaks and
broad valleys; rugged canyons and
winding roads; fishing and shooting;
piney woods and shady dells. They tell
of the growing appetite that camps with
one and of the ease and comfort that is
experienced In satisfying il. They tell
Of fragrant beds Of pine boughs and
hay. They grow eloquent over their
theme and viii talk till the last of their
auditors drop off to sleep. Then there
is the stay-at-home who will not con
cede ,hat there is any comfort in the
camp life at all. lie refers to the cool
shade of the porch. where the hammock
swings; the cool lining room, with its
snowy cloth and its dainty summer
meal: to the cool. clean bed, free from
humps, that make a mans back like "A
corkscrew; to the regularity Of the daily
news and the presence of all of the
luXurtes that make summer endurable;
To the delightful drives I'm the cool of the
evening and the fresh fruit from or
chard and field. The two sides are ar
gued all the time. Neither ever con-
vinces the other and each spends his
summer as he best likes.
There is one camp that is thoroughly
enjoyed by the favored few who visit
1t. Admission is by invitation only, or
there would be "A rush all the time. This
is the pleasant summer camp of DIR.
Buckley on the Bitter Root. DIR. Buck
ley camps for pleasure and rest and
he finds both. He leaves town and its
cares behind him and camps i'm the most
luxurious style. He has non of the
drudgery Of camp life and all of the
comforts. He has camping down to a
fine system and he follows that system
in a manner that would make the most
confirmed stay-at-home wish that he
camp in that way. The doctor
does some fishing. too, that affords fine
sport and ample exercise. His camp
life is ideal.
hltlANhh mas frequently bttn Hldlt III
these coiHmns during the past three
years &C the annua camp OF the Wal
HilKyity club. This club makes an
annual pilgrimage into the hills and
recreation and happiness in its
outing. The members OF this organiZa-
ton have studied the art of camping
and have reduced 1t To a science. There
Is no hitch in their arrangements and
their month in the mountains is a de-
They nave all of the provisions
To make an outing thoroughly ]
enjoyable and they do nothing but en- !
JOY themselves. Camping to them is !
not business. They 20 at il pleasantly :
and do not make hard work Of IL. Their
camp for three years has been ON Fish
creek and they nave explored that
so thoroughly that they will go
next summer Their camp
broken to-day and they returned
10 Wallace tonight.
For many Missoula people the Rattle +,
snake offers attractions that are salts
factory. Ii is lear enough To own To
comfortable Of access and there is all
he fishing that anybody could ask for.
This summer there are camps all the
way from the Feddersohn crossing 10
he h~eadwaters Of the river. and there
5 no one on the stream who does not
hink that ii is the finest place on earth.
For those who enjoy a longer trip and
Who prefer to get farther away from !
ZONE. the valley or the Upper Blackfoot /.
the tributary streams Of the Clear !
water, the Cottonwood and others are .
he favorite places. The nshing up there :
5 always good and the shooting in sea
on is the best that Is found IN this l
ection. The duck hunters enjoy this :
esort and they will be there in large
this month and next. -
The tributary streams of the Lower
the creeks from Fish creek
vest to ST. Regis river. are also well
bought of by the camping fraternity Of
his city. The scenery in this district i,
MAGNIFICENT and the sport Is eXcellent. :