Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-11
HON. E. e. BROOKE
Brief Extract From One of His Private
Letters.

f. X. 0'kelley is in receipt of
letter from Hon. E. 6. Brooke in
which he say saeag a great many
other things: tYour last letter
brought me sad news, that OF the
death of Mr.. Wiley, West Virginia's
noblest christian, patriot, statesman
and citizen, whom | was always
proud to know He was my friend.
Then came the news of the death of
Hon. John Marshall Hagans. Thus
Morgantown and West Virginia lose
two of their greatest and best citi-
zens. Judge Berkshire and Geo. NJ
Reay, as my memory serves me,
were the only male citizens of Nor
gantown who were men grown when
] migrated to the then far west.
This reminds me that at best my
remaining days here can be but few.
Next month / will enter my SIND
year and strange to say never en-
loyed more robust health. Since
April | have made two trips to Hell
ena. distance 63 miles, with two
lofty mountains to cross and cover
ing the distance in daylight, but
my noble steed, with his far reach
ing stride and staying power, is
more entitled to credit than his ri
der. 1t IS wonder to my neighbors
how the old rider can stand such
long, rapid rides. My answer is
that what man has praeticed for
over seventy years he should do
well and improve upon it. In fact
it u.s. about the only medicine / need
or take.
'As many prophesied continued
drouth this season, / determined to
dispose of as many of my horses as
would be fit to ship long distance,
so on June 9th | loaded 81 head in
western stable ear SO feet long, I'M
loaded twice to feed and rest and
arrived in st. Paul on the evening of
July Sd, rested on the 18th and 9Th,
then sold the car load for $537.
After returning home / rounded up
another car load which | shipped to
Sioux City, Iowa, which is about
the same distance as St. Paul.
Was ten days reaching Sioux City,
did not have my boots off during the
trip though young men on the same
train played out and let their stock
suffer for want of attention. | sold
my car load for $472. Am out now
daily riding the range with three
boys | have hired to ride with me
in rounding up. Will either ship
out more or ship in a car load of
corn to feed those | do not sell.
Before getting out of Montana
we pass down the turbulant Yellow
stone river, which gives the Missouri
rives it's always boiling muddy APP
pearance After passing over the
bad lands in Eastern Montana and
the Western part of North Dakota,
the Northern Pacific passes through
as fine farming lands as can be
found in any country. In South
Dakota a corn field was pointed out
to me six miles square. Think of it,
corn rows six miles in length each
way-oue entire township in one
corn field.
"One great objection | have to the
Dakotas is that a man can look
farther and see less than in anv
country / ever travelled over, no
mountains, not even hills, the horizon
to all appearance is only few miles
distant. l almost promised myself
never to get out of sight of the dear
old Rockies, with their snow capped
peaks looming up in all directions.
Hoping Yourself and each mem
Der of your family are enjoying good
health, l am
Affectionately yours,
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