The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-04-10

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joyful chorus and all combine to fill
the soul with visions of delight and
enhance the perfection and glory OF
creation. They rise abruptly from
a level surface at the base; ant
yet SO steep and broken are the ridges
that it is only here and there that il
is possible to ascend them. From the
foot of some of these mountains pour
streams of limpid water of almost
icy GOODNESS. In the ragged crevices
of the rock is where the wolves
badgers and bob cats and occasionally
a bear is seen.
We arrived in Hobart after eight
days and nights travel. 1t is located
in very romantic country. With
the Elk river winding its refreshing
waters around the western outskirts
of the town and then emptying into
the famous Red river just six miles
below. Imagine Yourself driving into
town where there was no poStoffice,
but just railroad crossing the river,
and where there were already two
thousand people camped in the
last eight days and you can imagine
my CONSERVATION, ali living in tents
and covered wagons when the sale of
lots began by auction. The lots sold
from s. up to $500. Three dollar
lots are worth S75 now and $500 ones
are on top of the highest mountain.
purchased ST lot and went into
business as feed merchant, later dis
posing OF same and then working at
various occupations and enjoying life
to the uttermost. AS there were
plenty OF wolves in the country, | &C.
casionally spent an enjoyable day
chasing wolves on the plains with
grey hounds and riding horse back.
1t is almost impossible for me to de-
scribe the excitement there is in hunt
ing wolves, as it might make you wish
YOU were young again and start trav-
cling west. Nevertheless | am the
proud pOsSessOr Of nine fine wolf hides
and one wild cat hide which l intend
to have tanned and may some day
have a rug made of them to recall the
happy past.
Stayed in Hobart and saw it grow to
be Chicago of the west where all
kinds of business was being represent
ed and in only four months time have
a population of nearly 5000 inhabi-
tants. We decided to vacate. Paige 60
ing back to old Chicago. and l not
having enough of the free and indie
pendent life of the plains l came
thirty mile south to where there was
an other prosperous town site which
was nothing then but prairie near the
mountains. Since then | have been
freighting, hunting, fishing, trapping
and enjoying life in general.
Spring is in full bloom here now
and the grass is green, SO it seems like
the paradise of the earth, but l must
confess that my wealth has not ac-
cumulated to any very high pitch.
Consequently l sometimes have
longing and feel growing desire to
be resident of the great state of Ind
lana. But when / review grand new
growing Oklahoma, with her coSmo-
politan citizens, her vast uncultivated
praries now SO fast yielding to the
pillow and always bringing a rich re-
ward TO its director for his toll.
Being located as ] am at the north
ern base of one of the famous Wichita
mountains in Kioiwa county, the new
and fast growing town of Roosevelt,
the center of mining operations, be-
ing my present home. When l find
many people of whom there are none
better, and see day by day drawn
from prlmiti1e rock found in our
mountain sides and beds of gurgling
streams, of nuggets of gold. gilt
tering silver, copper and other metals,
all brought forth by the laws of sci
ence, l pause and ask myself, why
should be in hurry to leave this
glorious Oklahoma for any other coun-
try under the sun.
And now as / have written a letter
very nearly as long as the law allows,
trusting you are all enjoying the best
of health, which lam certainly blessed
with, / will close.
With love to mother and old friends,
tell them to write to me.
Respectfully yours,
o GUY PORTER.
Roosevelt, Okla.