The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-12-03
WAY DOWN SOUTH
Mrs. Mobley Writes Entertainingly
of Their Outing.

cruise of the Belle" down the Mis-
sissippi river. The party OF camp
ers which is headed by Mr.. and Mrs.
Lon Mobley, are now camped along
the White river, in the vicinity OF
| Clarendon, Arkansas. The folks
found the locality so brim full or
game that they decided to camp
4 there for time and their plans for
the trip down the river have been al
tered to some extent on account OF
! the thoroughly enjoyable conditions
with which they find themselves SUR
rounded.
Among other things the letter de-
scribes the trip to camp and the life
Of the campers as follows:
Clarendon, Ark, Camp Comfort,"
Nov. 25.-Dear Herald and Oskaloosa
Friends:-I haven't as yet found
anything very interesting to write
about, but will try and write little
so you may know we are still in ex-
istence. We arrived at Stuttgart,
Ark, at 1870 a. M, Nov. 10. Learn
ing that here was no train to Dewitt
until $50 that evening, we went to
the hotel and went to bed. After
breakfast we hired a couple Of livery
rigs and started out for st. Charles,
thirty-fve miles across country. The
weather was pleasant but roads very
dusty. The greater part of our route
was across. the prairie, where we got
the full benefit of the sand and clay,
Persimmons.
When we came along close to a
persimmon grove we would stop AM
pick and eat persimmons until we
thought we could eat no more. Their
after travelling five or six miles fur
Their we would come upon another
persimmon grove, where such nice
large persimmons grew, that We
couldn't resist the temptation tt
stop, get another supply and fill III
again. A part of the way lay through
the woods. This enjoyed, for thel
I could sit on the step of the sure.
and watch for squirrels. We stop
ped at noon on the Little LeGru
q Levee and ate our lunch that tn
d landlady had prepared for us. w
arrived at st. Charles at $50, wen
right to our launch and slowed ava
our baggage.
y Next day We went up the Whit
river a mile from town and pitche
= our tent, intending to spend wee
or so hunting and fishing, finding S
much sport on White river, the me
70 were 10th to leave it, so persuaded u
y to stay here with the launch and eI
= joy the novelty of camp life. w
"A have wild geese, ducks, squirrel, fist
III pecans and persimmons in abundance
10 George Godfrey ran across a flock c
u wild turkeys the other day and tn
y men are now out trying to get on
4 for our Thanksgiving dinner.
n Make New Camp.
T. Sunday afternoon We ran up tn
er river 81 miles to Clarendon and sta!
ot ed all night. Monday, after laying i
e. our supplies, we came back down th
s. river and located new camp, wner
70 we expect to remain until Lon
Is ready to go home. Then Grace an
I expect to go by rail to New o.
lCuuD, NhClS VIC Will ICLudlu d WSGl
after which we will return to GU
present camp and stay until abor
the goth of December Our camp
te located now just a little ways up tn
river from Crockett's Bluff, wher
Davie Crockett was born and RAISED
II There is very little of a town ther
n now, only dozen or two houses, tw
n stores, two saw mills, a cotton gil
IS some tents and house boats. TIL
@ bluffs here are beautiful. On top {
Is one that is about 120 feet high is
" picturesque little house perched u
Le there all alone, from which one ca
Is view the country for miles arount
il There is some fine scenery along thi
river.
al Clarendon.
r Clarendon. is a nice little town {
Is about three thousand inhabitant!
J. but practically built in a hole, for
is surrounded by levees to keep fro1
being inundated when the river get
away, up, which it sometimes does,
d being now 25 feet lower than whe
IL we left St Charles last winter.
II seemed odd to be walking along tn
4 leVee and look down on people wall
% ing in the streets of Clarendon. The
e have a very nice, large, brick cour
l. house in the center of the suuar;
y Also several churches, a. Masoni
n hall and some very nice stores an
s large hotels in the town.
II We have regular 4th of July ce
q ebration every night During tn
e day we go into the cane brake an
l. cut some poles and make them int
large bundles, then at night put Their
: into our camp fire in front of tn
tent, where they pop and shoot Xix
fre-crackers and sky rockets, send