Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
A MOUNTAIN TRIP
MRS. MAuDE M. KNoPP WRITES
OF THE ROCKIES FROM CAMP
BoWERMAN, COLO.
Tells of the Mountain Scenery and An.
nual Hunting Trip--An Abundance
of Gsme--Life in a Cabin-Mascot,
Child of Two Years.

A trip through the Rocky mountains
near Bowerman, ColD.. is the subject
of a letter to the Courier from Mrs.
Maude N. N9opp, #hu IS well SnnWai
in this city. In the letter ars. Knopp
tells Of the scenery and II tita anne@l
| hurting trip through Tie mountains.
| The following is the letter IN fgi!:
/ Camp Buwerman, Colo, Sept. 70,
1903:
Courier Requests have come from
| friends ASKING for aaatAer iistter to
| the Courier ard il esrtailly is g plea
sure for me- TO write for tlloba Who
/ have never visited the heart and top
j of the Rockies. We have just returned
! from our annual hunting trip, of which
shall write, The season for deer
4 was shortened fifteen days this year
and each hunter must secure a state
4 license, which costs resident of Colo
RADIO S100 and nonresident $4,000,
!, Our party. composed OF eight mem
bers, including my brothe' OF Ottum-
wa and two families besides urselves,
started on the morning of the six
: teenth We had gone fifteen lilies
, the day before to join the other meE2-
hers. The mascot of all was child
two years old, who amused us with
his prattle and cunning baby ways.
Everything necessary for camp was
: loaded into a wagon driven by tyo
I white horses and the women found
. seats on bedding. All the men. with
9 the exception of the driver. started
: across the hill to hunt ON the way.
A Beautiful Valley.
i. s.u-l,o E,ct ,,,,, r,,,t VIZ ylro,a tl,rp,, OIL
/ a beautiful valley, where large droye'
S of cattle were feeding and the air wa
l. fragrant with the scent of new now
hay Upon leaving the valley, we en-
J. tered canyon. which narrowed con
It tinualy for miles. and followed a Ion!
forsakcn road over which railroad tie
!. had been hauled. We followed bear
t, tiful stream of water, which we crosse
| and recrossed until | had counted
e dozen corduroy bridges. besides fore
a ing number of times. where tn
bridges had been washed out by tn
+. freshets of water which rushed dow
e. the mountain streams in early sun
lie mer 1t was indeed tired crow
10 which drove into camp at $3.50 p. III
only to find the cabin where we la
or planned to stop occupied by hunter
re- However, we arranged matters satl
H. factorily to all and soon had our can
mt steve ready for use and hastily co
Id structed table to dine on and {
things in readiness Tor camp life.
Stop at Log Cabin.
eat dusk the men who had walke
he came in and more fatigued lot
cd not often sean. especially the two tie
derfoots' who had followed deer tract
mr. all day and walked miles where
bo mountaineer would have kept straiSl
ahead The cabin in which we sto
ON ped was large log building aud hs
~ at one time been used for a boardis
~ house. One window was boarded II
~ ns one was draped with gunpy sac
so while the third was wide open iii
NV the door, as if to welcome the su
ia shine. A trip to the interior of Il
10 mountains at this time of the year
'st not only delightful experience, b
Us instructive and fascinating. n
mountain sides were covered wi
eh pines, dotted here and there WI
lat groups OF aspens. which were turni
me from the early frosts. All the gors
en- Gus colDrs never yet successfully
- prOduCeQ on CANVAS WtlS blSihV7l
IN. one grand harmonious picture, grass
bushes and trailing vines had ass~>,
at, autumnal hues and stood magn!il
with their background OF towerl
his rocks in the clear sunlight.
ore Spend Ten Days,
ton "An occasional deer would We
abt with stately tread and drink OF I
inviting waters and return mp
mountain side One day as we wall
- out, one woman said what 4 pity
ar was that all this beautiful scen'
al should be in such secluded SPOT,
her far from settlement, where It IS
the seldom seen, for the road is rags
an an aud even dangerous in places,
,.p who would not feel repaid for ever
ling more tiresome journey 10 spend
ole. days among this grandure OF natu
lbli- Our table was loaded with an alb
ont dance of game and camp life is c
YIN ~, ducive to health and happiness
t,,e ter ten days absence we return
pair home. How much | wish my friel
be might have the pleasure of such
any trip and enjoy the beauties in st
for those who wish TO ramble 0
the Rockies. Maude M knopp'