The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-04

traveller may quench his thirst, also
one winter garden with delightful
palms and an Orchestra Of pretty
maidens where any fellow may take
his best girl with propriety. Five
theaters, from ten cents to two dollars,
all highly respectable. I have heard
tales of winding halls where one may
lay down dime and pick up dollar.
but as 1 have not heard the rattle of
the chips 1 only have some ones word
for it. Outside of clubs and churches,
as far as / know, those are the resorts
of wicked Portland.
Isuppose my readers have heard of
Portland-Oregon dry rains; it rains
and rains. but / must say they are not
the wet rains we have in Minnesota.
For instance, it rained for ten days
and on the eleventh sthe sun shone
with high wind and the dust was
binding. The farmers say that after
months rain horse can easily be
buried on the country road but they
are wise enough to do all their haul
ing before the rainy season sets in.
The air is so pure that meat markets
have only wire screening summer and
and winter. One can look through
and see meat hanging at all times.
There has been considerable said
about the Western timber CRATER.
1 have just heard of graft by MIN
nesota man that an Oregon CRATER
look like two cents with hole in it.
This wise CRATER called together
party of friends and neighbors whom
he had business transactions with
enough to know their financial stand
ing, then told them Of a beautiful belt
of yellow fir that grew in'the far West
and made it look so real that each one
Of the large party forfeited one hum
dred dollars Of their hard earnings,
and even left their business interests
to visit the beautiful tract of timber
their guide showed them, and when
they asked to see the surveyors blaze
on the trees they were told age had
obliterated, all traces of the survey
and were told when they laid it out it
1t was measured with a rope. 1t
seemed possible to the inexperienced
woodsman, so they travelled back to
wait with Impotence the time for
the final proof and another long and
expensive journey, impatient to pos
sess one hundred and sixty acres of
magnificent pine. But alas, when
they returned they were told by their
guide that the belt that they had
seen was government property, and
instead of four million pine they found
few stumps on rocky hill side, and
the wise man from Minnesota who
dealt out timber with a rope before
time for the final proof. failed in bust
ness, so his dupes could not have any
thing to fall back upon. Now, if you
can find case of graft in Oregon that
will down this, "show me-"
1 will ask the girls and boys of Ely
how they will would like Christmas
without snow or sleighing. TO me it
dosen t seem much like Christmas. 1
can look from my window and see the
neighboring roofs covered with green
moss like lawn. 1 think if this mist
lasts much longer thore will be moss
growing on my head. / suppose we
must take the shadows with the sum
shine.
i Game seems to be very plentiful here
this season, my room faces large
market and do not exaggerate when
I say from three to four hundred
birds have been brought in daily for
week, consisting of ducks, geese, ships
and China pheasants.a The pheasants
are beautiful long tails and rich
plumage. The deer season has not
opened yet.
hope to see great number of you
at the Lewis & Clarke Exposition in
1905. Every one here is anxiously
awaiting the decision of the Govern
ment in regard to Panama.
MORAL.
If you have pretty good thing at
home. keep it and be satisfied.
Portland, Ore.
Sunday, Nov. %, 1903.