The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-21
"a 10x12 Sh.ck."

conquest at long range and intrusted
the outpouring of his soul to the mail.
Should this man ever return to his
former home he will doubtless be in
danger of being mobbed at the hands
of the maidens of that state, as he
was indiscreet enough to remark that
Arkansas girls wasn't worth shucks."
Here is the first letter that Miss
Rogers received, laying palpitating
heart and a quarter section Of rich
farming land at her feet:
Dear Mis-: Hev been lookin' in
your direction and hev desired to ask
you to merry me. 1 hev good elaine
and all nede is sum wun to make my
shanty SEINE like home. these Arkan-
sas girls amt with shucks. plese an
ser soon. yure true friend"
Miss Rogers did not answer, for be-
fore she could concentrate her mind
on this proffered good fortune she re-
ceived several other proposals, and
finally she determined to ignore them
all. She has been visiting her parents
in Iowa this summer, but she will re-
turn to her claim in the fall.
A 100000 Heiress.
Then there is Miss Philippe Wat
rous, whose father owned a siX-story
bushes block in Des Moines and is
estimated to be worth $1,000,000. Miss
Watrous became a guide shortly after
she reached Bonesteel and conducted
prospecting parties over the country
that few years ago was red with
blood shed in battle with warning In
dian tribes.
When she was allotted a claim and
reached the Rosebud country she
found that her farm was back in the
foothills, 40 miles from the nearest
railroad station.
She went out and looked it over,
however, and was pleased with the
prospect. Hiring two men to build
her a shack" she mounted a horse
and rode back to Phillips to await the
completion of her new dwelling.
One day at the post Office in Phil
lips she encountered a young man
Just in from the east who was looking
for a guide At that time all the in
habitants of the hamlet who could
leave their homes were out on the
reservation, and Miss Watrous volun-
teered to take the young man and the
party he represented to their desti-
nation.
Saved by Girl Guide.
There were two dozen members in
the squad that started out the next
morning with the Des Moines society
belle at its head. In the afternoon a
severe storm came up and the home
hunters were forced to halt.
Early the next morning the journey
was resumed. The first stream to
which they came was out of its banks,
while the bridge had been washed
away. The only thing left was to ford
it.
In this attempt the provision wagon,
caught in an eddy, got away from the
driver, the mules were drowned and
the supplies lost. The drenched party
managed to reach the opposite side.
Then the intrepid girl guide took com.
mand.
She asked a man to accompany her
and together they rode to an Indian
tepee close by, where they obtained
some cornmeal and "kinkinnick." The
cruel made strengthened the half
famished women and children in the
party and the company pushed OF.
That night they struck an Indian
settlement, where they stopped for
rest and to make a hearty meal on the
game which the Indians had killed
The second morning they resumed
their journey and completed it with
out further adventure. For this serv-
ice Miss Watrous later received q
watch.