, 1906-02-15
Wilson, Wyo., Jan "a, 1906,

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My Dear Friend:-If you think this
worth while to print, OK. VIII prom
Use not to do it again. Give my "veri-
best of Percy ]. and Norman Towson
and other friends. If you will correct
these many mistakes l I'm certain l
shall be under everlasting obligations.
II have O a book here of any kind; got
Caught out right this time, and always
was and will be a rotten speller and
grammarian.
Talk about being sent up" for 80
daysl If this amt prison with a SINGH
IN go to bed. The only way they tray-
ell now at all is on skees. / have not
even a pair of them so you see I'm it.
If someone m along before spring
ri give them this and you can do as
Iyou please with it. If you can't use 1t
please hand it to wife, emitting the usu-
al regrets, etc. Yours truly,
C. C. CLARK.
BY the kindness of The Republican
| am permitted to answer, through its
columns, the many questions asked by
Laramie people relative to my new
calling of ranch life, as well as to my
newly adopted country just south of
our great national park. assure you
that in answering these questions the
pleasure is all mine, for since Old Judge
Snow gave me 60 days solitude I've
had a little more time than the plans
and specifications called for. / shall
miss the Old Judge when he leaves in
the spring. / have, according to the
latest weather dope book, just thirty
two days to enjoy the old fellows COM
pany. l am inclined to believe, from
what l can see and pick up around
here, that the spring judges name
must be Mudd. Yes, l shall be even
sad when these questions are answer
ed, but it is consoling to know that l
shall not be alone in my sadness.
Yes, l am a "~ranchman."
| am %ranching away like an investi-
eating committee after a life insurance
company. l have no stock as yet;
still use condensed milk, no butter,
wear spurs in the house, make a
strong point of eying suspiciously ey-
cry critter on the range, especially the
brand, and never fail to inquire of evy
ery person l meet, man, woman or
child, regarding the feed in their local
lily. II the report is favorable, 1 man.
age to call sooner or later, usually
~sooner.
Yes, 81 like it,. Ranch life is the
simple life" OF course, n must ac-
custom himself to some things, IN
what out of the usual at times, yet, as
you will see, it is very restful and not
jexciting enough to be injurious. At the
present we only have five feet eight
inches of snow.
We are a little backward this season.
But it's showing, showing SO hard an
airship would become s%nowbound, so
We shall soon be blessed with our usual
amount. Even this small amount hides
from the tired gaze the wonderful seen
cry of fall and summer.
1 have not been troubled with mail
or news of any kind since the glorious
prosperity failure of Welsh, in Chica-
go, and judging from the outlook, not
likely to be until all debts become out
lawed. This relaxes the nervous ten
sion regarding "our prosperity" and
gives the brain an opportunity to ex,
pand and reach out for new fields of
Indebtedness.
Rations are running considerably be-
low par, with a downward tendency,
which is alarming, and not a living soul
near enough for N to beg, borrow,
buy or steal from. Some would not
appreciate this outlook, but this whets
the appetite and gives that delicate
flavor to our spring grasses which is
so pleasing to the palate.
1t might seem at first a little lone
some and dull not to be able to operate
either bolloon or airship on account of
"the beautiful" Not SO; this three
months of solitude is spent in mind
fertilizing. We use TRUSTS VS.. Saw"
by Long Green. Hope, Faith and 9th
er Securities by Jack D. Robafeller,
ST., and illustrated by jr.
why They Do Not Charge Grazing
Fees on Oil Stock" by Rogers, illus
trated by Lawson, and much other rich
material, with ample time allotted for
same to perculate n mature.
Yes, I like It,; in fact, there is only
one term which just now comes to mind
that fully expresses my fondness for
the ranch-'I'm stuck on it."
No, this country has no drawbacks"
We have a good article in "holdups"
and | am personally interested in some
%''stay" proceedings, but no drawbacks.
No, 1 shall not "limit my energies to
stock raising entirely" The ranch is
so admirably situated that it has all
the climates, SO far discovered, between
the attitudes of 1000 and l 1000 feet.
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