The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-12-21
WORD FROM
THE West
J. h. Ed8erton. Formerly Of L'Anse,
Writes Letter concerninS Trip
and Country.

We are this week in receipt of a
letter from a former townsman, ]. Fl
Edgerton, who left July last to max g
his home 10 the state of Oregon. In
part the letter is as follows:
Roseburg, Ore, Dec. IL, '07
Gentlemen:-Up leaving L 'Anse
] promised many Of my friends /
would write aud let them know how
/ found things in this far-off land,
and feel that this will be the best
means to do So
AS will be remembered, we left
L'Anse during the second week in
July. We arrived in Portland on
the 10th inst, with no serious mis-
haps. A few miles out of st. Paul
switch engine ran into our train
and caused short halt. At Tacoma
q freight train backed into the train
and put three OF the palace cars out
OF commission, but fortunately in
either instance no one was injured.
Should any OF the folks from that
section come to Portland they should
not fail to visit the park. 1t is a
beautiful spot.
We arrived in Roseburg on the
18th OF July, rented house for a
period Of one month, and spent the
time looking around and finally
bought and located in town. The
population is about 1000 inhabi.
tants. Roseburg is quiet place.
There is a curfew bell rung each
evening in the summer at 9p, m.,,
and in the winter at 8 p. m. No
children are permitted to run at
large here.
Concerning the weather, from the
18th of July to the 18th of October,
we had only very few showers
just enough to lay the dust, but not
enough to help the crops or in any
way do any damage. brought with
me from Michigan thermometer,
and according to it the Temperature
stood at 79o most of the time, the
warmest being S7o. The mornings
and evenings are very cool, and one
can sleep like 10y. The tempera-
ture remains about the same-no hot
spells with sudden cold air blasts.
> RosrB6rg is so located that it is very
free from winds, but should it ever
blow very hard l am afraid it would
topple most of the buildings here
over. Most of them have but little
timber in them. They are built on
. very fragile plan.
Nearly every day ] meet some one
from Michigan. Only today met
one fellow who had travelled all
through that country. He had
worked as solicitor for q newspaper
10 Iron Mountain. Apother new
bought is from Cadillac. He has
conner an interest in grocery
store.
1t is now the vet season. Iu this
vicinity there is a soil--very black,
10 color-tere they call it ''gum
land" 1t is very sticky aud almost
anything can be raised in it, the only
requirement needed for progress is
plenty Of water.
We have had but enc light frost
and roses are still ia bloom, likewise
many other beautiful flowers.
It is still raining on the 18th inst.
The fish are beginning to come in
and many people spend the entire
day out in the rain catching them.
Lam waiting for o good day since
the rains have set in. Everybody is
well, but do net like the fogs. Do
not expect they will last much longer,
at least not until March. Last year
in February, they claim here, it was
fine month, DO rain at all. There
was dust in the roads and the weather
warm. IL is considered that this
vicinity is the healthiest place on the
coast. A great many old people came
here this summer that have travelled
all over aud have settled here. Some
OF them claim to have spent %, 900
looking around.
There Is an old chum Of mine who
Is over 10 years OF age and his wife
20 years; has come from Montana.
When she came she had asthma 80
bad that she had TO be bolstered up
In bed. She isnow over her trouble
and enjoying excellent health. 1t is
good thing it is so healthy or we
would all die. No sewerage at all,
only through the main streets.
Thinking perhaps ] have utilized
enough OF your valuable space, Ivill
close and write you again concerning
homestead and timber claims.
Thanking you for this courtesy /
am yours respectfully:
J. H. EDoERroN.
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