Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-10-09

Canal, ana ~ is such pretty view, tnree ways
Of it, that am in love with it, but it looks
rough where they havn't cleared the sage
brush of. About twelve acres Of mine is
cleared up. am going to have about six OF
the seven acres set out in apple, peach, pear,
plum and nut trees. and all kinds Of berries.
II lakes four to Eve years for apple trees to
bear. SO shall try and have them set out first.
Everything seems to grow that Is put In the
ground; OF hay some farmers cut four crops,
getting from FIVE to six tons to the acre, which
they put up in stacks. They don't have any
big barns out here, only large enough for
what stock they keep. Out where my daugh-
ter is it is only about eighteen months since
they have had the canal. SO they could have
water. Now there are acres and acres OF
e.~..sl ;..Al iLat lad hay, grain and garden
stun this year. Such pretty grass and grain,
such lovely shades OF clover n blossom. ten
70 thirty acres In one piece! wish you could
see the wheat, such big heads, and acres Of
it. will say four feet tall, but think It Was
taller than that, and Fever q bit lodged. Most
Of the grain 10 cut now. In haying time they
NOW 1t down and let It lie . few days
then bunch it up, let lie week or 80, then
stack 1t. No opening and shaking and rak-
ing. We don't have rain except Just few
here that laid the dust. Had few drops to-
day-a black cloud pissed over from one
mountain to the other, which don't seem far
OF.
They tell me here we are three hours later
than in Maine, so if you go to bed at eight in
Maine it's s O'Clock here. l thought there
was only two hours. know when first
came here used to be sleepy about supper
time. but got SO now I don't mind it. Just
think, il lie abed out here until Z, you in
Maine are thinking about getting dinner.
wish you could see the sunset some nights
here. The white clouds pile up and they
don't look but little way of. Then the sun
set with the blue mountains! It's worth see
ing. We have some wind squalls, then
doesn't the dust fly! We have warm days but
cool nights. They tell me that the snow
doesn't stay on here but a little while. Don't
have any s.eighing. One trouble, it's been
hard to get coal. The farmers burn sage
brush, but it burns out quickly. When they
get the large brush. which is near five feet
tall, they get pretty good wood. Most stun
here is quite dear, as the, railroad freights are
high, but all kinds of meats are as cheap here
rs in any other state. Eggs are 80 cents,
butter IS cents. Rent is high, but includes
light and water. Can't get places enough to
rent.
Over five hundred children go to school here
now. I am writing this in the evening; pro-
badly you are all in dreamlaLd. have seen
one rainbow since / have been here. We,
have some thunder and lightning, but 1t
doesn't amount to much, it ia mostly ON the
mountains, which are fifty or more miles
from here.
no Apuf hnvA ak1
month at Miner, which is twenty-eieht
miles from here, but we concluded Twin Falls
was the place. SO moved up here. When you
get near the mountains 1t Is quite cold
While at Miner, in July and the first Of
August, we could see the snow on one
mountain, and it didn't seem but little way
of. 1t was quite hot at Miner at that time
from 10 to in the afternoon but NO one
seemed to mind it as there was some breeze.
saw them load cars with sheep while at
Miner as we lived in cottage Just across the
railroad track. They had big Angora goat
with big bell on. and they sent him in the
car and the sheep followed him. Then thew
put him out and put him in another car. He
was quite sight, If any one never saw one,
but it was amusing to see this goat look
around and when they halloed to him see him
mind. His big horns and long, straight, white
wool made him look SO much like the big
boss.
meant to have written about Miner and
the big dam while was there, but was too
busy, and then, too, didn't feel very well. 1t
took some time to get used to the change Of
climate. am ,me what thinner than usual.
but all care about that is can't wear any Of
the clothes l had, as the skirts are several
inches too large around the waist.
Joan, wish could have called on you, but
my stay in Portland was short. Uncle Dudley.
the best thing I ever tried when l couldn't
sleep was to dance the feet in pail Of cold
water for few minutes, then rub them dry,
jump into bed. stretch out and go to sleep in
less than no time. It cured me when used
to lie awake until to O'Clock In the morn
ing; the trouble is too much blood in the |
head; then fret because you can't sleep. The
cold water makes . change, and you make |
play Of it, and the mind has lot to do with |
it. Some folks tell about repeating some