The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-16

long drive to First Creek on Lake
Chelan, called the most delightful
summer resort in the Pacific North.
west. We took a boat at 8 O'Clock
a. m. and arrived at Stehekin about
3 p. m. 1t was a lovely, restful ride.
We had bedding and food for camp
Ing and halted on the bank Of the
cold S%tehekin, whose waters come
from the glaciers and everlasting
SHOWS. We made our beds in the
open under the stars and 1t was 4
sight worth remembering to lie and
watch the light of the full moon slit
through the trees, touch the o u
tain tops, and flood the valley and
river with its silvery light.
THE morning was even more
beautiful when the sun tipped first
one snowy mountain peak and then
another; the wavy lines Of ever
greens-where soil and moisture
permitted; and the nearer rockribb-
ed, barren mountain side; and bird
song everywhere. We had mountain
trout for breakfast, then, all but me
started on a three mile tramp for
Rainbow falls. 1 was to, stay at the
Forest Rangers nearby. There were
two women there, but after our party
had been gone an hour 1 concluded
to follow and see the sights I walked
la mile when a load Of surveyors came
along, a woman and two girls among
them, so I gladly rode the rest OF the
way and surprised our party. oh, but
it was fine. We could see the first
glacier plainly. Mr.. Sage took pict-
ures of the falls which / hope later
to send you. The falls are three hun
dred and twenty feet high and the
foam m down in heaps like heecy
clouds. Well, what do you think?
Late in the afternoon, those survey
ors came back and I rode all the way
to camp. I told them that Faith steps
out on seeming void and finds the
solid rock" The next day, July 4th,
the party went back to the falls and
took more pictures and one on Bould-
er creek. Monday we went down near
the lake, n Of the largest In the
world and visited the fish hatchery
for mountain trout, then the fur
riers and saw bear skins, beaver,
wolf, and wolverine, bob cats, ETC.,
most of them heads mounted and
made into rugs. Many of them were
killed near where we had been. Rat
tlesnake skins were tackled on the
wall, which made me think how Mrs.
Sage planned to take along snake
bite remedies but didn't and none Of
us saw a snake.
Sometimes, nights, I would think
of a bear or snake but nothing troub-
led us larger than ants and mosque
toes. On u return we took the boat
during a heavy shower but none of US
took cold. Our ride up the mountain
after leaving the boat was mostly
after dark and so ended our delight
full trip. We have been to town and
among our neighbors to dinner since
our return. Now a word about Mr..
Rhodes. He vas very kind and nice
to May and it is the way it often hap
pens of marrying the M next to you
but to all appearances It is a very
happy marriage. Mr.. Rhodes is a re-
fined man of broad education and
experience and a skilled mechanic.
His fathers home at one time was
Parker, s.. d. I had never seen him
until l came up here but l feel that
it is and will be all right. Mr.. Rhodes
is really a happy, cheerful, comfort
able man to have around and I shall
surely love him. He and May read
the same books, magazines. etc. and
seem always to agree In everything.
May proved up and has moved from
her cabin to her husbands house
which has had a good deal, of work
put upon it and is very home like.
He has not proved up, as yet, ana
they will reside there for the pre-
sent" $50
Mrs. Skinner is now on a visit to
her daughter, Ruby, whose husband
is principal in one of the Spokane
schools. He is a graduate from Chi
cago University. The weather here
has been fine, not at all like last
season. a year ago.. The seasons do
vary here no matter what you are
told. We are all well and MT. Pooley
weighs 175 pounds.
Respectfully, NJ. F. Pooley.
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