Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-04-18
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pie in this vicinity:
Easter Sunday.
San Luis Obispr.
Des Father and Mother j
haven't wri ten . ou letttf io'
SOME time so guess had bate,
get busy and make up for lost
time.
One week ag, today we left
the Junction, IT, was a beautiful
day and the first forty miles
was through the low hills and
plains and the roads were good,
after reaching Creston which is
m, re in the mountains the tim
Der c .untry began and the last
81 mics was like a park, with
the beautiful large oak trees
and spring wild flowers. just
bet ,re reaching Santa Marga-
rita we come down what is
known as Calf Canyon. Idon't
know why it is called SO unless
the road was first q COW path,
it is very steep and crooked
and right on the mountain side
with the Salinas river running
in a gorge below. l held my
breath out loud several times
on the sharp curves. After
reaching Margarita the road
from there on was like a pave
ment, here we cross the higher
mountains and come down
what is known as the Cuesta
Grade. On this grade of ID
miles the railroad has seven
tunnels and takes an hour to
make the trip, SO you can imag-
inc how steep it is. l wish you
could go over it, for altho' q
little exciting at times it is GER
tainly beautiful. You must
both come to California, its a
pitv you didn't come years ago,
and this is certainly a paradise
to me after living in the desert
so long.
As yet l haven't explained
why, we are here, and our com
ing was as unexpected to us as
it was to you. We had expo Ct
ed to 90 to Buthonwillow, When
one night an order came for
John to pack and come to San
Luis at once. So he is engi-
neer here at what is known as
the tank farm. Here are IS
tanks each holding S. thous
and barrels then there are
two which hold a million and a
quarter each and one just COM
pleted which will hold a million.
That's some oil, isn't il?
One of the large tanks burst
ed and they threw up an earth
enbankment around it, (which
looks like a good size race
track" John says, and then ex-
tended the roof and that en-
bankment forms The side, the
other large tank they threw up
an cubankment and before fill
ing with Oil they filled the
space between the enbankment
md the sides of the tank with
yater and this has to be kept
i lad with water the same
'ep h as oil in the tank to re-
i..vs the pressure on the sides
Of the tank The last or mil
lion Darrell tank is an under
ground reservoir. l am anx-
ious to see the place, the above
facts | have gathered from
what John has told me about it
It is located about three miles
from town and as vet there are
no cottages there but we hope
there will be by fall. This pay
ing rent, lights and water is
not to our liking after having
lit free for so long. But | am
certainly glad to be back here
especially az warm weather is
coming We have a good fencf
around the yard which keeps
the small boy within bounds
James keeps SO we'll and J
think will pick up q little flesf
over here. We all eat twice
what we did at the junction.
| am alone all dav. Johr
goes in the auto about z a. m.
land comes home at S p. m. Hi
Ihours are shorter and the aut'
comes very handy. He is I
good driver.
James received your littl'
rabbit and Ia little chicks from
Aunt Lizzie. He is Away