Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-08-01
A MEXICO GIRL WRITES.
Visits in The North-Reminded
of Washington Irving
Roosevelt as a Rancher.

brother, Ethan A. Howell and
family, at Hardin, Montana. Be
low are some items which the
Message has been permitted to
Gull from letters Miss Lucille has
written to her father:
Dear Papa: find it impossible
to write but a small portion of all |
that | would like to tell you. !
am kept very busy calling and re-
ceiving callers. ! have been
treated very kindly and with the
utmost consideration. 1t has
been a surprise to me, coming
here as a stranger, only a few
days ago. ] attribute most of this
to the fact that my brother, Sister
Sallie and dear little Eloise are
all very popular with these PEG.
pie. | am sure | never met bet
ter, nobler class of people than
live in Hardin and Big Horn Val
ley.
Some of these days are very
hot, but all the nights are cool
and you always sleep well with
some cover. During the hot hours
of the day look towards the
snow-capped mountains, the Big
Horn and the Pryor ranges,
about 60 miles distant, but this
does not seem to have cooling
effect.
/ have been given some delight
full auto rides down the valley. ]
was at the Sheep Camp where
they kept 100000 head of sheep.
There were some expert shearers
at work. / saw men at work who
have a record of shearing 300
sheep per day. If / were able
and could / would like to spend
some time booming Big Horn Val
ley. Irrigation in the valley is a
great success. | have seen beau
tiful fields of wheat, oats and
alfalfa, all looking better than
any / had ever seen.
/ am sure there are many farm
ers IN the overcrowded communi-
ties in the East, who, if they
could only realize the greatness
of this valley, would come and
locate here, and would soon be
content and be getting along well
IN the world. ] feel often as if
would like to make my home ont
here in this valley, but my brother
has not asked me to do so.
j shall regret to say goodbye to
these good people and friends
The words l shall speak with re.
greet.
, Since getting a glimpse of the
Rocky Mountain section, included
within the State lines of Montana
and Wyoming, l have resolved t,
read again, and with renewed in
terest, the many interesting
! things Washington Irving wrot,
in his books, Astoria and Captain
Bonneville s about these noun
tain ranges, the various tribes O
Indians here then, the trappers
the several fur companies, tn,
elks and buffaloes and other ami
mails of less Importance. Also o.
the many thrilling experiences o.
the trappers and of the variou,
expeditions made into these sec.
tons by the pioneers explorer,
, and hunters.
One of the most memorable
days of my whole trip was the
day | spent at Agency and tn,
Custer Battlefield. l attended a.
the guest of a company of ladie.
from Hardin, who composed
jolly outing party. An elegant
dinner was spread and the same
was heartily enjoyed by all. Their,
we met up with Indians at every
turn. Some stores there and one
contained but curios, all of whicl
were very interesting. The Gus
ter Battle Field is too big a thing
for me to write about. A littl,
marble monument marks the ex
act spot where General Custel
| and his brOthar AMI evary of9oa,