Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-05
Mrs. Barrett Writes Of IN.
teresting Experiences in
Far West.
WONDERFUL COUNTRY
Dry Farming is Making Desert Bsoon
Like A Rose-Few Women to be
Seen iii Montana.


local types better than at county
fair. We found this true when Ws
attended the fair at Livingston, Mon
tana. Livingston is in the heart of the
grazing district of Montana, and
here, il anywhere, can be seen VIVA:
is left Of the real COW boys, outside c
Wild West Shows. But instead Of
astride bucking bronchos we foun'
them crowded in touring cars, au5c-
mobiles by the hundreds, every o2
cupant a man under broad a.ir1e,
"Stetsons making The Quiet Of IL;
beautiful September morning recodc
before their yclls. But IL the mali
it was an orderly crowd, always COZ
teous to women and children. In 81
dition to the county fair there was t.,
annual outing Of the Elks Of Nor.
tara and they were cut in FIJI forse
Orc OF the sheriffs oil the county st0o;
outside of the fair entrance arrayet
in a spotless suit of white broadc!ut,
with purple stripes down the sides O
his trousers, white Stctson wit!
purple band, white kid shoes and pur.
a!e kid socks. He was dream Of
beauty. TIE exhibition Of lie stool.
- r,arn;Geen.. The display of fio'
~ Us - gain Is enough t
-, G.,';H.-:a ;ez!cus. Dry fa,1nir!
rs .ala G;-c l;;ticrto desert com.
Try !; :.ao . rose.
Livingstone is beautifully situate
surrounded By snow covered moIE
tains. Through its center flows :;
turbulent river, breaking lis wy frac
The frost Of glaciers, over mountain.
and foothills until its rests nthc pia-
cid breast Of the Mississippi. But a
, interesting as the geographical an5
the geological study Of this wonj3l
ful country are the people ore meet"
after all are its chisf attraction.
And what wonderful specimens CT 55'};c
| Genus Homo" one meets. Sitting il.
the car from Livingston to Gard.ie?
tai rawboned man tore never seea
fat mar OFT h&re) with eagle &c.
eyes approached Us holding two beau
tifpl yellow apples in his hand. a.
! he extended his apples to US he Saia
These are the first apples ii;.y>
gathered m thirty-seHcn years aGS
want woman to cat them" We D
copied with thanks his gallant of:ar-
ing and awaited ourselves Of the on
portunity to talk with an "cld timer.
he had been living for nearly fvg;~
years in tirc mountains, mostly as poo
pector and trapper but all this tin"
vcritabie hermit. lie was u col.
.ege man, MS father prominent Pre-.
byterian minister in Canada. He 10
rs with pride that he had been q Goo.
Fe!nplar since a young man. For etH
next two days he was our chapc"o'.
and how kind and courtIy he was, fin
ing the b1st the town had to oitc:
even going out on the river and inve;c
ling lone angler. who had all d.;
struggled to catch the weary tra1t,
out of his days catch <or our SIP
per. And what supper ii was. IT,
trout vas cooked to q turn, s1i'=e5
8iSh fragrant COFFEE ard "sour
dough" Until you have eaten sos"
dough" you don't know .wholea79?c
bread, which is just as different frGn.
tie white tasteless alum dosed stuff
that civilized people eat as the scrip
tural store that the Father would aot
give His boz if he asked for bread Tie
Goth century father may not give .hc
stone and truly nluc hof or bread il
but chalk. Sour dough" is ths staff
of life Of the COW boy, sheep herdc;
and all men that live alone in thc
bush. Ii is somthing like the old
fashioned salt rising bread. Evo-y
frontiersran knows how to tax. rle
rich gray flaur. nix it with wat2s
and salt and then put ii III warm
place to ferment. When baked it ::
q close compact loaf of delicious dark.
rich bread slice of which is the
foundation of every meal that with
stands the hunger of a long days
.iaurt.
When we told our Good friend good
bye, and recalled his long years Of
isolation with his vivid interest in the
news from the outside world, we could
not help but wonder what tragedy in
his life and ever forced him to lead
such lonely life. When we parted
he gave US letters of introduction 70
his family in Canada. All of them were