The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-26

top "A IL and two walked along side.
Several men We're in attendance. max
ing total cost of about S35 per day 20
operate. The roller would stop every
200 feet 10 rest the horses and as we
were unable TO get by we sat there and
imagined such thing M in Iron
County. How Engineer Burfidge
wouls holler IL he was restricted so.
and just imagine Chas Watson bsing
caught behind the machine as we were
wouldn there be something doing.
IL took most of the road for the mach
Inc TO turn around in. The cost OF
operation OF this machine would buy
a steam roller in the season
We got 90 Traverse City At 10 80.
IL is'a beautiful town its we'll kept
streets being the object of peculiar
attention to rs We spent the day and
night az the state hospital. Mrs. Conlin
and Evelyn again leaving us to 90 to
Copaurith.
Friday morning found as headed for
Cadillac over a very billy country.
Sherman hill is famous the state over
bnt we were on the right side OF il
and went down instead of up.
AS we nesred the Wexford County
line, our guide. gentleman from
Cadillac VINO came up purposely 10
pilot az 10 Cadillac told us of saloon
just along the line between the wet
and the dry territory and we stopped
70 look 10 over as the thing WAS a nov
city 10 us and certainly il was novel
sight The dry territory extends from
this point south over 100 miles includ-
ing Wexford. Mecosta and OsceoIa
Counties Arranged on the bar were
over 100 bottles OF whiskey all filled
ready 70 dole out TO the fellows from
the dry territory. The building
was big, wooden she'll built hastily
for the purpose IL was being used.
We had quite visit with the pro-
prietor, his principal anxiety just now
being the "yiebb Law prohibiting the
shipping Of liquor from wet 70 dry
territory.
Wexford County was once great
pine country aud much Of the drive
was through hilly, sandy country
rongh and winding roads with stump
fences and newly cleared farms Beans
is the principal crop. thousands OF acres
of this crop being grown.
As we neared Cadillac the roads
improved. We arrived At 90 clock
and visited few moments with Mrs.
Conlin and Evelyn who bad arrived at
Cadillac about noon and left again al
5 .00 o'clock by rail for Leroy. w
+ Sandborn Lad heard Of my con
templated visit and was awaiting my
arrival with peremptory order 10 taKe
supper with him.
MIR. Sandborn is librarian sc the
beautiful city library and has lovely
home in the best part Of the city. We
had delightful time with the Sand.
borns and the two hours at our dispo.
II NdA lthrNAu hNhN Atfn AfhHb W. NiAblGhEAAA1
cover the subject we discussed Crystal
Falls. the girls. little tots when they
left Crystal Falls are young women
and had many questions 10 ask about
their former plsymates in the north.
Next morning found ne headed for
Bid Rapids. with the editor of the
Monitor paper, our pilot. The first
part OF the trip. about 30 miles was
the roughest we met with. II lies
mainly in Osceols county, very
sandy aud hilly section.
AT Leroy we picked mp Mrs Conlin
and Evelyn and our guide left us.
PROM Leroy the country is less hilly
and roads better and when we got 70
Reef City we mad a fine road the
balance of the way. As we were
wheeling along abont three miles OF
Big Rapids we saw house aire.
jumped out and ran 10 the building.
expecting the inmates were within
but they were not.
Tom ran the machine 10 the next
house for help. Mrs Conhn and
Evelyn ran TO another house and soon
we had assistance IL was a one story
ottsge and binding no ladder got
ready 20 that whap boy arrived IL
was quick work for him 10 shine np
20 the roof which was all ahame ex.
cepting one corner. / placed the boy
there form cd a bucket brigade Of the
excited farmers Mrs. Conlin having
in the mean tims dug mp half dozen
pals from the house pantry direct
ed the boy how 10 conserve his water
and make IL tell rs knew that the
flames were all on the outside In
a short time we had the flames down
and then an are was brought into
play and the underside attacked easily.