Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-07-13
VALUABLE RECREATION.

Moclins, Wash, June 26.--Dear
Mother and Father: There is
about half an hour before dinner
time. SO will scratch off a few
lines Our time is so taken up
hare that I cant find much time
Tor writing letters.
am down on the beach trying
ia dry my shoes and hair My
shoes have been wet ever since the
first time wore them Oh. yes,
they were water proof, alright
hut as Waded mountain stream
ihirty-five times, waded in the
surf and in west brush in the
wamp UP to my knees, guess
HE hest of shoes would get damp
feel fine Out here sleep like
log. We cut pine hOughs the
other day and put on our heds.
Prof Jones got a bale OF hay for
us, so now we sleep fine and
warm.
Lucille, one of he hnYs and I
walked to town the other night,
three and one half miles. That
made seven miles for the trip and
walked five miles in the morn
ing with the class on Ot1r iii 1t
trip, twelve miles in one day
Pretty good. wasn't it?
The other day we went UP the
horse trail about three miles,
crossed the creek thirty five times
IN a mile and half. One elll
fell clear in while trying To cross
IN foot log Believe HE, I
waded after that She was a most
surprised person when she came
up easping for breath The watei
was very cold.
We had chicken, mashed 20
iaioes corn gems and ralsin Pa.
for SUNDAY dinner Some sports
for campers.
The ocean is beautiful this
morning The sky is so blue and
there are lots OF fleecy white
clouds and the sun is shining. 1t
has rained almost every day since
we came here, so today is indeed
pleasant change had dip
in the ocean the other night
Think will go in again tonight
as ii makes me sleep fine.
Our camp rules are as follows !:
Rise at Z m, breakfast at $50,
trip from / until 1890 or -. din
her at l2, trip from 80 until 4
OF $. supper at 6 and bed at $40.
LrlleNe me, it is work, too. II
i great but not a snap course 10y
long shot. We will earn every
nlt nj credit we get hut wouldn 4
niiss il for anything
his morning we walked along
he beach studying the seaweed
and sea animals that were washed
up, then We studied the diStIl-
hutton of the trees and shrubs
along the coast
We went up the trail again in
the afternoon to the prairies
crossed he creek again thirty
five times going up and thirty
five coming down walked logs
most ot he time today tn keep
nly feet from Getting sn aWtnilN
soaked Quite few have gone ia
town tonight. hut preferred to
stay home and rest and write YOU
am gong to take a dup IN the
ocean about g O'Clock tonight and
crawl into bed am down on the
beach again now The sun is
SHINING nice and bright 1t has
l4'efl a GLORIOUS day Hope all the
rest OF he days are like this. The
IN sets 50 late out here. at $3.50.
We can see to work in our tents
a. that time without a light Our
\ hole crowd is invited oui to din
~" tomorrow at I 80. Some
Graz doctor has health resort
aztec down here. about hall a
1sle lrom en- 2,.n.p and they came
IT, call yesterday noon and ia
tel the whole party down to
then louse FOR one ot their sen
sible III als, 7 Can tell YOU more
later. h.. is freak DOCTOR
doesn't belie.a in ealing eggs,
meat. white br.ad or any such
food. l'hay eat only two meals a
day think ii is GRAZ 10 eat an
early morning meal We'll iust
SO they give us a good feed ttl4a is
all | ask. | did my washing to-
day We have a long planl. sx-
tended across The creek and We
all got out to he middle OF ii 10
wash, clean our teeth, get drink
ing water. etc The current is so
swift that everything is washed
right away II is like having run
ming water pipel into the house
We Will be in Morlips until next
Monady and may stay here a lit
lie longer.
Well must stop and get ready
to go in the ocean. There is a
dandy beach here, 50 don't worry.
June 70 We went ZIP Ia Ia
hoia this morning to visit The In
dian vilIaar II is seven mile
hike mp Iir beach and over the
hllls AwinllN pretty. loo. We