The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-12
to Topeka. Kansas. The Kansas


river crops are very good.
| June 72 we run 23o miles and say
some fine country. We had firm
roads Kansas has Missouri skinne,
badly on good roads. The whea
crop is no good in this part. Th'
hay and potatoes ARE good. The
| wind blew hard all day. We passed
through Fort Riley Sunday. There
was lots of soldiers there. They
were drilling. 1t looked a good dea
like war;.
On June 20. our third day out, we
made the big run, 2s3 miles. We had
good roads. They had big hail
storm that killed all of the crops
Some are still plating corn. Kansas
has good roads if they haven't good
crops. We had one blowout. We
crossed a cyclone track. June "a we
landed in Denver. Denver is fine
city. We ran 10 miles west to find
a place to camp. We were close to
the mountains. The country around
Denver is fine. They have plenty
of water. The country was rough
before we got to Denver. We had
bad luck that day as we had four
punctures. We run $50 miles. This
country is dry and windy. Don't see
many chickens as the wind blows so
hard that it blows all the feathers off
of them and the sun is so hot that it
cooks them then. The boys killed
two big snakes.
June IS we pulled out and went to
Greedy. We run Is miles that morn
ing. 1t is fine country around
Greedy. We camped 2 miles west.
The country around Greedy is fine
and the finest roads you ever saw.
June 26 we went back to Denver, we
went out to the city park and camped.
1t is fine road and the water is free.
We saw some elk. We had roasting
ears for supper.
June 81 we left Denver at half past
two o'clock. We run II6 miles. We
passed over some very wild country.
We camped at the capitolAof Wyom-
ing. There was quite a hail storm
and the crops were badly damaged.
We got on the wrong road and struck
some bad country. There is some
fine scenery along the road.
June 28 we broke camp and run I4o
miles. We had some rough country
June 20 the boys went fishing and
caught eight fish. We passed
through Casper. 1t is on big boom.
The oil fields are located there. They
need a boom or something for that
is a sandy desert. We run 70
miles and had one blowout. We had
some fine fish for breakfast. You bet
they were fine.
June 30 we broke camp at S o'clock
and it was sure cold. We stopped at
what they call Hell's Half Acre. 1t is
wonderful sight. This country is
10 good. We run us miles and
:amped in one of the greatest
canyons we have ever seen. 1t was
very cold and we had to put on our
:oats We caught IS fine mountain
rout, they were fine. we had fish for
supper.
July we run over 1872 miles over
ONE of the poorest country in the
vest. We camped on the Big Horn,
t is quite a river-pies are worth 80
ents at this point.
July 1--WE broke camp at 6
,'clock, run 100 miles, travelled some
mighty rough country-saw two cars
hat had been wrecked Sunday; one
I'm off the grade but no one was
Iurt. We struck fine valley in
dontana, the crops are a way behind
Id Missouri; some are still making
arden. We saw 8 span of horses
auling wood over the mountains
aw some snow on the mountains
oday.
July s.-Some good roads-we
assed through a big canyon. We
I'M IS miles.per hour, passed through
ne that was 70 miles long. We
ossed the Galiton river and got in
That they call the Galiton Valley.
t is the finest country that we struck
nd the crops are fine. They have
lenty of water. We landed in Butte
n June 3, at about 4 o'clock, all tired
nd worn out. Butte is quite a city.
We found the folks all we'll.
July a two car loads of us went to
he mountains 10 miles south of
lutte where we took dinner and
amped and had fine time. This is
wei, town. This is great mining
ountry for copper. Nothing is go
,g on at present. Twenty thousand
liners are on a strike and every
hing is tied up.
am going to Hamilton in few
avs where / will be glad to hear
rom old Missouri.
E. Heavilin.
In and Around Naysburg.