The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-09-06

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ELeavitt diving suit as soon as can get
one. The legs Of the suit are not flexible
but are made up OF straight pipe. you
might say. The arms are flexible. to al
pertain extent, with "clutching hand''
|or arm projecting from the arm piece.
The Leayitt company tas not done al
great deal Of work this year, due to the
unsettled weather, but they 90 out once
II while and get bunch of copper
and various junk.
Thanking you for your time and hop
Ing that the pictures will interest you,
Fl am Very Sincerely,
RYAN BOOKER.
The above letter from Ryan Booker,
son of e. D. Booker of this city, will be
Of interest to our readers. Ryan was
the first boy to apply for enlistment in
the navy at the recruiting station IN
Grand Forks in the early spring of 1917.
After training at the Great Lakes for a
short time he was put in charge of the
wireless station at Alpena, Michigan,
where he has since remained.
The Pewabic, mentioned in the letter
was sunk August 9th, 1855 in collision
with the old steamer Meteor, and in
whose hold lies 800 tons Of copper. worth
$2O0, 900 or more at the present market.
The demonstrations made with the
Leavitt diving suit seems to warrant the
predictions that untold wealth will be
raised from the ocean and inland sea.
The great lakes alone will yield fortunes.
The old Colburn sunk in 1872 near
Port Huron, with copper that is now
worth half million dollars. Year after
year boat after boat laden with Minne-
sofas wealth of iron and Michigan's
wealth of copper, has been sunk IN lake
lSuperior.
The photos sent to the Pioneer Ex.
press can be seen by any who are inter-
ested, at this office.
The following is letter written by
VIM, R. Shaw, son of Dick Shaw of
Carlisle, who is with the A. e. F. in
France:
France, July lst.
Dear Friend:
just few lines to let you know that
landed in France some time ago and
am getting along fine. We had quite a
nice trip on the Atlantic, as the sea was
calm and nice all the way and hardly
anyone on board got seasick, but Of
course most Of us were glad to sight
land again. Things are very pretty
France now. everything IS green and
nice and have been busy taking in the
lsights. The cities of France are very
historic. The barracks that we are
stationed at, they say were used by
INapoleon's troops. They are made of
stone and green vines grow out of the
walls, they are so old. There is an old
prison that was built hundred years
before Christ, it sure is sight to go
through it. Who would have ever
thought when We were kids going to
school together that would be IN faroff
France before was nineteen. The 9th
| of June was my birthday and my first
away from home. We are alright,
Uncle Sam feeds us we'll and we are the
best dressed soldiers IN France, so we
1ohC,,l1 wopry 7 th;plr t,,, NV novt
birthday we will have the Kaiser's scalp
and be sailing back to America. The
troops are all in fine spirit and all are
eager for the moment to come when
they can get crack at the Kaiser's
army. The Germans are afraid OF the
look Of an American now, and just wait
until we get started at them right, we
haven't begun yet The French people
are very kind to US, nothing is too good
Tor US with the French. There is no
country like the U. S. A. One never
learns how to love America until he
leaves it. We have the grandest coun-
try in the world, il we only knewit, and
ssery soldier IN France, when he re-
turns. will do something to make it q
greater country. Our Y. M. g. "A. is.
lcertainly . great comfort to the soldier
boys, it y about the only place we can.
|gp to write letter home. Well, how
late things in old Pembinas Is there
Egoing to be . celebration on the Fourth?l
We are going TO have 4 bir onf, herd in