Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-12

a loN TUE Nullt uttp III It's
muddy bed; salty weedy,
slightly smoky, cedary, and pney
| smell upon the air; windows of kelp
and other weedy drift upon the slith-
ering slope of bank squirt of clans,
In every fairly fiat place, and ripping
scuttle of founders upon the bottom;
drifting moons of stray medusae lumi-
nous in the water-there is II typical
woodland setting in northern British
Columbia, says Il writer In the Chris
tian Science Monitor. The crow is
ubiquitous not unlike Il raven beloved
he Is of totemic designers and carverS.
from Tillamook up to Nome, calling
his hoarse "caw" from the shadows of
some diSheveled cedar
On the high water mark of spring
tides, ragged cedar and pessmistic-
looking hemlock in silhouette against
the sunny blue, purple-courses with
raven-llke shadow the distant noun
tain side. At the base of the irregu-
larly standing timber. spared of log
gers, an impenetrable thcket of sallal,
salmon and button berry, blackberry
bramble and whortle berry, under
taller growth of alder, willow and pop
lar. together mask a tangle of fallen
trunks and upturned roots, amid which
the epilObium the fireweed of the Pa
cific coast. Overtops n mans head.
spire OF vibrant pinkly purple flame.
At the forks of the creek. II wide
eaved bunk house, its foundation posts
| lifting It's floor well above the damp
ness of the marsh, stands upon IA bit
of ground where solid soil. washed
down from the heights, supports rank
grass. Rapidly built throughout of
| cedar walls and roofs of split cedar
shakes. in weathered redneSs it has n
| fitness to its place Smaller shacks
near, in color and size, match piles of
| cordwood near the water; awaiting Il
scow, favoring high tide, and trans
| portation across the water To the city.
The Ever-Welcome "Chow."
A scrap of straw mating and mo-
mentary glimpse of short and sturdy
| figure, round and black of head, the
| bronze skin In quiet contrast with blue
OverallS, showed il to he japanese
woodcutters camp. The sun was high
and the shadows short lay the time the
sketch was finished. An eruption from
the woods and cordwOod piles toward
| the bunk-houSe suggested possible re-
! freShment even If the calling of the
| diNh-pan. banged with a stick of fire
wood at the door. did not. There was
too much good SketChing about for
the artist To want To return across the
harbOr for such an inconsequential
thing rs lunch, which, however, would
! quite likely suggest its lack some time
between then and the shutdown he
knew he would linger for. SO, port
folio under arm, he strolled To the
bunk house.
Within on either side, were two
| TERED hunks against the walls, stop
| ping short of the further end, which,
stove beneath the end window--a rear
| door letting in breeze and sunshine
was combined kitchen, dining room,
and place of assembly About six per-
sons, on either side of three-plank
| table covered with olcloth looked
| curiOusly and cOurteOusly AT the
stranger ms he stepped within. The
| cook posing loaded dishes on either
| hand, nodded and smiled the lnscruta-
! bic japanese smile. The mention of
"chow" brought cheerful grin TO
| three or four faces at once, and "A well
[ coming indication of seat at the eud
of the table, as the three on that side
/ hunch"d along To make placc-deftly
| shifting food with them. In 10 sec
! ondS more-wlth grave courtesy
| was placed before the guest the usual
/ food, each portion in blue-and-whlte
howl; to him was upportioned sep
arate teapot and a handleless cup,
both Of palegroen Seki-ware.
Art in a Woodmen's Camp.
THE artist ate and conversed Such
of these woodcutters ms spoke English
! (and they nearly all did, spoke in
| measured carefuneSS, out of which at
| intervals cropped Chinook" word or
Il phrase of this coast as bold amid
| the careful English as single dark
cedar in II green meadow. Looking
/ about the guest noted a print on the
| bunk house wall. He got up and
walked across to get better view.