Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-10-23


~ of America this summer and fall have
Az GM enjoyed their camps all over the coun-
SSN u try. They had wonderful experiences
S3HZSN and some Of these will be remembered
NsS ~ all their lives For the time these boys
MI forgot all about cities and civilization
Sins the joys Of swimming, boating, mountain
climbing and athletics Of all kinds Instruc-
giIOn in scouting was, Of course, mingled with
these sports. At all Of these camps the scouts
had good time while gaining in health, self
reliance and everything that helps to prepare them
For the unsefsh patriotic service which is the
heroic dream Of every true scout In khaki.
SSSe How far the summer camp serve the ambi-
gStious scout who wishes to advance in his tests1
/ How Gun the routine work of the camp be made
Fam interesting matter of service to the camp
&cpmmunity? On the trail of these and many re-
Hated questions, several hundred camp directors
%are working. 1t is clear that the best way to
&teach camping is to let the boy actually camp The
%Presence proximity of experienced camper
will help him to learn the best way more readily
6td with less hazard, but the way itself is that of
sfhe apprentice rather than the book student. The
M6Abit of self-reliance and of common sense
SS6kst be developed in a camp where instruction is
s aN2G3mbined with hours and days that throw the
&b0Xs on their own resources.
#SsS Must Not Be Foolhardy
M Repeated warnings being sent out by Scout
4cxecutive George w. Ehler of Pittsburgh Pa. to
tscouts undertaking life saving not to venture
kO0lhardy ventures, to make useless sacrifices.
EeOuts are likely unnecessarily to endanger their
Gown lives 1t must be made clear to the scout
ethat every person must be well able to swim If he
fw0uld save others from drowning. No one will be
89eonsdered coward who is not able to swim and
who refuses to go to the aid of another in danger
hi, Eher advises that every scout In the troop be
made swimmer.
III is directed that each troop In camping where
There is water enough to practice rightly, be d.
61ided into victims and rescuers. The boys must
tOryr tn OftC oh thor u0r{
Sgrasps" for carrying q person through the water.
Cspecial practice should be emphasized for break
ng the strange hold" II the boys learn quickly
&hey will be ready for the lesson in resusciaton.
& What variety of experiences these scouts had
The camp of the scouts from North DANA Mass,
Ivas on Lake Nesseponsett. Near this lake Daniel
SIhays encamped with 1900 men In the famous
Shays' rebellion Of 1788-87, that 1t Is historic
oil Here also once lived the notorious Glazier
Wheeler, counterfeiter, and here he had cave
6Where he turned out spurious coin.
S What upon further exploration may develop into
j. mo Of the wonder caves of Arkansas was discov-
red near Glenwood by boy scouts. It is high up
he rocky face Of the Burnham Mountain clin.
rhe entrance is small but opens into immense
poIn,, from which assure extends downward to
aseffes Of spacious chambers. The Arsenic caves,
~ miles west, and the cave on Markham mountain
~ miles northwest, have long been points Of in
rest for visitors, but this seems to be the mother
SSAvern of them ALL
ffNE Forty scouts from Salt Lake City made the
ifdp to Wonder mountain. The trail leads up Provo
49, Snyon, under forests of aspens, along rugged
ffecipices skirting along clear mountain streams
2hd through miles of alpine flowers Camp was
3ade at Emerald lake, which is covered with ice.
Camps at squaw Point.
NJ, AZ troop from New York city camped at Squaw
pint on the Hudson river. The experience to be
Smembered the longest was the trip that T. J..
anderson, a local school teacher, took with the
Soop on a dark night. The trail led up hill,
through swamp in woods in the field over
walls, through bushes and at last they came to
lone old wine cellars. Mr. Anderson then put
lit the only light they had. Ghost stories cacu-
tied to make them brave In the dark and initia-
Hon into a mystic tribe followed up to midnight.
ia lie trooA has some very good evidence of Indian
in the shape of Indian relics, such as 40
S 3rrowheads, ten spearheads Indian hoe, one
meal grinder, ten Indian sinkers, Is tomahawks,
&everal pieces Of fint and an Indians skull In
very good condition.
2 Boy scouts, digging into large mound near
6Ilark River N D., unearthed the skulls and the
keletons of three Indians. who must have been
hurled there long ago. as the mound was there
when the earliest pioneers came to that section
~ the state 1t is believed that further excavatng
Rill yield some interesting relics Of aboriginal
indian days.
81 Scout Morgan Coyte of Troop No. and Scout
38eorge Petrie of Troop No. 8, both of Ridgefield
lark, N. J., pitched their tent near New Bridge