Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-08-03
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A FEW REMARKS BIZ BERT JACKSON OF
PARIS, MAINE.

One of the editors of the Democrat has
recently received the following INTEREST
ing letter from our good friend, Bert
Jackson, that he IL glad to share with
our readers.-
CREswELL, OREGON, July 20, 20.
Friend George and Gentlemen OF the
Jury:
I left South Paris June third In
"Gentle Henry" for Seattle and "then
some," and got here July 9th, with i've
days out for one thing and another.
"Henry" ratified In every one OF his
poor old bones and was still going strong
aud full of energy and courage. We
came through Gil kinds OF lands which
the Lord has Joined together and be
never did 1t In six days, am sure OF
that.
We went into the Yellowstone Nation.
al Park on our way; 1t Ia nine thousand
feet above sea level; as high % that IL
very rough on q "Henry"; they have
| hard work to breathe and heat up like
the devil; 1t takes lots Of drink for them
going up, but there was plenty Of IL:
snow water running beside the road most
OF the time and snow In the road where
they had shoveled through six and eight
feet deep.
We went in from Cady, Wyoming; up
the Shoshone River and II any one has
heart trouble advise them not to 60 10
that way. The road Is made around the
side of the mountain for four or five
miles with the mountain straight up and
| the river straight down and with no
room for two autos to pass. In many
places you cannot see ahead twenty feet;
the road goes In and out so that when
two cars meet one has to back into turn
out places made for this purpose; it's
like going down toboggan-slide :-once
10 enough for an old man!
We got into one sand-storm on the
desert In Washington state that was the
worst OF anything had ever expert
anced; could not see anything and were
mighty glad to 60 creeping into Q little
Desert town and bid 1t goodbye. The
wind blows hard every afternoon on
these deserts and there's nothing on
them except haunted shacks, gophers,
sage brush and rattlesnakes; not much
company for sL old Yankee!
When we got to the State OF Washing.
ton our troubles began; couldn't get
gasoline and would have to stand In line
md then sometimes they would turn rs
down If we had more than two gallons.
That caused us to 60 pretty slow but we
managed to get along slowly and paid
'or gas prices ranging from sixty-fve
cents at Buffalo Bills Hunting Lodge
going up into Yellowstone Park to twen-
| ty-four cents at Seattle; most of the time
we paid twenty-eight and thirty cents.
They are not getting one-half the gas out
here now that they want.
We did most of our inquiring about
the roads of the garage men; they are
the wisest men that walk to-day; such
men were the disciples. mot our local
talent in South Paris; don't mean
them.)
This Oregon county where I am, pro.
duces lots of fruit; they say there ia
eighteen hundred acres of orchards right
here: apple, pear, cherry, prunes, etc.
There were lots OF peach orchards but
last winter was cold and killed about all
of them. There are several prune or.
chards of hundred and hundred and
| fifty acres with more than q hundred
trees to the acre. They raise lots OF
II
berries, loganberries and black.caps.
There is q caunery here that buys all
kinds OF fruit; cherries ten cents q
pound Che best ever saw; twelve OF
them lying side by side measure fourteen
incher); raspberries II cents; loganber-
ries II cents and black.cap raspberries
the same; they make good money on all
Of those.
Coming through western New York
we came through grape country; for
more than q hundred miles, grapes on
both sides of the road as far back as you
could look; they told US that land was
worth Thousand dollars an acre. did
not buy any!
Well, guess I have told you all that
it Is good for you to know at one time,
80 will close.
! BERT JACKSON.
S.-Thipk we will find "Henry" q
good home and leave him out here.
BERT.