The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-11
Wolfe Writes From California.
Oakland, California.
January 2, 1920.

Wolfe Writes From California.
Oakland, California.
January 2, 1920.
Mr.. Colcord,
Minot, N. Oak.
Dear Sir
l have been for some time think.
ing of writing a few lines for the
benefit of my friends and also j for
the readers of the Independent and es-
pecially for those who are wondering
what has become of me or of nv
whereabouts. So here goes for few
lines, If you can find space in your
best paper in the world out here to
me. Now isn't that a boost for the
Independent. But after all, it isn't
saying too much. Well we may as
well give you a few lines of our So
journ in the west.
We left Surrey Nov. 9Th last and
came to Seattle where we spent about
six weeks. But it did not seem so
pleasant there as last winter, while
there we had little snow and cold.
and the Seattle people said it was the
coolest for thirty-fve years. Any
way did not like i'll wasn't looking
for cold weather-and so after visit
ing for sometime we started south
through snow clear up to the car win
dows. In the Cisco mountains where
we stopped at postoffice called the
Top of the World, so began to think
l was getting pretty we'll up, and
while there we could see two trains be-
low US half mile or more. could
have almost thrown a stone to either
train and yet they were ten and
twenty miles behind us. Then we
started on the down-grade and after
forty-two hours travel we landed in
the land of sunshine and palm trees,
and we have now been in Oakland
and San Francisco since December 20.
and we think this is the most ideal
place we have found yet. The wealth
err is just like May and June and we
are just enjoying it fine.
Wife and have spent a few days
around the golden gate and the cliff
house, we sat for hours and watched
the seals upon the seal rocks and the
ocean waves roll in. We also walked
in the water and had the waves roll
over our shoe tops, and we tasted of
the brine. 1t would be saving to
me to live beside the ocean for | al
ways put brine on my pork and it
would save time and salt. Well this
is a wonderful country gardens were
all made in February and lots of truck
up from one to twelve inches tall. But
| think the biggest business here is
the Ferry business between Oakland
and Frisco. It is just wonderful, the
traffic that goes on between these
cities. Some six or eight lines run
ming between the two cities and one
ferry boat will carry from eighty to
ninety big automobiles and trucks be-
sides bikes and motorcycles and hun
dreds of people and they are going
every Is minutes day and night. We
are thinking of going back to Seattle
in few weeks. But we are going
by boat on the Pacific which will take
sixty-one hours from here. It will be
a little experience and we may be
able to contribute to the fish some and
perhaps to our sorrow. But it is
nothing like trying thing once for
our own satisfaction. Well we have
not forgotten Minot and Surrey, they
will be the last places / will forget
for ! have some sweet memories Of
those places that will 90 with me to
the end of life. We will be around
Surrey again some time in April if all
goes well and the whale don't swal-
low US. / suppose this will do for.
this time.
Yours respectfully,
D. S. WOLFE.