The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1921-10-27
Emerson Cooper Writes
An Interesting Letter

very poor. We arrived in camp at
Marshalltown at about Z o'clock
this time camping on fair grounds |
which were very nicely fitted for
campers. In the night it started
to rain and rained very hard, so
We did not start on our journey |
in the morning, but stayed all day |
in camp. II rained again the
night, so we did not get away |
from Marshalltown until Aug. II
at noon, when we found the roads |
very good. We motored 104 miles
that afternoon through a very |
fine country of rolling land, stop
ping at Ames and took some pic
lures of the Iowa Agricultural
buildings, which are very fine.
Our destination for the day was
at a place called Jefferson, about
$500 population, a fine camp |
ground and a beautiful city.
Aug. 18th at go, we left camp !
and had a very hot days drive,
and terribly dusty, but being the
head machines we did not get so
much dust. Most of the drive was
through valleys which kept the
breeze, if there was any, from
striking us. That night we camp
ed at Council Bluff, on the highest
spot in the city, where we had
fine view of the city, also Omaha,
Neb.
Aug. 10, at 1880, We left camp
and drove to Omaha. which is ad-
joining Council Bluff, crossing the
state line over the Missouri river,
again over toll gate bridge.
Stopped in Omaha for awhile to
see some of the city, which is a
hustling place.
The days drive was again thru
fine farming country and the
weather was ideal. Camped at
night at Central City, Neb., on
another fine camping ground.
Aug. 20 We left camp early and
drove $50 miles over good graded
dirt roads and rolling country,
but towards night we found quite
a lot of sage brush country, but
some very fine farms. Stopped at
Kearney for Mr.. Keeler to get a
tire, and in the garage they had a
small cub bear and a bunch Of
children were playing with him.
The bear grabbed one of the kids
by the overalls and there was
scattering for a minute. This
night we camped at Gothenburg,
at small lake north of the city
Drove down town at night and the
streets were crowded like Yale on
Saturday night. This was >atnr-
day night, too.
Sunday, Aug. 21. We only
drove short distance, crossing
the North Platte river at NORTH
Platte. This is very wide stream
when the water is high in the
spring, but was very shallow when
we crossed. North Platte was the
home of Buffalo Bill and the scene
of much Indian fighting in early
days. This night we camped at
Big Springs, in school yard they
had opened to auto campers. The
country was mostly sage ush
, and cactus, but good graded
roads.
:, Aug.22-ready for our journey
at 1880, we set sail for Cheyenne,
: Wyoming, over good graded dirt
{ and gravel roads, distance of
1853 miles, and up grade nearly
n all the way, as the altitude at
! Cheyenne is 6,055 ft. We crossed
:, the state line at 9 p. n. Here we
visited the state capitol and mu-
: scum, and ad our machines al
looked over before we started )ul
= mountain wing, so did not get
away until Aug. oath Cheyenne
!. has a population of 1890, anC
u has very few paved streets. As
" we crossed the state line we SAW
. our first mountains, which are
:, very beautiful place called
= = Pine Bluff.
g Continued Next Week.)