The Ward County independent., 1921-09-22

prescription. In Canada it seems
to the visitor that everything belongs
| to the Canadian Pacific Railway.
They own the townsites, the mills,
the mines, the hotels and apparently
everything else.
Their drive thru the Selkirk noun
tains was filled with thrills aplenty.
At one point they.weSe the guests Of
the manager of large numbering
concern. The manager was Scot
and with the hospitality for which
that noble race is noted he treated
his guests to trip to the woods camp.
which lay up a mountain gorge "a
miles back in the forest. Before
starting he telephoned out to see if
anyone was coming in as for dis
tance of 10 miles it was not possible
for two outfits to pass along the mar
row trail. At places the road skirt
ed the gorge on 9 ledge 50 narrow
that Fritz Erenfeld was obliged to
climb out on the running board and
watch to see that the wheels did not
get too near the edge Of the preci-
pice. Upon reaching the camp where
the ladies of the party were fearful
of finding rough, uncOuth woOdsmen
they. found pleasant, kind, refined,
gentlemen among the woodsmen and
were royalty entertained during
their stay. Here a terrible noun
tain tornado nearly wrecked their
camp, scattering their camp equip
ment about promiscuously. At the
camp store when ready to depart they
filled their car with provisions for
their trip but found to their surprise
that the hospitable woodsmen would
not accept a cent of pay for their
purchases. The cordial and hos
pitable treatment accorded the party
certainly left a warm feeling in the
breasts Of the Erenfeld party you
may be sure. And further, one and
all united in praising the culinary
ability Of the Irish cook at camp and
say that he is deserving a Place
among the immortals of the chef
tribe. Forest fires were raging in
certain sections of Idaho durina their
trip back and at one time the party
were obliged to pass full mile thru
burning forest, the fierce blasts
sweeping the car from either side.
In going from Wallace, Idaho to
Missoula, Montana distance of about
100 miles they met 122 cars going
toward the coast. The lumber mills
and mines were virtually stagnant
the crews working but about one
third Of the time. The mines were
mostly coal and silver mines, en-
ploying foreign laborers, Greeks and
Italians. In Butte there were <1O,-
600 idle men. Here, are located the
principal copper mines of Montana.
In conversing with one of the, Butte
bankers, DR.. ErenfeldI learned that
the slump in copper was attributed to
the enormous production of the mines
in Congo, Africa, which are operated
by European capitalists. These
mines produce copper at prices pro-
hlbitive to American mines owing to
the low wage scale paid Congo. min
ers. All Montana. cities, visited
were extremely quiet and business
dull. No where on the entire trip
outside, possibly the city of Missoula
which is manufacturing and college
town, did they find city as enter
prising as Minot, N. d. At Missoula
that district is irrigated by immense
reservoirs which keep the entire
Bitter Root valley at the peak Of ag-
ricultural production every season.
1t was wonderful trip and the
members of the party will never
forget those thrilling moments in
Calgary when an auto load of tour
lists stood to test their martial
strength with the brass buttons and
buster of bunch Of husky Canucks.