, 1921-09-22
Difficulty Notes
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At last the having season is past.
the gardening period is at an end.
and the canning season is over. we
will try to let you know that We are
still on the map and mean to stay
for a while longer.
On Tuesday last. with our better
half as chauffeur. Miss Alice Nc
Laren and ''ourself". left the ranch
bright and early. headed for the
Rock Creek and Morgan country. As
the morning sun crept above the
submits OF peaks. and spilled yer
breaths of cool and invigorating
Autumn atmosphere. as the car sped
onward, and felt that there was after
little old corner Of one OF the best OF
the very best states in the big United
States. At Medicine Bow we rein
forced our supply Of gasoline. and
also added a new tire to the car. for
We had been treated to two OF the
finest blowouts, that has eve been
our pleasure to enjoy. the same hav-
ing occurred between Pine Draw and
the Bow. The first one we repaired,
but the second was beyond redemp-
ton, and we drove into town on the
rim. We enjoyed a good dinner with
the Coopers. and at 1870 p. M. we
started for Rock River. Our chauf-
feur declared that the trip was to be
made in forty-flve minutes which is
Ibis schedule time. The Lincoln
Highway, which is now smooth as
glass, rs like q thread 1t winds away
among the broken hills, was slipping
from under us, at about thirty-hve
miles an hour. when we came to a
family OF Indians who were trying
to mend a blowout. They had an old
truck which was tied together with
many varieties OF strings. some
pieces Of rope, and that boon for
every break--baling wire.-and lots
Of 1t 1t had seen better days and
many OF them. The truck was
standing In the middle Of the road,
and the occupants were out trying to
remove the tire. AS we attempted to
drive past them, they implored us to
stop and sell them some patches for
the shattered inner tube. We stop
ped. got out and looked matters
over. They looked as II assistance
was really necessary to them. They
had no jack. and they had no tools
with which to remove the casing
The tear in the casing was three
inches iii length and correspondent tC
the one in the inner tube. However
after using the tools and patches be
, longing to our car we got them al
3 patched up once more, and smiled Il
ourselves when the promised pay
4 for the patches deteriorated t.
q much obliged gentlemen" as w
drove away. There are man!
: ranches between Medicine Bow AMI
Rock River, and here we saw man.
: fields Of oats, wheat and barley ant
e thousands OF tons OF alfalfa. Hun
dreds of stacks were completed
while on many farms there were still
v acres Of alfalfa standing. Help wa
so scarce this year, hat haying ha
e been greatly delayed everywhere
Every train was bountifully loade
with idle men, but only one in ever
hundred would accept'ea- Job: TIL
section of the country, had suffere
with the rest as a result. We 8 "a
many nice gardens In this farmin
section, and one fine field of beet
We reached Rock River and went t
4 call on friends for an hour. We coul
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little town appeared to be in spite c
the depressing times. A new sewe
system is under way Of construction
Q and piles Of tile were to be see
n everywhere. We noticed several ne,
: automobiles in the town and every
"a one seemed to be busy. Mr.. Fran
zen's new warehous is almost com
. pleted-only lacks a little insid
seiling-and is VIII stocked wit
flour, grain and machinery. Ate
a couple OF pleasant hours at Roc
River. we went or our way. w
passed the Black Diamond coal min
and saw some nice looking Goa
which will add greatly to the com
fort of the inhabitants OF the littl
g town during the long winter months
q Presently we came to a gully wher
u the bridge had washed away, leav
ing perpendicular banks about tel
g feet high. We strolled up and dow
the wash until We found a plac
where by skillful driving we man
y aged to cross Our fears of ba'
y roads began to creep uppermost, TO
t the country Is naturally rocky, an,
r gigantic boulders were piled on ever,
: side. but contrary to our fears tn,
road was good the rest of the way
8 There were gates by the dozen Il
y open, and it fell to "us" to open mos
: Of them, even II we don't like tn
y job. On the range the feed ia good
and cattle and horses are in excel
I lent condition. BY the large mum
( Der of haystacks to be seen on ever.
1 ranch, one must judge that the ha.
crop was beyond criticism. Miles ant
t miles we drove, and steadily up ant
t and up, the mountains before us be
t coming more beautiful as the sur
4. sank behind them, for now tn,
autumn tints stand out in glory
Every color from deepest Of reds t.
the palest yellow Is to be seen. Quak
ing asps quivered and rustled. as the
top Of the car scraped their branches
Tall pines, straight and sublime
: stood In solemn silence in the twi
} light, and the fragrance Of the noun.
) tain air was certainly enhancing, II