The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-02-09

rs spending the winter with his lam
lily in California, has written the fol-
lowing unusually interesting letter:
Santa Cruz, Cal, 1-27-1922.
Mrs. H. Iceberg,
Minot, N. D.
My Dear Mrs. Lieberg:-
You undoubtedly will be surprised
to receive this letter but the thought
just occurred to me that you might wish
to know from an observer just how
your son was getting along out here
hence my decision to write to you.
will first say that Verne is one of the
| finest Of young men with exemplary
habits and morals and gentleman
in every sense of the word. We have
come to know him quite we'll in the
more than three months he has been
in our company. l don't think he has
lost any in weight, looks well, says he
feels well, and seems to be absolutely
happy and contented in every par
| ticular.
/ l persume he has possibly written
you something of our trip and the
country, however, l do not believe he
has told you all things of interest and
possibly / might write something
further that might be of interest to
you.
In the first place we spent % days
on the road coming out here, however,
stopped at different places and con-
sequently were not driving all the
time. We did not have any car
trouble and the trip was a most
pleasant and delightful one. Berne.
my oldest boy Jimmie, and myself
left Minot on October 10Th and ar
rived at Spokane, Washington a week
later where Mrs. Miller and our two
younger sons, Bob and Gordon, joined
US, they have taken train from Minot
t. Spokane, and from that point for
the rest OF the trip we all rode in the
car. Besides we had several hundred
pounds Of baggage but we had it ar
ranged so as we were not crowded in
the car. Our trip out here covered
275O miles and since arriving here we
have driven about 1000 miles more
as our speedometer now shows about
$500 miles.
We left Minot about $3.50 in the
morning and drove all that day and
part Of the night, and second night We
spent at Malta, and third night at
Cut Bank, we then assembled the
Rocky Mountains as far as Glacier
Park station where we were compelled
to wait until the following day for a
freight car to load our auto into in
CIDER to ship across the mountains.
Our car did not arrive at the other
side until late Sunday night and
hence we did not unload until Monday
morning and started on our way west.
That day we drove to Kalispel where
we had dinner and on to Plains that
night. The next day we stopped at
Thompson Falls for dinner and in
tended to go to Wallace, Idaho, how
ever, found that if we went that way
we would have to ascend mountain
road to height of about 5000 feet and
that there had been recent snow fall
near the top, hence we decided to take
another route which was about 40
miles out of our way through Bitter
camped on the bank Of the Cut Bank
river in the Bitter Root mountains on
the edge of small town called Nox-
ON. The following morning we got an
early start and crossed the state of
Idaho, going by way of Sand Point and
landed at Spokane that night-hence
| this day we were in'3 states, namely
Montana, Idaho and Washington.
We were making good time as
had wired Mrs. Miller to meet US at
Spokane that night and on account of
delay in getting across Rocky noun
tains we were compelled to speed up
that day, however, we did not take any
chances but hit good clip and held
it until Spokane doomed in sight.
The next day we left Spokane at
1890 in the morning, after having an
excellent nights sleep in the Daven-
port hotel, which by the way, is one
Of the incest hotels in the country and
the particular room assigned to US
was exceptionally fine, large with
elegant furnishings, and appropriate
rate charged to-wit: $500. That
night we arrived at Quincy, making
100 miles that day but stopping early
on account of threatening rain which
however did not materialize and the
next morning was a perfect morning
and we drove as far as Summit the
highest point in Cascade mountains,
where we spent the night and follow
ing morning drove on into Seattle and
this being Saturday we decided to stay
there over Sunday. l might say so
far we had travelled entirely on dirt
roads, however, they were in good
shape and we had not encountered
but little mud. Sunday we drove over
the city of Seattle, however none Of
US were very favorably impressed with
the city, although this may have
been due to the fact that we were see
ing it at an unfavorable time as it
was raining and clouds.
The next morning, Monday, We lcf..
Seattle driving that day to Chehalis
and the following day driving to
Portland.
l might say that. here we made
trip over the wonderful Columbia
highway, which is most beautiful
drive on paved highway with con-
stantly changing scenery-following
the Columbia river with Mt. Hood
with its snow covered cap ever in
sight-at one point the road took us