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Title: Frank's ranche, or, My holiday in the Rockies : being a contribution to the inquiry into what we are to do with our boys
Year: 1886 (1880s)
Authors: Marston, E. (Edward), 1825-1914
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Publisher: London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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art of the Rockies,so that letters are scarce and far between. FromBozeman (where Mrs. Blackmore was buried) thecarrier comes once a week, but in winter, I suppose,once a fortnight. ** The scenery here is magnificent; we are now in agulch, with a range of mountains on each side of us ;a small camp composed of log cabins, at present aboutfifty people, but a boom is expected, and we shallshare it. We have already taken up a lot, whichcosts nothing, and are building a log cabin, which intwo weeks we hope to finish. . . . We hope in winterto save by getting an elk or two, of which there areplenty, also bears, mountain lions, &c. The air isvery fine and rare here, and happens to agree with usboth. Clarks Fork, August 5, 1883.* When we first came here (on foot, 120 miles fromBozeman) we were promised work, but on account ofa misunderstanding between our employers, we hadC 18 MV HO LID A Y to wait a few days ; however, we have both beenworking on a mountain pass, at two dollars and board
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woodchoppers cabin, from Franks sketch. a day. The work, swinging an axe, pick-axe, andshovel, is not so very hard, but the sleeping out inthe open under our two blankets, sometimes pouring IN THE ROCKIES. 19 with rain, was not very clever. There were abouttwenty of us and a black cook, and the amount ofbluebottle flies and other insects I have eaten wouldhave turned my stomach but for having a marvellousappetite. ** Boiled elk, bear, and tea was the programme fortwo weeks. When the job was finished, we imme-diately got work fixing up and shovelling charcoalround a smelter at three dollars, ivithotU board ; sowe are now working at it, and come home at noonfor our dinner in a little shack near the smelter; hours,seven to twelve; one to six. We cook our breadwhen we get through at six, generally boiling somebuffalo meat for our next days supply. **I must not forget to mention that our appearanceat night is somewhat similar to a coalheavers. ** This is good, honest, though dirty work. Ou

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