Decomber 1, 1949 of the Fry family, who had a leading
7—THE MILL (W ENTERPRISE
• Out of the Woods
By JIM STEVEN'S
Die Way West. . .
The best seller of the hour among
novels is a story of the Oregon Trail
of the 1840’s. Its title is "The Way
West" and the author is A. B. Guth
rie, Jr., who gave us ’The Big Sky”
a couple of years ago. Guthrie’s new
novel, like its older brother, brings
forth the land, people and life of the
West with a vitality and a story
telling power that go to make the
book seem amazingly real.
This realism wabbles and fades
somewhat in the final chapters,
Which bring the wagon train of the
Story into Oregon. The author, for
Sxample, in his narration, calls the
and Ken claims that the
Canyon Castle^ , vacationing
flock of gals he has been hauling
part in making logging and lumber-
Wes Payton has left Camp Mon
trees of the Douglas fir region j ing history on the Columbia River
and Grays Harbor.
gold for Sacramento, where he has
"pines”.
This book is entitled "Our People", accepted a position with the Bureau
This and a few other items of the
kind are smalll things in relation to and the author is Edwin Van Syckle. of Reclamation
A visitor last week was Glenn W.
the main values of a prime tale of of the Aberdeen World. Here is an-
the wagon-train beginnings of the | other stiring story of the Oregon Shoemaker, chief of the appraisal
Glenn spent one night in
Pacific Northwest. “The Way West" I Trail, one that shows also the later branch.
is a novel that will set a host of I growth of a clan that made the camp and then left for Meridian.
Colonel Miles was down Tuesday
young people in our time dreaming ! grade.
of the Oregon country and start
The historical record, "Our People’’ with Messrs Hartman and Lee. look
many this way. And why not ? is a good book to read in conjunction ing over the job.
Ken Ramsey has been driving
Much of the land is unchanged. It with "The Way West”. So I’ve
is a region of adventure and op I found it, anyhow. The realism of ' Claude Beck’s sedan while Claude’s
portunity still. And now it is easy fact matches the realism of fiction
to reach.
in a number of features. There is took the big trail with his family.
emphasis, for example, in both books
The trek of the Frys, with others
"Our People. . . "
It was my good luck recently to on the important point that the real coming later, led from logging and
happen on another book of the wag start of the wagon trains for the Ore sawmilling on the Solumbia to the
on-train era of the Northwest, a fac gon Trail of the 1840’s was in 1836 making of more timber history on
tual record of the westward going and 1837. Those were years of hard Grays Harbor, especially in Cosmo
times, with the later year running polis. Ed Van Syckle's book is a
into a major panic.
history of, by and for the Fry family,
In that same year the Amherst Fry but he has made it also a rousing
family started west from New York story for any reader.
state. There were many other out Farm to Forest. . .
fits on the turn pikes, traces and
The Frys were farmers before
mud tracks Illinois, Iowa and Mis their coming to the big-timber coun-
souri were the farthest west destina j try. It was a fairer way of farm
tions. The Frys settled in Knox i life they sought in the western jour
County, Illinois.
ney. But here were hedgerows of
Jason Fry drove an ox team on tall trees ready to drop into the
west from Illinois in a wagon train waterways reached by ocean ships.
in 1849, when he was seventeen. The California and foreign countries were
California gold rush did not tempt markets for all the lumber that
him.
He took a job cutting piling i could be cut and shipped out.
on the Columbia for dock building at
So the Frys became people of the
San Francisco. He wrote a letter to timber business.
A huge share of
his brothers about the big timber, the farmers who came over the Ore
the kind climate—the Midwest was gon Trail by wagon turned likewise
a fever country in the 1840’s—and I to the forest. Mr. Guthrie’s next
urged them to come on. In April. I novel may well be a tale of the
1851. Jason's older brother, John I woods.
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The property gang has been run
ning around here, picking v.p every
, thing they laid eyes on. Don’t forget
your hard hats. boys. They are a
must down here you know.
CBI's Ken Walker has moved into
his new warehouse. Nice setup and
[ very efficiently staffed, too.
Atlas Vealey they call him now—
the guy that's always moving the
j powerhouse around.
Ross Tasker had a surprise on his
birthday as a whole gang showed up
and gave him quite a party with lots
I of jello, coffee and ice cream.
We have our ambulance back in
operation with a nice new paint job
■ on it and all fixed up for the winter.
R. W. VanHatten is being replaced
by D. W. Hess on the fire department
and Van is now the painter of the
camp. The gang wishes him success
on his new job.
Lyle Warnieke dropped in to say i
hello to the fire crew and we sure
did enjoy his visit.
Birthday greetings to Sam Wizer
and to A. G. Bell both with birthdays
next Monday.
Dr. Wilcutt has moved his family
to Detroit. We are glad to know this
and to welcome them to the commu
nity.
Mr and Mrs. Leo Fitzgerald enter
tained at dinner Friday evening. Mr. I
and Mrs. Rasnick, Mr. and Mrs.
Crawford and Mr. and Mrs. Vealey I
partook of the delicious dinner and
spent a pleasant evening playing j
Canasta.
Our sympathy is extended to Mrs. !
George Barker on the death of her
only sister. She left for Seattle Wed
nesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Pat
Crawford are staying with George ,
who is laid up with his leg. He says
he is always glad to have his friends
drop in for a little visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt have moved into
their apartment in upper 304. He is
employed in the Motor Pool and Mrs '
Hoyt in the office.
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The Metropolitan Opera Company
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urday (Nov. 2«) at II AM, with
"Samson et Dalila" launching the
cipile roles in the Saint Saens'
opera will be taken by Rise Stevens.
Ramon Vinay, and Robert Merrill.
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j a large Silver Star. In their quest I
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