Arizona republican., 1896-12-27
ON A WHEEL.
J. Harry Brown Tells What He Saw
 On His Trip.

At Banning we filled up on oranges at the rate of 50 cents a buShel in quantity lots, and after a much needed cleanup and shave were in our class. We reached Cotton late in the evening. The next city visited was San Dc--,r'<... dino, then Redlands, the city of palms and oranges, also the Smiley heights near by; then doubling on our trail we returned to Colton and taking San Diego as our objective point passed through Riverside, San Jacinto and over the mountains to Escondido on the way. Reaching San Diego after dark over an abandoned cable road, Hendricks ran in an open bridge while riding at good gait and was pretty badly hurt, rendering it necessary to lay over two days, this time being inn proved by me with spin around the justly famous Coronado Beach track, and paddle on the puddle"
 Resuming our travels, we turned northward, skirting the coast and wis iting many small towns and the cities of Santa Ana, Pomona and Pasadena en route to Los Angeles, where we ar rived May IS.
 After spending several days here and securing a complete change of clothing, we proceeded to San Fran cisco, after a visit to many of the prin- cipal points of interest.
 Proceeding along the wagon road we passed through the cities of Ventura, Santa Barbara and over the noun tains to San Luis ObiSpo, it being nec- essary to walk the greater portion of the distance over this range. San Jose was reached on May 30, on the evening of which we were very pleasantly en- tertained by the Garden City Cycle club, which has among it's members number of racing men of national repute. Remaining here until noon of Decoration day we bade adieu to the Garden City of the Golden state and reached San Francisco in the early evening"
 After a pleasant time in San Fran cisco we crossed the bay to Sausalito, and proceeded to San Raphael where we were met and most royalty enter tained by the San Raphael Athletic club. Getting an early start on the fol-
 
 good roads we arrived in Petaluma for dinner, reaching Santa Rosa for supper and the night The entire fol- lowing forenoon was spent in hard mountain climbing on the road to Napa and after a hearty dinner secured at farm house we proceeded to coast down the opposite side.
 The roads from Napa on were the very best, nearly all being macadam- ized and they had been given every at- tentiOn possible in order to maintain their splendid condition; enjoying the wonderful appearance of our surround ings and proceeding leisurely Wood land was reached for early supper and the evening was very pleasantly passed with several young ladies to whom we had letters of introduction from some of our Phoenix friends.
 Taking in the town on our wheels in company with it's leading riders, we passed a very enjoyable forenoon Bidding these adieu we departed fol Sacramento but taking the wrong road a short way out we were com pelled to resort to the railroad track which we afterwards found was Ou only way of crossing the tullies. These are simply portions of the Sacramento river, which has at this place been fill ed by refuse from placer mining an( the current spread over the adjoinins country except during the dry DOT tions of the season These swamps ol marshes are Overgrown with rank veg citation and form famous resorts fol ducks and geese during the winter months; the roadbed here is dirt ex cept where the flowing water render! it necessary to use treStleS, some O. which are a mile in length In crossing one of these we very narrowly escaped a passing train, by a display of ou sprinting powers with our wheels un der our arms. We reached Sacramen to for the night.
 The following forenoon was spent il looking up our business prospects ant our departure was taken about th middle of the afternoon in ample tim to reach Marysville, as we supposed but, striking bad roads we were com pelled to abandon the idea and stopped at a farm house at dusk, where we SC cured supper but could not be furnish ed with sleeping room, whereupon w gladly accepted a pair of blankets an, permission to sleep in the hay loft With first class ranchers' breakfas in the morning we took the road to ward Marysville, where we arrived il the early forenoon. This is a yer lively wheel town and we were enter tained very socially by it's wheelmel during our short stay. We reache Calusa for early supper. Here we dis covered former Phoenix acquaintance with whom we spent the evening.
 Continued next Sunday)