The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-06
BICYCLE ROADWAY
ACROSS CONTINENT
Plan to Build One from the Atlantic to
the Pacific.
OVER THE ROUTE IN EIGHTY DAYS
Chicago Members Of the L, A.W. Has
Proposed the Scheme. Legislature
Will be Asked to Aid by Improving
the ii .ghways.. Path should Simply
BE Stretch of Good Roads.

A Chicago member or the League oi
American Wheelmen has proposed that
continuous roadway be built between
New York and San Francisco. The
'1nter-Ocean" has explained the
scheme. In the words of the promoter,
thus: Il would start, say. at the Pa
Gifts coast, and going north from San
Francisco, would strike across FOR sac
ramento. Once in Nevada, l would
keep pretty close to the railroads. to
steer clear Of the Santa Rosa noun
tains. The railroads have mapped out
things pretty well along there. and l
should hug the track, taking only ex-
cursions by the hour all through Ne
vada and Utah. until l reached Great
Salt Lake. Here there Is very pretty
chance for run south to Salt Lake
City, and another one north to Canada
Nowhere Is the country more delightful
than right here.
Striking the railroad again at Salt
Lake, ! should continue east, keeping
the locomotive constantly in eye.
should hit Wyoming In its southwest
corner and steer through the lower part
Of II. If you want an interesting trip
you can strike Denver and branch
aside to Cripple Greek. Here you Will
find 1t hard wheeling, but SO varied
that you are willing to put the wheel
on train and ride part of the way your
self. This IL aside from the quick
cross.country trip, and little latitudes
are allowed.
BEE-LINE THROUGH NEBRASKA.
Now, you leave Denver and go north
again, striking the main railroad near
Cheyenne. Then you go toward Me-
braska, making almost bee-line
through the southern section Of the
state. The North Platte river accom-
panies you part Of the way, and you
find yourself In a densely populated
country where wheelmen abound.
"At Omaha you leave the railroad
and wheel across Iowa from Council
Bluffs to Davenport, without deviation
and strike into Illinois. The clearest
way Is by hoop path from Rock Island
to Chicago. You touch Ottawa and Au-
rora, and find your path very level
and the roads we'll kept, and when you
reach Chicago you put up your wheel
for . dozen Of the side trips that are a
part Of the expedition. There is a good
wheel path north Of Milwaukee. 1t
skirts Lake Michigan, and Is the most
romantic jolt Of the journey II you
choose to take 1t.
AT Milwaukee you can stow away
your wheel on a lake steamer, and go
across to Detroit. where the best roads
wait you You can now go directly
south again. and strike the trail fifty
miles beyond Chicago, and just so much
nearer the Atlantic coast. You are now
In Indiana, where there are good roads
along the railroad, and these you fol-
low across the state and into Ohio. At
Toledo you begin to breathe the air Of
Lake Erie, and from there to Cleveland.
and on to Buffalo. you have the satis-
faction Of wheeling daily along path
that keeps the railroad In sight. yet lies
along q lake that cools you by day and
sings to you by night.
ACROSS NEW YORK STATE.
AT Buffalo you start to cut New
York state in two pieces. You go
through it at Saratoga. From there
you might keep on your way across
New Hampshire and Vermont to the
Maine coast, where Portland would be
your nearest point. But If you do this
you must cross the Green mountains Of
Vermont and the White mountains of
New Hampshire, and run your risk Of a
rocky approach to Portland. 1t is less
than 200 miles now to the sea, and as the
roads are good you should fetch up in
New York city in four or five days.
That tours you from the Pacific to the
Atlantic.
Now" said the cycling gentleman,
laying down the map, you see the
path Is a feasible one. Personally do
not believe In the bicycle track.
think good roads are good enough for
the wheelman. What I am aiming at,
and what l do think possible. is BIZ