The record-union., 1897-06-01
A DAY In PLACER'S HILLS.
Auburn'S Wheelmen Entertain a Sacra-
mentO Delegation.
The Clubs Will Endeavor to Construct
Wheelway From Here
to Auburn.

1he Gateway Cycling CIuD OIL Au-
burn, Placer County, led by Captain M.
c Maclenan left Auburn yesterday
morning at $50 to make a run over the
new wheelway of the club to Roseville.
This new wheeIway descends to
ROcklin, fifteen miles in less than 400
feet. But the stiffest grade, one that
would otherwise be very troublesome,
has been accommodated to the path
between Newcastle and Auburn by the
line of the path leaving Newcastle at
almost right angles to the railroad and
going westerly by a zigzag course to a
high lava ridge along which it pursues
one of the most picturesque of routes.
From this elevated line the whole
Sacramento Valley is seen far below
presenting one Of the loveliest views
imaginable Every foot of the way is
romantically picturesque. From New
castle to Rocklin the route is broken
by but one hill that is too stiff for
wheeling. This section of the route is
full of beauty of landscape the view
constantly changing as the path leads
down to the valley
The wheelway is narrow-nowhere
being over two feet six inches proba-
bly,. But it is far better than if it
had been cut six feet, for foothill rid
ing. It is not now inviting for the
hOrseman and there is small opportu-
nifty for driving upon IT. A good por-
ton of the route it clings to the edge of
the county road very closely. 1t has
been well cut, no more of the natural
hard surface being disturbed than was
actually necessary. In fact for a first
cutting, and over such grades, the club
has done remarkably well, and the
touring wheelmen are loud in their
praises Of the enterprise of the club
which raised and expended all the
money the wheelway cost.
At Auburn the club was Joined by
BARLEY Mcdonald of the Capital City
Wheelmen of this city he having rid
den from Sacramento between 4 and s
a. m, for the purpose. Captain Mac
lenan led out some twenty-eight mem
bers, eight or nine being ladies' The
pace was an easy one and the ride de-
hghtful. A pause was made at New
castle, another at Penryn and another
at Loomis.
mile and a half out from Rocklin
the company was grouped by the way
side beneath some oaks, and snap pho
Hancock of San Francisco. Treasurer of
the California Associated Cycling Clubs,
who had ridden from Auburn with the
club, turning aside from his official tour
to Lake Tahoe and return by way of
Placerville to make notes for maps of
a road book At this point Vice Con-
sui F. T. Dwyer of Sacramento, for the
Northern California Division. League
of
son, representing the WheeIway Com
mittee of the Capital City Wheelmen,
met the eXcursionists and were well
coined cordially.
Arrived al Rocklin the entire party
sat down to a substantial dinner. after
which the Executive Committee of the
Auburn Club went into session with DR..
j. c. Hawber in the chair and the Sec
Tamento guests present.
Judge Prewett stated that the great
desire of the Auburn Club was to have
the wheelway extended to Sacramento
and broadly intimated that the ques-
tion was, Would Sacramento build it's
end of the line?'
Dr. Hawber said the Auburn club
numbered about 80 members, represen-
tative Of the best citizenship of the
place. It's prime purpose was to push
the good roads agitation, that Placer
County may have good roads as speedily
as possible. The wheelway is every
where the good road pioneer His club
had raised the money and built what
it thought a fair path to Roseville, 10
miles. 1t would agree to improve it,
have shovel work done on it and keep
it up. The club was new, had no club
rooms as yet, and had before it a great
deal of hard work to do, especially in
good roads education.
If the path could be completed to Sac
ramento it meant a great deal of travel
by people going one way by wheel, and
return by train that do not now travel
at all, or but seldom. Auburn, New
castle, Penryn, Rocklin and Roseville
people all want the gap from Roseville
to Sacramento closed and looked to Sac
ramento to help out
Thus appealed to the Sacramento rep
resentatives replied that they thought
the proposition fair and so far as they
We're authorized, pledged Sacramento to
close the gap. From the last trestle out
of Sacramento two miles there is a good
road that the Supervisors are improv-
now nearing completion a fine macadam
road. on one side of it there is to be
built a fine wheelway over a 12-foot re-
serve That left only about 13 miles TO
the Placer County line They believed
they could say the Capital City Wheel
men would undertake to cut a path, il
the right of way can be secured. Any
how Sacramento would make the ef-
fort.
A temporary path could be cut now
and completed in two weeks, not dis
turbing the hard surface and getting
over soft places the best they could.
Next spring the whole line could be rer
fected.
The delegates pledged themselves to
go to work upon the proposition at once
They realized that it was a good thing
for Sacramento and a good thing for
Auburn also and would relate the foot
hills and the valley more closely. But
it must be understood that the two clubs
would next spring unite to cut a path