Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-01
CREATED A SENSATION.
The First Automobile in a Far West
ern Town.

The idea of utilizing the automobile
In deer-hunting has been introduced
in the West. Mr.. w. w. Price, of
Colorado Springs. probably has the
honor of being the first one to go after
deer and other big game in a motor
car. Mr. Price has recently returned
from a tour in which he was quite
successful, and which covered several
hundred miles through the widest por-
ton Of the State Accompanied by Dr..
Il. e. Smith, Mr.. Price started IN a
Winton car of about fifteen horse pow
er, going through South Park and
Buena Vista, and climbing Ute Pass,
one Of the most difficult passages in
the Colorado Rockies They entered
the "Flat Top country, as it is called,
going directly to the deer ranges in
the vehicle Several fine specimens
were shot, and the game packed on
the front of the touring car to be
brought back to their headquarters at
the camp Of the Montgomery Land
and Cattle Company.
During the trip the auto passed
through a considerable portion of the
country which has never before been
visited by a chauffeur. Near the town
of Meeker a band of deer actually fol-
lowed the car some distance, appar'
emily astonished at the strange anil
NAL. While within easy range Of the
rifles carried by Mr.. Price and his
companions, no attempt was made to
shoot them, as it was not considered
sportsmanlike.
The arrival of the huntsmen at
Meeker caused a sensation, as few in
the town had ever seen such a vehi-
Gle. and it was the first to make it's
appearance within the limits. The
local paper, in commenting upon the
arrival, said. THE first automobile to
make its appearance in this valley ar
rived Tuesday evening, the distance
between Rifle and Meeker having
been covered in three and one-half
hours, including stops and one slight
breakdown. Mr.. w. w. Price and Or.
C. T.. Smith were the passengers. The
machine was given a box stall at
Simp Harp's livery, and Salty was on
hand with q new fifty foot rope and
a pair of hobbies to secure the thing.
All the horses in the barn talked it
over that night, and concluded that
when the roads were bad it would be
the same old thing-dOuble up and
get up in the collar. 1t will not prove
as destructive on the range as sheep
Meeker is one of the principal cat
tie markets Of this section Of the
West. and cowboys are always riding
about its streets. When the auto and
its passengers came down the main
street several of TIE boys" got OuJ
their 1assoes and tried to put the rope
around one Of the wheels After Mr..
Price had put it ND" at "Simp
Harp's," a party Of the range riders
entered the stable and went through
the ceremony OF branding it as a
maverick" The motor was the first
of its kind to go through the Grand
River Canon. and for many miles
passed over a highway" which has
been literally blasted out OF solid rock
by the state. The road is only wide
enough to allow one vehicle to pass,
and on either side the walls in some
places reach a height of a thousand
feet. Mr.. Price states that for much
of the way they passed over a solid
bed of rock with not even an inch Of
earth for a top covering-Harper's
Weekly.