Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-06-11
THE BENZiNE BUGGY,
The Appeals Machine Makes Trip
to the Seaport OF Empire.


way back.
The machine looked like it might
make a trip for a short squirt like that
and put the News machine in the
shade. After a while the Appeal ma
chine wanted to get in the shade IN
preference to anything that might hap
pen. Before making the run, the News
was asked to come along and act "a ,
guide, tender and escort. The News
man consented and loaded up his MI
chine with coils Of wire, wrench2s.
soldering shooting irons, nippers-fo''r .
sizce-oil cans, sparkers, safety valves ,
and ten gallons CT benzine.
The Appeal man grabbed the wheel |
Of the dingus that starts the works ,
and put his foot on the break. - he ,
word GO" he turned on the Fec !
and the machine backed up against !
the Office and caved in the door bit /
rebounded and by turning the dotiic:ler
the other way, it started along the
road and began to tear up the ground
in good shapS.
In a short time the corner was turn
ed, taking away a hitchirg pest ant
the machine headed for Empire. It w2s
great fun tearing along the sand whi:n
came into the machine by the ton.
This is an improved machine. which
takes up the sand in front and makes
the road as it gees along.
If the sand gets into your mouth
you can easily spit it ont along the
side Of the road and keep right on 60
ing.
About half way down to Empire the
steering gear became reversed in some
way When the steerin gear becomes
reversed it is time to shut off the
power. We did not know this at the
time, as the agent of the machine had
not mentioned this and we kept the
power on About the time We got Of
to give the power chance. the ma
chine turned a summeTSautt IN the
sage brush and sent the Appeal man
We hit the sand about ten yeards
away and the machine began cayOrting
and tearing up more ground. When It
came around where We were, we get
on again all right and kept on. There
is a disposition on the part Of the
amateur Automobiles to keep tight
grip on the gear, as one feels that II
might get away This raised nine bis
tiers on our right hand and six on the
left. We are right handed Left handed
people get the most blisters on the o.
her hand. In going over some bump:
the Appeal mans nose came down
right smart on the steering gear anc
the blood was flying all over the dash
board We asked our companion to taxi
the helm a spell, but he said he hac
done his part paying for the machine
and didn't care to particularly steer
1t was about this time that We ran in
10 one of Jim Virgins cows. The ami
nal was rolled into an irrigation ditch
and we concluded to go on. Next wt
encountered Commissioner Jim Wood
bury's team and jostled it into The
sage brush after taking Off a few
spokes of his wheel.
Jim used some language which can
not be printed in this family journal
but as Jim don't send any coun-,
printing our way, we didn't stop Il
apologize. Next time we are liable L
take a whole wheel off.
In nearing the bridge over the mex
irrigation ditch, we wondered if w
would be able to take the bridg
right Not desiring to risk a mistak
we SHE'D off to the right and the me-
chine jumped clear over the ditto
without the use Of the bridge. AS
Jumper this machine is all right. Whe
we hit the other side, however, tn
steering gear flew up and<tapped tn
claret in our nose again. The bloc
by this time was running down 4
over our clothes. 1t occurred at TIL
point that we might stop the machin
to advantage and take a rest We turl
ed the gear wheel and the thrott;
wheel and the other mechanical q
gaws several different ways, but non
Of them appeared to act on the powt
part of the vehicle.
1t seemed to go faster, if anythin
We tried to speak to the other man
the seat but his ears were full of sar
and our mouth was in the same {
and our remarks were not intelli
Bile.
We concluded to circle around son
blocks in Empire and head for nom
We took away some lamp posts in ma
ing the turn but had no other acciden