The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-10
PERIIOUS AUTO TRIP ENDED.
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through dense woods where logs hao 'a,,en
across the trail and had to ouiId nnakesnht
bridges over streams too deep with meNea
snow 10 he forded. FOR one stioocn Oh
three days they we're without 1000 as the~
provisions had been exhausted.
Early in December they starteo 10 croS'
the great American desert. when had mere
tofore proved too severe a ASK LOT an
automobile. When they drove into reech
Springs, Ariz., the natives gathered curl
ously around the machine, as there hao
been so many unsuccessful attempts mace
70 reach there 10y automobiists' one FIJI
day they travelled 10 miles through a desert
sandstorm which was so severe that the sun
was completely hidden at noon ana the
plain we're dark as night FOR seVerai
days they were lost in the mountains OF
Arizona and finally drove into Winslow'
with n cowboy as guide. Christmas Day
was spent in hauling the car out OF Faure
Canon, the windlass being the MY means
by which they could hoist II up the wais
OF lava rock. 1t was then hat Megareei
reluctantly gave up all hope OF reaching
Nav York for the automobile show. because
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almost Impossible. FOR the iast tnree "eehs
OF January the car was buried in the quick
sands of the Rio Pureco River. The snow
IN the ro,ntains was melted by a warm
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washed away the qulcKsahos ana WIN 'ne
aid Of Navajo and Apache Indians the car
was hauled to solid ground, indian ponies
nnIling il out with ropes on January 20.
IN IN ond othar u,chinerv was tahen
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apart and cleaned the Journey oeihs re-
sumed after fresh supplies we're secured
Their car was a 10 horsepower REQ tour
ga yh;cb weichsd . 7so mounds with its
ing car, ~mon Weight snd s',Ii a 1,,'u p aho.rd "
two passengers ano sppphes aooaiu, IN
districts where hotels were few and far
apart they carried 100 pounds of provisions
TN car had two small signs on each side OF
! $500 whjcb read NAV YORK 10 sar
the tohheau whon ieau' .
Francisco and return ana eaon OF tne TON
neau doors bore the legend REQ Noun
taineer, of New York" Yesterday the car had
.nade a water rail. a pasolens can. and
80 e - - IL ad5inon .o
a winchester r'ne ~ d IL W
It's regular equipment OF lamps ana a DIE
searohlight. Megargel is a member Of the
touring, committee of the American Motor
ao,e and had a motor league emblem on
the front of his radiator. The third pair OF
tires were nut on the front wheels at Chicago
n few,da va AGO and four pairs of tires were
used on the rear wheels. In the sparsely
settled parts of the West each man carried
q revolver in a holster. but thew never
naeded either revolvers or rife to protect
themselves' They shot twenty coyotee,
md Megaroel cot one shot at a bear but
didn;t bnrt II much as IL was more Than
soo yards awav scrambling up a noun
tain SIDE "'
The largest amount of easolene they ever
CARRIED was thirty-nine gallons. which was
oarr;ed ara for tha trin over Mount Hood in
SA.e nLiah n,as tbo AIT tinna II had