The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-15
BEAL HILL FOR AUTOS
Experience of Glidden Tourists
In Climbing It.
MULES PULLED UP SOME OF THEM

But the Automobilists Were Charged
~ . Hitch-So Farmer Schiller
Owner of the Mules, Does Not Care
Very Much How This Years Crops
Come Out.
OF the many difficulties that beset
the members of the Glidden automO-
bile tour recently ended at Breton
Woods, n. H., that which hurt the
worst was the experience high hill In
the Mohawk valley gave them, says
the New York Times.
The hill was so steep that all ma
chimes which did not have their gaso-
line tanks full to the brim could not
climb it at all. The power giving stuff
Rugged the end of the tank which was
lowest, and the igniter at the high end
was without anything to ignite Some
three quarters of the distance. There
they stopped, the chugs becoming
weaker and weaker. Then there was
a turning around and return to the
bottom by the plain old gravity meth
Cd. This condition continued from a
little after sunup until midafternoon.
1t was serious. The other roads that
might have been taken at the east
ward were too far either north or
south to attempt to travel them then.
Conferences were held at khe foot of
the hill and every few feet up to the
highest point attainable. What to do
none knew. Suggestions were a drug.
Everybody was angry. At last a ma
chine was commissioned TO return to
the nearest village and buy up every
pint of gasoline in the place. This was
productive of enough fuel to send one
of the most powerful cars to the top.
II wondered when you'd git here. I
smelled you ever since mornin',"
drawied a native from a place on the
fence near the summit.
The tourists looked and became sew
eral degrees hotter when the man add
ed:
II been latin here all day to see you
fellers try ter git up my hill figgered
you couldn't do it-leastways, not
many Of you. Why. neighbors. tibet
hill has stood here fer thousan' years
and more I've lived right here in this
house all my life, and I've seen more
people lose their tempers ever that hill
than cud ever count. My father seen
the same thing all his life, and his
father afore him, and l don't know
how many O. my folks before that.
1--WE Schifferdeckers have seen many
a good horse 90 winded tryin' to git up.
OF course. we didn't like to see that.
but we don't care much about these
automobiles, becuz it don't hurt 'em.
We kinder think it's fun to see you
feHers rip and tear and sweat and
swear cur you can't get up
Van Rensselaer, Cruger, who had
navigated the machine up the HILL said
something intended to impress the
farmer with the seriousness of the
situation.
"Why. what's the trouble?" said
Squire Schifferdercker. you seem to
be gettin' excited"
You'd be excited If you had been
trying all day to get up this hill" sug-
gested Mr.. Cruger.
Mr.. Schiferdecker, who had an
adornment about bis throat and chin
such as John A. Dix once wore, dug
his hands into 1t in surprise. He was
asked II he could suggest a solution.
well, I might help you out" said
Mr.. Schfderdecker, slowly.
"How? Tell US quick. It'll soon be
night, and we want to get away from
this country before then"
well, l might put my mules to
work" replied Mr. sehifferdecker.
: "Are they any COED" he was asked.
"Can they haul us to the top from
where we get skIck%'
Mr. SchiFerdecksr thought they