Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-31
DROVE AUTOS UP,
AMONG The CLOUDS
Party Makes Very Novel
Trip In Mountains
hr. u. J. Mayham and Friends Vtsii
Rich Mining Districts and make
Record Run.

| ""J uo'n anu us party returned
thls morning from an automobile trit
winch extended FAR into the northern
part OF E!ko county, and included an
inspection OF the rich mining districts OF
IuscarorH, Cornucopia, Burner aud
Aura.
The party consisted of Mr.. MIyhap
W Il. Bndgmau, his personal REPRESENT
ati'e. .. T.. Angeny and NJ. II. Lyon, of
Black Hills. South Dakota, c. Ii. Merry,
OF the Elko Chamber Of Commerce, f..
K Morgan, Of San Fraucisso, Is. y,
Bailey, OF South Bend, Wash. Il. II,
Malleti, CashIer OF the t'i.J: NationsI
Bank. Peter Mckenzie, OF Tuscarora,
Speaking Of the tnp and the Incl.
dents connected with il, Mr.. Merry
said:
10 many OF US the trip wRs reyela
ton in the iullest sense OF that much
abused term. , Mr.. Mayham proved a
pnDcely host and no detail, ho I'VE YER
minute, which could contribute TO the
enjoyment Of the occasion was neg.
Iected.
Tho trip was planned not only to
afford pleasure for MIR. May hams guests
but TO determine and demonstrate the
utility aud serve ability Of tho auto
mobile II the passenger transportation
business. 1t waB pronounced, success
IN every particular and as a result, Mr..
Mayhnm will establish a daily auto
mobile service between this city and
Tuscarora, with tho possibility OF ex-
tondIng it from the latter place TO Aura,
the ecene Of the recent great quartz
strike.
-ln many respects tho trip was quite
the most remarkable ever undertaken
by mul0ris,s, and wRs a crucial test Of
both tho machines and their divers.
Louis Hammond drove a 35 horse
power locomohile. with Mr.. Bid man rs
pilot, md S. II. Hammond drove a
30. horsepower WInton touring car, with
MIR. Mayhsm M pilot, The party left
this city Friday morning and drove
through the mountains to TuscRrorH,
taking tho long road. Tho distance Of
5G miles was covered in AZ hours. The
road waa rough and foil Of ruts in many
placcp, but tho machines negotiated the
distance without incident or accident.
~ riday afternoon and Saturday
morning wore given over to u superficial
inspection OF the rich properties at Tus
cnrorn and at noon Saturday the party
left for Cornucopia and Stone House
THIS wns IA harI trip un the machines,
but they met and over come all adverse
cundi IONS Of travel. Heavy Rra les with
SOFT ndpur bu.toms which caused the
,nr- ~ Zip ,nd slide on tho mountain
side, straight cIibhs up long 1T reichce
II IL "a - per cont grnics, and the
turdrug II sSuIIru crerhs were ieHiur
Il lnls imrt ~ the route.
| hu nm rh ,urs mn ic the na"ent oi
| Iutnu u.Lu Mountain Ia VI. TN qiiar-
ter Il u nlilc u tho camp. rho climb Ia
the nnip could have bcIn I'M ic hal il
not teen Tor growing aigebrush and
prulrudnn rocks IN shn ccutur ~ the
road, \ hich Lfrnirncd to cntry away
| tho machinery at any mnno u lOth
n, ,hiucs l,nye u ipy clearance, which
nu ihis particular part oi the mrne,
! waa tguIuit ilriu.
"Comnig irnm 'UrnucOpin the ma
chimes male tho ford nj Deep Creek nnC
hurri.h Cd to Siouo 'i,un, part OF tn,
runl beng wrctchrd, Int with excellent
90 no from 'iic Oxyhep Iiridge 10 stone
Ilm.. u al tnnco " ~ milca. which
wa no lotiitrd IN - mInr'eS~-' re-
markaLIy i.s, ran, all things cuasiier'
cd
"By tenn, tho pnr went Snil ia>
m,rniny t0 the Mint mlne ~ Bhrner
where ,Wyctnl nunr' Va ~ spen', nnd "
ia. nt,cruo ~ the trip trou Stone lion5'
to Auru. ,Wirlnv tie liull Run Mann
tain4 70 y, cp Geek S.auon. Nna ""dc
sW. reached Auri sh"Iily after
o'clock aud hnJ lmpIc time tIr M III
apcc,ion II the ~ -Four claims. W.
modc the run from Aura Ia rua hton
, cstotlay morning III hours nnd ~
minutes, with two long e'ops
"At Tuscatora the machines ~er
practically turned over to tho womcI
and children, aud chauf'anrs we're keT