Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-10
AUTO TaIp FROM
new YORK TO PARIS

New York, Dec. L. AUTOMOBILE
ists In New York are manifetsing
great interest In the proposed s.
900 mile motor car trip from New
York 20 Paris. arranged by leading
Paris newspaper. While. on the face
the project looks like an inn
,SaIess tfis~clare that Il Is
..-..s. heZsr4sessf parts of the trip
have already been conquered In the
Pekin TO Paris races, In which three
automobiles successfully negotiated
the perils OF the parched Siberian
desserts, the apparently impossible
hills and mountains and the savage
natives. The only part of the pro-
posed route which at present is caus-
Ing worry is the rough country be-
tween Vancouver, d. c.. and Skag-
way. Alaska. with this portion OF
the Journey traversed. II Is believed
that the rest of the hazardous trip
would be comparatively easy. While
the autos would probably cross Be
ring Strait by boat, II Is possible
that they might be able TO do SO on
Ice.
An expert New York automobiles
thus estimates the perlls and diff
cuities to be encountered on the 15,-
900 mile trip:
The cars will have TO climb noun
tains several times TO an altitude OF
over 10000 feet and drop down the
sides OF mountain ranges on passes
and roads that are we'll nigh i'm
passable, even TO the sure footed
beast OF burden. The drivers will
have TO go through rivers which in
many cases will completely cover
the wheels and flooring of the car
and the motor will have TO do It's
work at temperature Of 100 de-
grees. ne we'll as so below zero. In
fact, automobiles will have to with.
stand the diffirulties which no pres
ent-day locomotive, no electrical en-.
CINE and no beast OF burden car
stand the dlgfculties which no pres
such a time"
Despite these dire predictions
preparation for the race are goipl
forward, and il Is likely that withir
year the great trip will have be
gun. According TO present plans. the
start will be made from New York
the route leading thence TO Chicago
From the Windy City the motoristi
will face northward to Canada, fol
lowing the line OF the Canadian Pa
ciflc railroad across western Canad;
TO Vancouvar. ID. c. Thence th'
racers will go to Alaska. crossinl
the Berlng straits and then through
Siberia to Moscow. From this poin
the Pekin-Paris route will be fol
lowed, passing through Berlin. l
is possible however. that change o
route may be made, causing the con
testants TO cross the continent Il
San FSncistD, thence going north
ward to Vancouver and Alaska.
According to thu CanadiaL author
tiles, the most feasible route 10 Be
ring strait would be from Regina
Saskatchewan proceeding over tn
New Yukon route to Dawson City
This road 1t is stated. is thorough
capable OF being negotiated with 70
automobiles. It Is the regular post
road OF the northwest mounted pc
lice. From Dawson the best rout
Is said to lie direct west to Nome
eesspsh. United states territory.
ers Is now certain. Several concern
are now considering plans for ma
chimes that would be able TO stAn
the hardships of sub a journey. an
there Is feeling OF confidence tina
the United States will win arst hon
ors In this. the blue ribbon even
Of automobile history.
Jefferson dc Mont Thompson chair
man Of the racing board Of tn
American Automobile association. {
enthusiastic in his advocacy Of III,
project.
THE fact that three automobile
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