Arizona republican., 1908-11-26

his favOrite mule Maude as a driver and helper engine. NIT. Minter went along on his well broken COW horse. Maude being hitched in front of the automobile. Whenever they came to a bit of down grade or even flat road. where the machine could be trusted. Maude was given a rest and proceeded, running light, but when ever they approached a grade Maude was put in commission again and right Valiantly did her work As the machine alone weighs 2100 pounds it may we'll be imagined the ladies of the party think Maude is the finest mule that was ever born. It is prob ably the only time she ever did ser vice as an automobile engine capari soned with a chain harness and a searchight, but she fell into her work gracefully and rocked not the perils of her position By the glimmering searchlight her equine beauties were indelibly photographed in the minds of those she faithfully pullel out of the shadows of despair. When they came to a particularly hard hill Mir Minter hitched his lariat rope to the machine and doubled teams with Maude. In this way they reached the summit of Fish Creek hill. when the helper crew steamed back to the flat and the machine, which was pow erless to refuse to go down hill un- der it's own inertia Git would if it could). finally reached Fish Creek station.
 They had previously telephOned to that point for entertairlnent from Tor tile Flat and were expected, but were SO long arriving MT. Martin had start ed back to see what was the matter and met them at the gate He had to go on to the top of the hill, several miles beyond, to turn around so he could come back. Anyhow, all finally got into that station, got fine supper and got to bed about II o'clock.
 By 9 o'clock the next morning the shower had patched up the machine and secured a promise of good behav- for. It kept the promise until within three miles of Roosevelt when it went stone dead again and the passengers abandoned it and walked to Roosevelt. Mir Fowler went ahead but found such difficulty in securing a team that it ildu ltOl SOflt illOit liiti NiAo of a mile in their direction when they were met A team was sent after the machine and chaffeur and all Sunday afternoon and Monday were spent re- pairing the automobile, that all that was not contemporaneOusly spent on MT. Reeds machine.
 Tuesday morning at S:45, having se- cured the last ten gallons of gasoline in Roosevelt, except five gallons to re- place MT. Martins loss, they started back. under lowering clouds and through blinding wind and dust. It soon began to rain and continued until they had travelled five miles, when a tire was punctured. IL stopped rain ing long enough for them to repair the tire and then it began to hail and continued that mild diversion until 11:15 o'clock, when they reached Fish Creek again chilled to the bone They built big fire, warmed and dined and colled off the engine, though what on earth the engine had done to make it bod is hard to explain. They left Fish Creek at noon and reached Mesa City at o'clock without incident, except that they broke the back brace of the machine. had several punctures and a few minor accidents.
 At Mesa the auto again struck for more refreshments and another five gallons of gasoline were poured into it's vitals That lasted until they reached Finch's stable in Tempe when another inner tube bursted just as they were slowing up to inquire about the river crossing. They finally se- cured a new inner tube of A J.. Peters, taking it out of one of his wheels, and in some way it was punctured while putting it on. That surely is a record, blowing up a tire while standing still
 About o'clock they left Tempe, having ordered dinner at the Hotel Adams for 7:3O By this time their carbide lamps were on the blink and would only burn about three min utes at a time. They went out en- tirely in the river and not wishing to try an unfamiliar crossing in the dark they sent back to town for a man on horseback to lead the way They started all right but the ma chine insisted on going to one side and fearing they would get off the track the chauffeur stopped it en-