Arizona republican., 1909-03-13

that's going some in the hill country. Clean beds and plenty of covers de- layed the start next morning until &: 30 and then the ride up veritable park for miles, more mountain climb ing, down hill again to the river, up it several miles and the final climb to the face of the cliff overlooking the dam many feet below.
 Eliminating Roosevelt and it's en- virons there was nothing of special interest more than crossing the sandy bed of Pinto creek for the next twen- ty-three miles. when the summit be- tween Roosevelt and Globe is reached Four miles of coasting brings the traveller to Devore's ranch on Pinal creek. thirteen miles north of Globe and many feet lower in altitude It was here the real fun began. Louie Martin and friends of Globe met the party on the summit in his machine and paced it down to Devore's. They had to stop few minutes to talk to friends and told Hughes to go ahead and they would catch up in few minutes.
 will they?" said Hughie. 'Tll see hbOhN AAie1e- IL was lu anu it was a long time after 12:40 when Louie got in looking like he had trav- eled some. The road is up hill all the way. crossing the creek eighteen times in the thirteen miles and the stream running an average of a foot deep and ten or fifteen feet wide. sandy or rocky bottom as the case may be. the road a bit sidling here with an occasional chuck hole there, up a little. down a little and with here and there a mesquite stump and a passing wagon. It is a good all round road for a carriage or a jaunt- ing automobile but for a thirteen mile exhibition at the rate of two and one third minutes per. it was like plumbing the bumps. It must be re- membered that the machine was on the high speed gear and to take the creek crossings there could be no great let up. else would there have been no start again in the sand and water with the low gear not ayaila- ble. She took water like a fish. So did Hilderbran and Hughie and they pretended they liked it. The spray flew twenty feet in the air and mud NdltF anu SdUu lltW every lllt occupants of the back seat paid no attention to water. They were chiefly concerned in keeping in touch with the seat. or getting inside iDtorma- ton about where to come down after the next scheduled vault.
 Arrived in Globe there was general hospitality which was fully appre- ciated and everything possible was done to make the visit a pleasant one Globe is great. Too great for this story. It will have to be told about some other time. It's a story by it. self It had been raining and snow ing much of the time in Globe and the Pinal mountains south of there during the preceding week. The streets were muddy but they were a great deal more SO before night, for it soon began raining again. And the next morning the town was covered with a mantle of snow, which quickly melted in the ensuing rain. The start home was planned for Wednesday but rain worked a postponement. The party had to be home Thursday and gave the weather until Thursday morning to clear up
 Efforts to convince Hughie Hughes that it was foolish to start in the rain were unavailing and when Thurs day dawned with snow and rain again he said: T knouw I'm crizy but I'm not irving mad. I knouw this bloody machine, an I knouw how to drive her. too. I'll rub her up a bit. twist a little rope around the hind wheels to keep her from slipping on the curves. open the throttle, turn her loose. and blawst me bloomin' buttons. I'll tike ye to Phoenix like a bat out of - we'll well get there tonight" And he did. travelling ahead, behind, or on one side of a storm all the way. .z.s