The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-07-17

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breeze, if in greeting, seemed to
rise out of Golden Gate, San Francis
co and make the home stretch to the aamxs
Frisco city hall more pleasant SM
Greeted by the people of San Fran v#SSaa
cisco with even more hospitality than IMsa
he had experienced along the route if vM##a
such condition were possible, this v82
interesting old man was indeed at the 0a&s
height of his glory. vS
Think of it-you who brag about a v#S9
ten-mile feat of pedestrianism-this t
72-year-old New Highlander during his
years of walking, has traversed more t
than $4,000 miles, which is the dis II
lance around the world, land and wa
ter included.
His latest achievement was accom-
plished at a rate of 46 miles each dav
a hard proposition in consideration of
the fact that Weston returned the
publ1c's little courtesies by address,
ing his admirers along the route
Some days over level country where
fast time was possible, he would ne
gotiate SO and 60 miles. The record
was set when on his walk from Port
land, Me-, to Chicago year ago, he accom-
plished a stretch of 90 miles in a dav. Then
however, he walked almost the entire "a hours
Always carrying a regulation breakfast fooe
smile this quaint old character, Who by thu
way can address audience as well as ht
walk long distances, never lost sight O.
the optimistic side of his venture Happy
hale, hearty and a picture of color, he laughed
gayly at mention of the vicissitudes which he
was compelled to undergo in making good il
his determination to span the continent afoot
Facing the sun-baked western deserts, hi
wore the same typical Yankee smile. Onl,
did tho Relentless heat Of tho
him to falter. That was, when in crossing the
Great Salt Lake desert on the twenty-secon(
of June he was forced to stop and rest almos
two hours at Lemay, Utah. He rested almos
against his will, but he realized that the little
snatch of sleep at Lemay was for the best
Leaving Hogup, Utah. at $50 that morning
he started his desert tramp. That night he
was at Lucin, Al miles away. At four O'Clock
the next morning he saw dawn break over the
town of Lucin, and he was several miles to the
west walking with the same steady stride
which marked his progress along better roads
in the east.
He suffered slight injury from a fall in the
west and this hurt augmented by the effects
of the heat, promised to make his daily walks
shorter. Sheer persistence kept him at his
task, and his will power overcame his all
ments. Consequently, when he crossed the
west state line of Utah, he was in splendid
physical condition.
All was not milk and honey for the pedes
trian. At Laramie, Wyoming, his manager
forced him to stay indoors for an entire hal
day in order to conserve his energy
Perhaps the states east of Illinois which
greeted Weston a year ago when he made his
memorable trip from Portland, Me-, to Chi
cago, were not quite as enthusiastic over thu
aged pedestrian as they were in 1908, but i
such was the case young Mr.. Weston failed t.
see the lack Of hospitality.
One of the speediest laps which the walk
er accomplished before entering California
was that from Ogden to Hogup, Utah. Leav
ing Ogden one hour after midnight he reached
the smaller city late in the afternoon of the
same day. 1t was tramp of 81 miles, and be