The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-22

life came when the cool afternoon
breeze, as if in greeting, seemed to
rise out of Golden Gate San Francis.
and make the home stretch to the Mesa
Frisco city hall more pleasant HMM rs
Greeted by the people of San Fran S;
cisco with even more hospitality than 1Nsz@%&
he had experienced along the route, II HN#E3XS
such condition were possible, this lES&%a
interesting old man was indeed at the &M,
height of his glory. EBxass&
Think of it-you who brag about Es3$SHss
ten-mile feat of pedestrianism-this E%#M
72year-old New Highlander during his tNNM8
years of walking has traversed more
than $4,000 miles, which is the dis. eESz2
lance around the world, land and wa V@E$
ter included. W.
His latest achievement accom-. 4
plished at rate of As miles each day.
a hard proposition in consideration of
the fact that Weston returned the
public's little courtesies by address
ing his admirers along the route
Some days over level country where tMs
fast time possible he would ne NJ
gotiate so and 60 miles. The record u
was set when on his walk from Port.
land, Me-. to Chicago year ago. he accom-
plished stretch of 80 miles in day. Then
however, he walked almost the entire "a hours
Always carrying regulation breakfast food
smile this quaint old character, who, by the
way can address an audience as we'll as he
can walk long distances, never lost sight OF
the optimistic side of his venture. Happy
hale, hearty and picture of color. he laughed
gayly at mention of the vicissitudes which he
was compelled to undergo in making good in
his determination to span the continent afoot
Facing the sun-baked western deserts, he
wore the same typical Yankee smile. Only
once did the relentless heat of the sands cause
him to falter. That was, when in crossing the
Great Salt Lake desert on the twenty-second
of June he was forced to stop and rest almost
two hours at Lemay, Utah. He rested almost
against his WILL but he realized that the little
snatch of sleep at Lemay was for the best
Leaving Hogup Utah, at $3.50 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 a slight injury from 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 half
| dav in order to conserve his energy.
Perhaps the states east of Illinois which
erected Weston year ago when he made his
| memorable trip from Portland, Me- to Chi
| caeo. were not quite as enthusiastic over the
| aged nedestrian as they were in 1908, but If
such was the case young Mr. Weston failed to
| see the lack OF hospitality.
one of the speediest laps" which the walk
or accomplished before entering California,
| was that from ogden to Hogup Utah, Leay-
ing ogden one hour after ldnight he reached
the smaller city late in the afternoon of the
same day. II was traJep o. 81 ~ les ana he