Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-10
FLAG TO FLAG GAR
LEAVES FOR MEXICO
HIS MORNING
MAHlNE PREPARED FOR
ADVENTURES0ME TRIP
Wtorists Who Are Laying Out
Route for Run From Denver
to Mexico City Enthusiastic
Over New Mexico Scenery,

Over New Mexico Scenery,
Governor George Curry will speed
,he Pathfinder in the flag to flag trip
an IFS way this morning and will pre-
.enf 10 the Yankee Pathfindcrs a let
,sr IN President Porfirio Diaz of Mex
ico When the Pathfinder left Colo
rado Governor Shafroth requested
,nam 10 appear at the capitol where
IL presented to them a letter. The
.tnrdy little Chalmers-Detroit Thirty
r,9do the trip without trouble to san
T., 10 70 find Governor Curry absent
,rhen a visit was paid to the capitol
and the tourists met him last evening
in AlbuquprQue and he Offered to
eend by item a letter to the president
If Mexico The Pathfinders were quite
e naturally delighted and at $ o'clock
This morning will receive the letter rs
they lease the front OF the AlNarado,
where sundaN was spent.
All hy Yesterday the Pathfinders
sought information of people who
knew n regard to the routing to El
paso md also the trip through Mex
lea tabor Edward A. Weed, the six
weight year old cyclist, who has our
ID 5.65 miles on his present trip from
New York to San Francisco and who
1onrd tSenty states in Mexico some
wear ago. gave them much informa-
tior that seemed valuable. Accord
ingto the major 1t viii be possible to
mae the journey through from I'll
pao to Chihuahua as he rode a hi
cvle through there. But that was
Id years ago and according to later
formation the routing will be impos-
ole along the line of the Mexican
central railroad to that point. The
ourists have been advised to follow
he Rio Grande east about sixty miles
to catch the old Chihuahua trail.
picking up the Mexican Central at
Chihuahua. The major was very en-
thusiastic in regard to Mexico, its
scenery, its people and so forth and
promised the tourists a royal welcome
all through the country with scenery
unsurpassed for beauty,
After listening to advice from sew
eral quarters and thanking each and
every informant. the Pa%thfinders re-
tired to their room to read a mass Of
letters just received from George A
Wahlgreen OF Denver. promoter OF the
contest and donor of the trophy ana
then they looked at each other and
united in singing We Don't Know
Where We're Going But We're on Our
Way Aver the Sunday services all
retired to the garage to go over the
sturdy little Chalmers tightening ills
load OF iv 1tY-tvo huldred pounds
and affiIn 80 ~ err tdmpers under
the springs l'i' lock and tackle and
tenting mt j, W.gc both given promi- !
nent positions where it will be pos I
sible to dctach them quickly and the
ShOyels were placed in the tonneau. !
The tourists now feel that they are
rood. fpp a,,rslfnn .h,1 a. tl... ~. /
Leaving the Santa Fe and the Harvey
system of hotels they plan to do more
or les camping.
Jut how long it will take them to
reac FL Paso they do not know and
thei date of arrival in the City OF
Mc>co is about as uncertain as the
We as anything that may be men
tioed.
rom all along the line they have
reelNed word Of good times ahead
f. them but the problem seems to be
I arrange any set schedule now.
Or Van SAINT spent sunday enter
'lnlng the visitors and will escort
ne mas far as Willard when leaving
lDuquerque. At this point a guide
VIII be secured for the balance of the
rip.
While in Albuquerque the Texas Oh
'ompanN insisted upon donating gaso-
me and oil supplies and through
NeNlco a gentleman connected with
me of the big oil companies has prom
sed to locate gasoline all along the
'ouie for them.
Seen on the street the Pathfinder
$ q study. The outfitt.ing is of in
crest The little Chalmers has been
,alhled a bringht blue and by some is
tyled the Blue Bird. The tourists
ave named il "Old Reliable" and win
lnflsten it at FL Paso before crossing {
ne border with the aid of the mayor
" ~ Paso. The little car has on tho ,
'l"a the signs on both sides. Den
z 10 the City of Mexico" At each q
lue OF the hood are two canvas water ,
'oitl4s for water is scarce along the I
'Il Tor man and machine. Under a
'il front and rear seats are immenso ;
tN2illie tanks for thirty-two gallOn- I
~9ashllhe. enough for 400 miles. ON /
~, ilsht SD" is a large box for oil
~ on top an air bottle used for a
wing up tires. Only one puncturc Q
+ 90 q miles, near Wagon Mound. has
iayta the party. Just to the front a
'' ali bottle is a bag containing q II
/" ana above this two shoVels. Or- z
80 70 this are the two extra tires n
~ inside the tire circle a bag Goa T.
lug condensed food on the bad. u
w car are four, beds and sleeping C.
uN'ls \ large sign on the back .
~ nl the objects of the trip as do
ID. signs on both sides. Two dress f,
=" ,ds's are carried in the tonneau IL
y V'P OF q ditty box containing al n
any old thing which may be 5,
Tor a repair and tools To maxi o
a Under the seat Of Billy IA
"a iial' The driver. is a small tool kit
~ sNefe Is "A bag of tools strapped TO
YET point on the ear. Under the |
cover at the back is stationery.
eye. But this is not all. for
20 one side Of the car Is a
water pail and in this are three
hottios filled with hot coffee .
' morning Hanging to the other "a
,d another water pail of canvas :.
= Is filled with lunch for tho ..
M eat while they run or run ~
'hey eat. which ever may 10, ~,
block and tackle is ais, os
sllstN 10 the side Of the much 81
car. Taking All Of these IA
as lead weight and from -four
b ~ heoPie ~ ike weigh the liz .
I'm r'inners- Detroit Thirt, has is
'Hhies IN the canyons with their sh
Up and roads down their roads So
-nd their roads crosswise ana Sc
''t"s stony. sandy and nude or n.