The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-07-15

life came when the cool afternoon
breeze. as If in greeting seemed to
rise out Of Golden Gate. San Francis
co and make the home stretch to the Rww
Frisco city kali more pleasant 4
Greeted by the people Of San Fran
cisco with even more hospitality than SS}
he had experienced along the route. If m
such a condition were possible this
interesting old man was indeed at the
height OF his glory. E#s
Think Of it--you who brag about
ten-Inile feat OF pedestrianism-this
72-year-old New Englander during his
years Of walking, has traversed more
than 25.000 miles. which is the dis
tance around the world. land and wa
ter included E
His latest achievement was accom-
plshed at a rate of As miles each dav
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 hH
fast time was possible he would ne NJ
gotiate 50 and so miles. The record h
was set when on his walk from PORT
land. Me. to Chicago year ago. be accom-
pished stretch of 80 miles In dav Then
however. he walked almost the entire "a hours.
Always carrying a regulation breakfast food
smile this quaint old character, Who by the
way. can address an audience as well 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 yicissitudes 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
oace did the relentless heat % 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
swo hours at Lemay, Utah. Ne rested almost
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 bis desert tramp That night he
was at Lucln. Al miles away. AT four o'clock
the next morning he saw dawn break over the
Gown Of Iucln. and he was several miles TO the
xxast walking with the same steady stride
which marked his progress along better roads
in the east.
ne suffered a slight injury from fall in the
west and this hurt augmented by the effects
~ the heat. promised to make his daily walks
shnrfer Sheer persistence kept him at his
,aak and his will power overcame his all
,oents Consequently. when he crossed the
wezt state line OF Utah. he was In splendid
physical condition
an was not milk and honey for the pedes-
,,ssn At Laramie. Wyoming, his manager
forced him to stay indoors for an entire halt
80 & n-sar tn conserve his energy
perhaps the states east Of Illinois which
..~.sfed weston year ago when he made his
:, ,sermorabie trip from Portland. Me. to Chi.
.a~s, were not quite as enthusiastic over the
sred pedestrian as they were In 1908 but II
scb was the case young Mr.. Weston failed to
49, the lack Of hospitality
one OF the speediest laps" which the walk.
er accomplished before entering Caliiornia'
80 tbaf from ogden to Hogup. Utah. Leav-
~ npden one hour after midnight he reached
fhe smaller city late in the afternoon Of the
same day. Il was tramp Of 81 miles. and he