The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-03
PATHF INDING PARTY
WORKING SOUTHWARK
Trail Now Being Blazed
Across State Line Into
Pennsylvania.
BINGHAMTON TO GIVE
SPLENDID WELCOME
Munsey Historic Tour to Pass
Through Scenes of IN
usual Interest

BINGHANTON, y Y, July After
being entertained by the members Of the
Riur6ar7fo, Automobile Club. which is
taking a great interest IN the MUnsey
Historic Tour. the patHdnders in their
EMF car left this morning 10 mark
out q uath through the southern Part
Of New York into Pennsylvania
While the pathhnders were in this
civ arrangements for everything which
could assure the comfort Of the Munsey
tourists when they. come TO this part of
the country next August, were under
taken by the officers Of the club. Be
sides meeting the paIhfndinE committee
yesterday at Alton some twenty miles
out on the road and bringing them into
the city, an escort committee Of the
club. accompanied the trail blazers for
a dozen miles on their journey this
morning
Coming over from COOperstovn, y Y.
the pathdnding party was forced TO
make a wide detOUr because some Of
The State roads were being repaired
VIII Erect Special SignboaTds.
The BinEhsmton Automobile Club.
through w G. Faatz, It's president,
George F. Johnson, its vice president,
and : n Frechie, its secretary and
treasurer, and r. w WhippIe, one on
the executive officers. is making ar
Engagements 20 place signs through the
twenty miles Of the detour which IL
viii be necessary for the tourists 20
take because Of the closing Of the state
roads.
This particular service is being done
especially for the 1Iunsey Historic
Tourists. as the state roads viii again
be open 10 traffic toward the end OF
September r. ". NhipuIe has also
arranged for the best police service
when lhe tourists stop N the town over
night, and has been assured that the
city authorities VIII extend unusual
courJesies to the visitors
The run from Cooperstovn was
through one of the most beautiful parts
OF the SUsgUeLanua valley and the sig
nifcance Of -ais Indian name, which
means a long and crooked river was
plainly demonstrated 10 the tourists.
From time TO time the pathludiuS
party passed through oneonta and
picked up the old Indian tran which
LED TO Ihe Wyoming valley, the stream
twisted and turned about the noun
taius- % was crossed and TeCroSSed-
time and time again
Site Of Old Indian Village
At the junction Of the Otego creek
with the Susguehaunz The party saw
the site where once stood a great vii
Ia-e of the Tuzcaroras. The farmers
in this vicinity still dig up arrow
heads and rough eartheuware in pIow-
ing their fields
A short distance out Of cambridge
one Of the Oldest grave yards in this
part of the country was passed T. is
in q grove Of trees and contains graves
Of some Of the old fUEitives from the
wyoming massacre buried there as
long aE0 as ll---
AT the halfway hill between Alton
and Nineveh the pathfuding party
halted for 2 moment TO enjoy the IA
nous view from that hilltop II is at
the junction of two great valleys On
one side the SUSuuelanna is spread out
and on the other the Chenaugo-
Entering the ChenangO valley. the
tourists in August VIII pick I'D ar Port
Crane the bed of the Old ChenanEO
canal which formerly ran between
Utica and BiuEhamt0n, but which has
now been filed up for many years The
Ene road now used bv automobiles was
once the -oTua-l Of the canal
Fine Views About Binghamton-
The country about BInghamton offers
many fine views 10 tourists and EinE-
hamtou is a great automobile town
The attractive route laid out, which is
that Indicated oy the Touring Club Of
America, is sure To find favor in the
eyes Of the Iuusey tourists.
It is not without its historic features,
also II was The camping ground Of the
detachment Of the American aruv. sent
out under General Sullivan to punish
the Indians for the Wyoming valley
massacre
At UnaduIa. some thirty-fve miles
from this town. through which the
tourists VIII pass IS the site Of the
encaUpneut of the Indians and their
Tory allies AFTER they had butchered
the settlers in the wyoming and Cherry
valleys Running south from this CITY
the trail VIII take the pathnudInE party
into middle and southern Pennsylvania
me elElh running day Of the MunSey
historic tour VIII be from Saratoga 10
BlnEnaU-on, distance Of 166 miles,
over roads that range from good to
bad There are a few rough spots and
some stIG grades that viii serve TO
bring out all the good qualities OF the
competing cars
Hearty Welcome Promised.
The noon stop IN Cooperstown viii
be ar The O-seEO Hotel Headquarters
IN BinEhauton viii he at the Bennett
Hotel while che cars VIII be parked
on the square just below the hotel
As the Biughamton Automobile Club
has ITS headquarters IN the Bennett
the tourists are assured or having a
hearty welcome
The fact that the state road near
Ealnol lcAe IS being rebuilt has neces-
STATED a Few changes in the route
Pie new route VIII take tourists across
tie SusQuehanGa river for number
OF miles. bringing them back to ne
main route ar cambridge some de-
N1arions from the main road are also
necessary before FinEhau-0n fS
reached These various rTauga- 80
set forth IN Ereat detail in the route
cards the patEfnderS are cornnfIfrr-
With m1.eaEe Of 1900 miles TO their
credit the Morgan & Wright .sN-or,-v-
Tread tires with which the E-N-E
pathfinder Is equipped continue TO Lo75
rn. Notwithstanding the varied -1sE
conditions encCuntered 50 far Tbe
Jones sDeedOmeter and Jones e1ar-r5c
horn are also performing their f1--c
tions in a highly satisfactory manner
CANADA'S BIRTHDAY
OETVV OnCED~