The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-18

valued al 100000. The dust was In
small sacks. such as are usually used for
the transportation of the precious
metal. They sent the machine along at
a pretty lively speed and were enjoying
themselves pretty well. None of them
was worried about the safety of the
treasure they were carrying, Parts of
the road from the mine TO Goldfeld are
not what you could call racing track,
They bumped and jolted a good deal,
but nobody minded that. They were
getting along pretty well towards Gold
held, when one Of the men looked into
the toneau and counted the sacks In
perfunctory sort OF a way. Then there
was trouble.
"Tbree of the sacks were missing.
They contained 500, 900 worth Of gold.
Maybe YOU think they didn I get busy.
Kennedy turned that machine around in
a place where he wouldn't have
dreamed Of attempting it if ne had
oeen on pleasure trip, From what /
heard of that run back. it would have
shown up well in the Vanderbilt cup
race. The auto was shot over bumps
without regard for the comfort of the
occupants. II was probably the most
hairraising ride that ever was taken In
Nevada Nobody had the foresight 10
time it, but Kennedy afterwards said
he was sure they were going 100 miles
n minute. lf YOU could accept this cs-
innate. YOU would discover that they
made the trip in few seconds. for they
had 10 go Just twenty miles before they
found the first sack.
"The rest OF the run was made with
the same speed. and the other two sacks
were picked up IN the road few miles
further back Evidently they had been
iolted out of the tonncau when the ma
chine ht the high spots
Auto Versus Locomotive.
"Now that the auto has succeeded
in driving the horse out of business in
many parts Of he country. IT. seems
10 have tackled the raiIroad question. y
remarked O J MilUright Of Sacramen-
to. Cal. "'Tt s true. - he insisted, "that
they have begun the construction Of an
automatic railroad and may have fin
ished II bv this time. for all | know,
in central California. The railroad runt
or Is to run from Stone Canyon, an $50
lated mining town, TO ChansIor. dis
tauce Of about twenty Ave miles. One
Of the auto ears for the hne had been
purchased some months ago. 1t is six
wheel affair, the extra palr of wheels
extending in front of the hood. These
wheels have cast.ron rims, provided
with nangcs instead Of rubber tires.
This ear holds seven passengers. The
promoters OI lu' llnf 'Hiliid wv Nii"t a
ear could make the trip easily within
1u hour.
Tho country which is traverscd by
this auto line is arid aud of nc uso for
farming. There are mauT mines in the
TERRITORY, however. and the scheme.
was told, contemplated the extension
Of spurs from the little main line to
the mines along tho WAY. When the
project Of connecting Stone Canyon
with Chauslor WAS first considered. the
construction OF steam railroad and
the building of a macadam roadway
were among the plans discussed. Each
was abandoned on account Of the eX-
pensc involved Heavy rails, a locomo'
live or two and thr ear equipment
would mean small fortune. To build
a good macadam road across some of
the sandy stretches also would cost vast
sums Of money.