The San Francisco call., 1910-12-27
What AUTOS ARE
DOING IN ALASKA
Vice Consul G. Carlton Wood
ward Tells of Their Work
in North
By R. R. L'HoMMEDrEu

Vice Consul G. Carlton Woodward of
Dawson. Yukon territory, has just made
a very interesting report of the use of
the automobile in the gold district OF
Alaska
Woodward says:
s'There are now two automobiles in
use in Dawson and vicinity, one a go
horsepower, three passenger car the
other a 20 horsepower. four passenger
car. They are used by officials of gold
mining companies in going to and from
Dawson and places of their dredging
operations.
Only q few years ago it was gener-
ally conceded that it was impossible to
use an automobile in the Klondike. An
other seven passenger touring car OF
S5 to 20 horsepower was brought In for
the purpose Of hire and was principally
used for pleasure and business trips.
This car was shipped to Alaska last
spring on account of there not being
sufficient demand here for its profitable
operation. Tt charged SIS for the first
hour, $40 for each additional hour, or
$75 per day. This machine used about
10 gallons OF gasoline per day at an
average price of rs cents per gallon.
An experienced chauffeur, who was
brought in at $3.50 per month and ex-
penses, stated that he found the roads
in a better condition than around some
more settled communities, and that
while heavy grades, short curves, and
muddy roads were encountered, they
could all be overcome. and that in no
instance had an accident occurred that
might not occur to a machine in any
other locality.
~The freight rate for automobiles to
Dawson by the White Pass, and Yukon
route is $3.50 per ton, actual weight,
when knocked down. boxed, or Grated
sufficiently to be loaded in boxcars.
Captain f. W. Cole of the Pacific
motor car company has just received
a very interesting +riS
Stevens-Duryea made mad i by J. ].
O'Brien to the
mines of Nevada City; The, trip in
cluded visit to Youbet and Forrest
Hill. The Stevens -Duryea was the
first car that has come into that coun-
try since last September. O'Brien re-
ports that they were surprised ,p r,gb+Tg1 10 sg9
condition and it was thought almost
impossible for a motor car to go over
them The car did splendid work and
gave no trouble from the time 1t left
the city until the journey was ended
J. T Bill & co. have just received a
large shipment of the 1911 Emblem mo-
- = torcycles. The new
toll E7v,hIe,,. models show
Have Arrived i11sI menf f over the
models of last
wear. The machine is greatly refined
and should be one Of the popular makes
for the coming year
The Triple tread manufacturing com
pany has received samples of the over
land tires which
oTerIno xre in the rei City the price Of stand,
= - = ard tires without u
the price of standard tires with a
guarantee. This is an innoxation, and
President Lund of the company reels
that 1t will meet a long felt want or
the automobile owner.
A carload of the foredoor Haynes
cars have been received by the Haynes
auto sales COM
Foredoor Haynes pany. The ship
Reach the City %snf fog2fng inelndss .a4s abd thd
which have been received are finished
in French gray and are most striking.
They are now on exhibition on the
Frank Murray, the well known driver
who recently Joined the Corbfn motor
Frank MURRAY been visiting. the
New Manager cit 6ity over sbd1ffv the hGlt- sft
the company he was transferred to
Sacramento, and when the branch
house was opened was given the man
agership. Murray is one of the most
popular men on automobile row and
was kept busy during the last two
days thanking his friends for their con-
gratulations.
The Regal motor car company has just
added a new department to its institu-
ton with a view
ReS1, n,esi ads Ersncb LsehI ing into force the
-s- principle Of serv-
ment viii be known as the technical
department, and goes hand in hand
with the repair and trouble depart
ment and the department of supplying
extra parts to owners. In charge of
this department has been placed Virgil
Oldberg.
Automobiles are proving their worth
to those who must cover long trips at
all seasons Of the
winton Takes year.
Place Of Horse Of c5sTlsz Topsz Ebo R5ckey Z
the owner OF
Winton Six. was a recent caller at the
Winton branch in this city. He says
that the snow is making travelling hard
in that section Of the country.
Hickey owns a ranch which is is
miles long and averages I miles in
WAQln. IL II ntSSSodly 1OI MIN 10
make trips around his ranch on bust
ness at all times of the year, and 1t
was for this purpose that he bought
car. He formerly made these trips on
horseback. but since purchasing a Win
ton he makes them in less than fourth
the time required previously, and with
greater comfort.
Among the most satisfied users of
Motorol, according to Dave Sinclair OF
Hughson & Mer-
,Fo4oroI E-sud. ton, are L. p
Eriend. in Cffx Lowe, former pres
ident OF the Cali
fornia State auto
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