Arizona republican., 1910-11-24
MOUNTAIN JOURNEY
 FULL OF INCIDENT AUTOMOBILES FIRST APPEAR ANCE IN REMOTE SECTION. Al. Goodwin of Swansea Gives His Pope Hartford Good Try-Out.

The following article by Al Goodwin of Swansea sets forth in his own way the details and some interesting incl dents that attended him on a very un- usual and somewhat eVentful automo-
 bile trip from Flagstaff To Phoenix. By way of introduction it should be said
 that MT. Goodwin last spring bought Pope Hartford machine of w. D. Tremaine of this city and the trip has given him a splendid opportunity to try out its good qualities Mr. Goodwin left Swansea four months ago in the machine to spend the summer in Flag staff. He went by way of Congress Prescott, Camp Verde and Montezuma's s
 We'll, and had a fine time in the Flag staff country all summer. Returning, he traverSed a road that an automobile had never before passed over. and his recital tells of the test that kind of road gives a machine, as well as re- lates number of amusing things, due to the surprise of the sparse population of the section penetrated. Mir Goodwin says:
 On my way up from Swansea to Flagstaff, l went the Camp Verde route and heard that there was so much quicksand in the river that I decided to get a team to pull me through, got stuck in the middle of the river and I jacked up the wheels and blocked them and started the engine and went through at ten miles an hour.
 Having my automobile in Flagstaff and wishing to go to Phoenix. decided to try the road through the COconino forest. After being assured many times that no automobile had ever attempted the trip l started on my journey in fear and trembling"
 Although I had every confidence in my machine I knew the engine was not timed. which would make hill climbing extremely difficult. However. the Knowledge that I had several new in ner tubes, good protectors and twenty gallons of gasoline gave me a feeling of security.
 The first fifteen miles of the journey was uneventful, although the road was very rough. Night overlook me with no habitation in sight, but was not at all worried as my faithful old automo- bile contained everything to make me and I was soon fast asleep under the starry canopy, which seems very near. up in the mountains. I was1 awakened some time toward morning by rain drops falling in my face, and was obliged to spend the rest of the time until day light in the auto.
 When daylight came the rain was still falling and I decided to forge ahead, hoping to find ranch. knowing that at this time of the year there would probably be several days of rain. The engine worked fine and l soon found myself at an old deserted cabin which I promptly took possession of and named Camp DesOlation. I re- mained there two days waiting for the | rain to cease. The second day being bright and sunny, started again. The roads were very muddy and the soil heavy clay, but as usual my faithful 1 engine pulled me along at a fine rate of speed considering the roads, which | were awful.
 I finally found I was on the wrong road and just started across the noun | tain in search of the right one. which |
 soon found. I have ever since called | my auto the "old invincible"
 My trip was punctured with many | unny incidents, also some very pleasant | 'nes, all of which helped to make the | rip one long to be remembered.
 After climbing innumerable steep | lills came to beautiful valley called | 1ong valley, where I met a genial old | who invited me to stop and | lunt with him a few days.
 The first day hunting we got two fine |