Weekly journal-miner., 1910-05-11

uences, and veers to the north over a long stretch of mesa. The brush has been removed and a fine highway slmost as smooth as a billiard table constructed. with the aid of scrapers The dirt thus removed has been placed to form slight embankment on either side of the road. Nearing the Junction, the grade is downhili and there is a bad spot in the wash near the village.
 There were some mishsps on the going trip and some of the guests ar' rived as the big chicken dinner was about concluded, but on the round up, when noses were counted, every one answered 10 the roll call.
 At the top of the hill beyond Lees Ranch, John Aiken turned out quickly, in order to permit seorcber to pass. In doing so, he struck the bank, and the chain left the sprocket. Aitken repaired this but other parts of the mechanism were disabled, and after going a mile he capitulated, and he and his passenger, Ed. Meany, viewed the scenery until W. F.. Rhodes, who had been summoned from the Junction, arrived and bore them safely to the feast which Mrs. w.. F.. Paul had spread for the hungry and appreciative exeursionists.
 Albert Hstz was also the victim of an accident. He was running at a stiff speed when he drove into n sand wash, and the steering gear be. came unmanageoble. As n result the machine collided with a tree and Ed. Kastner was pitched out, fortunately striking the ground on his shoulder. Other machines came along and pick. cd up tbe two men.
 Dud Clark, in his big GO h. D.. stearns, probably made the best time on the going trip, but passengers of Dr. Blain accord him the credit, |. D. l.. Williams making the astonish ing and iucredulous declaration that the run of twenty.three miles was made in forty minutes. Some en. vious persons were heard to remark that Blain's car was fed on Old Crow gasoline, but all that Blain would say was that he would never travel that fast were his family with him.
 IL was a jolly crowd that sat down 10 the royal feast that Mrs. Paul had prepared, the crowning feature being the big platter of chicken frieassee that was assigned to each guest. A delegation left the table and dragged John Mason Ross from the southbound train, as he was return. ing home from Kingman, and he was ushered into the dining room amid great applause.
 The return trip was made on the road that the Supervisors have re. gently completed. There is big gulch at the Junction which will be covered by 40.foot bridge, the lumber now being on the ground. Be. yond that point, the road is reve. lation in its smoothness and even grade. For ten miles it follows the line of the railroad, and not until n point is reached opposite Granite Dells IS there an uneven or rough spot. Altogether the round trip GOV. CTS forty y.four miles and there is noth. ing in Arizona anywhere that can compare with it, and it will be even better when it is beaten down by a few rainstorms.
 The autoists who were the hosts of the occasion were Messrs. IT. ID. Air. kin, John Massing, J. NJ. Aiken. T. c. Norris, LeRoy Anderson, pr. Southworth, Dr. Blain. T. II. Bate. Dr. Yount, w. E. Rhodes, M. B. Haz. eitine, D. M. Clark, o. Longacre, Jr., 70. A. Hesla, c. T. Joslin, F. W. Foster, Dr. Looney, ]. c. Kirkpatrick. and Albert Hatz.
 The guests were Gorham A. Bray. David II. Biles, Frederick c. Breeht. Henry Brinkmeyer, Paul Burks. Ben Beieher. K. II. Burmister, Harold A. cheverton, Dr. Cole, William II. Doyle, J. P. Dillon, R. N. Fredericks. d. ]. Gardner, J. A. Hope, M. Hughes. George P. Harrington, 1T. W. Heap. Kay Hiil, Major Kirby, J. A. Jaeger, Edward A. Kastner, Leslie B. Lari. mer, J. w. Mines, George F.. Meany. w. S. Norviel, Gus Peter, c. A. Peter. John II. Robinson, Dr. Roper, Barney u. smith, J. w. Stewart, II. William Stevens and guest, II. c. Storey. F