The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-13
NEW ROUTE FOR
MOTOR TRAVEL
Good Roads Are Found From
Salt Lake to Ely Via
Milford.
NEVADA BUSINESS MAN
INDICATES NEW AUTO TRIP
Careful Outline for the Guild
ance of Automobile Tour
lists Is Prepared.

Hoac secretary Of the Ely, New. Com
mercial club, an automobile route has
been established from Salt Lake TO Ely
AS soon as Salt Lakers complete the lay
out Of the route 10 Echo City from Salt
Lake the new route will be part OF the
transcontinsntal route and will be printed
in the tour book OF the Automobile club
OF America. The next issue OF the tour
book will carry the part OF the route
from Salt Lake TO Ely.
In printing the route heretofore the
guide book has not had Salt Lake on the
map. going further 10 advise automobil-
lists to steer clear Of Salt Lake, The
route as previously printed is 10 the north
OF the, Great Salt Lake Mr. Hosg by
two trips established the route between
Salt Lake and Ely. Automobilists may
make the trip 10 the Nevada town ana
thence 10 the coast with assurances OF
finding the way and on roads better than
The average, The publicity bureau Of the
Commercial club will placard garages
telling OF the new route. Maps VIII be
furnished by the bureau on application
According to Mr.. Hoaes map the trip
is made under the following directions.
giving the miles in tenths with the turns
and accommodations encountered
Route in Detail.
Leave Salt Lake city as early in the
morning as possible. The entire road
10 Milford is excellent, except the last
fifty miles which will be run more SLOWLY
than any other part OF the trip, Milford
should be reached i'm twelve hours.
Miles 0-Commercial club. Exchange
place between Main and state streets:
70 south without turn on the State
road II miles.
6.S-Through Murray.
l15-ThrougiI Sandy
21.3-Around point OF mountain,
26l-Turn 10 right.
273-Cross railroad twice and follow
railroad to
277-Turn TO left and follow main
street. Lehi. straight south TO
27.7-Cross railroad Straight on To
l3.1-rhroueh American Fork 'Gaso-
line and backsmith). Straight on 10
SLa-Through Pleasant Grove. (Gaso-
line and blacksmith. Straight on To
35.9-ThrouGh Lyndon. Blacksmith
Straight on and AT
street, Provo. Turn right into Fifth
street 10
South From Provo.
HG-Provo. CTwo garages. foundry
machine shops and fun suppIies). out
Of Provo 20 straight south to
60.9-Tbroush Springville tOil. Caso-
line and blacksmith
5l5-Cross railroad track straight on
55,9-Throueh sprinGville coiI, Saso-
line and blacksmth)
5l.5-Cross railroad track straight on 10
55.9-Through Spanish Fork. Garage
Straight on TO
10.2-Through Central. straight on 10
S20-Throush Mona, straight on TO
S9s-Nephi Good sized town, good
hotels, oil and gasoline. but no gsrsEe.)
Straight on following telephone line 10
1Oo.6-Turu to right into Levan. (Small
town. Straight through following trac-
tlon engine road travelling due west 10
los Meet and follow railroad track
1o3 s-Levan station straight on to
l05.S-Cross and follow railroad south
los. S-Juab station. straight on to
l0e.2-Cross railroad track. take left
fork OF road, cross head OF lake. then
take. rishl fork and follow TO
111.1--Mect and follow telephone line 10
111.5-Summit, straight on to
ll2.2-Leavc telephone line on left: al
il2.I-Take right fork and follow main
ll6.2-Mee, and follow telephone line
iia.2-Cross on top Or dam at head Of
lake: Ses keep mst1 road to, to on ,,,,o.
telephone Ilnc to
schoolhousc al Scipio. Turn
right and follow telephone limo through
SclpIo out of Round valley To
l3iO--SummIt. straight on 10
l3I6-Leave telephone line. ford creek
137.S-And at
l3o.S--StraiEht on past church, meet
and follow telephone line 10
i3,G-Holden. straight on following
telephone line 10
Hard Fifty Mile Trip.
l55.a-Into Fillmore. Good hotels
gasoline. blacksmith chop and Is last
telegraph and long distance telephone
point until reach Milford, FOLLOW tele-
phone line out 10
ls2.l-Through Meadows. straight on
following telephone line 10
I61.9-Kanosh. (C;asolino and black
smith shopD Provide yourself with plenty
of water and supplies for fiftymile trip.
l7s.5-Pass deserted ranch, straight on
1a2.5-Cross road leading to Black Rock
and San Pedro road. straight on follow
294.s-MIford. RAILROAD, telegraph,
hotels, public garage. machine shops,
gasoline and oil)
The Second Day.
Leaving Milford at o'clock the next
morning with an hour for lunch al Ba-
ker's the trip to Ely may be completed
Leaving Milford garage, set speed
6--Follov telephone line west 10
l41-Postoffice at Frisco. Continue to
follow telephone line 10
151-Frlsco station: cross and follow
railroad tracks, crossing at
195-And twice al
I76-Leave railroad track. but follow
main road into
22.5-Newhouse, straight on through
Newhouse to pipc line which follow To
2s.T--Take right fork, (Lcft fork goes
10 stage stationD At
27,5-Cross deep ditch. straight on 10
31S-A ranch This Is the last water
tc he had for thirty mine miles. Straight
on across Wah Wah valley TO
3is-Wah Wah summit into Ssgebrush
valley al
370--Tskc right fork and follow
straight on TO
47,5-Centcr of alkali fiat. straight on
5i.9-Cross summit into Snake valley
al
6l.0-Cross bad dcep. dry wash
straight on TO
70.3-A ranch (water). straight on TO
71.o-Hanch with farm blacksmith shop
TO
75.3-Another ranch. straight on and at