Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-10
CONTINENTAL
HIGHWAYS
Pioneering One From San
Francisco to New York
DANGERS OF THE DESERT
They are not Insurmount-
able and are to be Re
duced to a Scientific Ger
tainty by a New System
Of Map Making.

The desert" is no longer a desert. II
is being chartered SO that the way
farer. though fool. may proceed with
safety in it-through it,
Ii is being chartered and mapped:
I the distances between prominent points
ascertained by speedometer; its good
wells charted and its bad ones fixed;
and desirable starting and stopping
points noted. II is Ging made possible
for any one to travel it.
All this is being done by the Trans
continental Road Map company. pion-
GERS of civilization, in that they are,
like many other agencies. helping to
bring all nearer together.
Phoenix Division Point.
Phoenix is to be Il division point on
the new automobile map route, known
as the Panama Pacific course. from
New York to san Francisco, or vice
versa. depending on the way you are
headed. In various ways Congress
man Richard T. HobsOns grand trans
continental highway is coming to pass
one of the worlds great highways.
The work is being pioneered by II.
Annis and W. II. Rumble Of California,
in route car No. 8. for the Transconen-
tai Road Map company. They have
been stopping at the Stag sine Satur-
day evening. and have shown them
selves to be very pleasant men.
The party awaits orders from Los
Angeles. which they expect II receive
this morning Their route Will then lie
through by way of Roosevelt dam,
Globe. Kansas City, st. Louis Terre
Haute, indianapolis and Columbus,
Ohio. to New York.
Car and crew have had twelve run
ming days out Of San Francisco, by way
of the coast road to Los Angeles and
acress the desert" to Phoenix, arriv-
ing last Saturday at 500 p. m. They
report the people throughout lower
California and Arizona very much in
terested in the good roads proposition,
and lending every effort 10 the help ana
enjoyment OF tourists and others at
stops and along the route.
The Route.
"Our way in California, leaving San
Francisco" said Messrs. Rumble and
Annis yesterday. passed through
Colma. Burlingame. San Matco. Red
wood city. Palo Alto. San Jose. Gilroy,
San Juan, Salinas. Chuatas, Gonzales,
Soledad. Greenfield, King CITY. Jolon,
Bradley. san Miguel. P2so Robles.
Templeton. Santa Marguerite san Luis
Obispo. Pismo Beach. Arroyo Grande.
Nipomo. Santa Maria. Carey, Los Oil
vos. santa Barbara. Ventura, Calabasas,
Los Angeles. Pasadena. Pomona. on
tario. San Bernardino. Redlands. Beau
mont, Banning, Whitewater. Palm
Springs. Indio. Coachello. Mecca, Dos
Palms. Chuckawalla Well. Wileys
Wei. Rannels. Blythe City. Blythe
Parker. BoUse. Vicksourg. Sa-
lone Palo Verde, Buckeye. and Phoe-
nix
Sun Effects.
zone accustomed to coast habitatiOns
win find it somewhat warmer on reach
ing the desert but if proper care is TAX
en- little trouble will be experienced.
Drinking water if carried in water bags
or covered canteens will keep compare
lively cool and as much fruit as possi-
BILE should be eaten. AS 4 general rule
water holes found OF various points are
quite shallow. ranging from five to
eight feet in depth and Ofttimes con-
tain lizards and rats, which in their
to get water fell IN and perished,
leaving that peculiar dead taste which
is somewhat obnoxious.
Signs.
"Signs are put on indicating there
wells and on leaving Dos Palms coming
toward Phoenix one travels twelve
miles up a sandy wash and should bear
well to the right to strike the wash well.
Care should be taFen not to drink any
and covered. as it has the de
cided appearance of a reptile burying
ground. Your engine, however, will
not mind that
"Chuckawalla well is 294 miles from
the well in the wash and was found
to be very fair, although it was not
covered 20.7 miles further on one ar
rives at Wiley's well which is covered
and 55 feet to water, and will be found
to be very good.
Three days of nine hour driving
starting in the cool of the morning be- |
fore sunrise, stopping between 10 a. m.
and - m, and driving until sundown. |
should put one across the desert in |
good shape.
The Sand.
Bad reports regarding heavy bow |
sand and disappearing trails ara errOn- !