The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-08-03
CROSS COUNTRY CAR
PASSES THROUGH CITY

The first transcontinental automobile
tourists. T. J. Wilson and F. V. LIGHT
enfels, Of Pittbsurg. Pa, arrived in
this city last Thursday noon from The
Dalles after having made a trip of
approximately 1000 miles in 20 days.
The motorists left the Smoky City
July and struck off across the state
Of Ohio in a northwesterly direction
and through Illinois TO Iowa. With
the exception Of going into ditch
near the city Of Wooster, Ohio, when
the steering apparatus Of the car
became deranged, the journey was
free from accident.
''We made excellent time every day
we travelled" said Mr.. .Wilson, and
have made record trip. We spent
five days at different points along the
route visiting friends. The roads
everywhere for the most part were
good The worst stretches that we
had to contend with were IN the sage
brush region of Wyoming. We spent
short time in Salt Lake City and
struck out from there to the northwest
for Huntington. The roads on this
end the other side Of Huntington are
good. However, 1--WE had some.trouble,
on account of the sand, coming from
Pendleton to The Dalles. The ride
from the latter city down into your
Valley was treat. IL is an impress
sive sight that one beholds as he
steers his car through the gorge in
the hills dividing this Valley from the
! Mosiersregion and strikes out down the
descent into the wide expanse of or
chards. +"
The journey was made in high
| powered five passenger EMF auto
mobile. The autosts are enthusiastic
over over the endurance of their ma
chine. As soon as they arrived in this
city they proceeded to the Columbia
garage, where the car was washed and
made ready for the short run to Cooks,
| Wash, the destination of the motor
lists, and for which place they headed
after ferrying to Underwood. Mr..
Wilson, who has made several former
visits to this country, is an extensive
property owner of the Cooks region.
He will spend several weeks in the
vicinity looking after business inter-
ests and visiting with his two brothers,
- ~ anu - IL W iiSoht VIM It0lut at
Cooks. His companion, Mr.. Llchten-
fels, is a student OF the University of
Pittsburg and is spending his vacation
on the motor trip.
The two expect to spend part of
their time in the West hunting. 1t is
said that bears are plentiful in the
region up the Little White Salmon and
they will endeavor to carry back a
! trophy or two with them, when they
return later in their machine.
81 notice that this country is slightly
overpopuated with gray squirrels,
saidsthe young medical student, when
discussing western game, 81 think |
will have to bag some of them the next
chance have. " When it was ex-
planned to him that he had seen the
digger squirrels, so numerous in GER
tain sections of the country, he was
disappointed.
The two long distance autoists state
that they had but little tire trouble.
They began their long journey with old
tires, the front set of which was re-
placed at Wooster, Ohio, and the rear
set at Salt Lake City. Both sets
looked as good AZ new when the auto
lists We're here.
Before returning to the East Mr.
Wilson and MIR. Lichtenfels will return
here and make an extensive tour of the
Valley. Because of the good hunting
that is reported on the range west of
here they may spend some time camp
| ing there,