Arizona republican., 1911-11-15
GLOBE GIROL|hG OF
THE AbBOTT.OETRO|T
Some Features of the Worlds LONG
est Automobile Trip.

With total of 35,S67 miles cover
ed since July 81. 1910. the globe
clrclinS Abbott-Detroit Bull Dog
arrived in Salt Lake City under the
direction of DIR. Charles q. Percival.
| editor of Health Magazine of New
York City, under whose auspices a
trip of 100000 miles is being at
tempted. The Abbott car has been
travelling since July, 1910 on the
longest trip ever known to the auto
mobile industry-100, 600 miles-and
Judging from its performance up to
date it bids fair to accomplish the
feat.
The car has already been COM
pletely around the borders of the
United States for the first time in
the history of automobiling and has
pathfinded the Pacific highway from
Tia Juana, Mexico, to Vancouver.
British Columbia and has Travelled
under its own power from Skagway,
Alaska, over the dreaded White Pass
TO the headwaters of the Yukon river
and been to a point 30 miles beyond
81 degrees north in the Arctic Cir
Gle and a thousand miles farther
north than ever before made by an
automobile. For this feat DR.. Perez
val and his companion George Brown,
won the valuable silver trophy Of
fered by the Daily Alaskan of Skag-
way. In addition the Arctic Broth
erhood the famous organization of
the Arctic Circle composed only of
men who have "mushed" over the
trail and lived north of 81 degrees,
made both men members of the
order while DR.. Percival shares with
the lord governor of Canada, Earl
Grey. being q grand arctic chief of
the order.
The two men have crossed the
continent twice and are now making
their way east over the historic ore
gon trail. During the late MeXicaI
revolution the tourists were touring
in the country and were attacked by
bandits and were interested specta-
tors of several battles between the
federal troops and the insurrectOs.
They have been across all the Amer
lean deserts and were lost for As
hours without water in Mexico near
the American border and were saved |
from death by a detachment of SOL |
diers from Troop X of the Fourth |
L. S. cavalry, Captain c. c. Farmer |
The soldiers were |
found by DIR. Percival after he had |
made a - mile walk across the de-
;ert without water in 120 degrees Of
neat and ankle deep sand in ten
hours and for which feat he has
been recommended for Carnegie
medal having ridden back with the
soldiers to the rescue of his com
,anion who would have persisted but
or their aid.
The United States has been ira
-ersed through its center from North
Dakota to the Texas border and the
Iexican border followed from
Texas, on the Gulf Of
Iexico to San Diego, California.
very state and territory except the
sandwich Islands has been visited.
rom Salt Lake City the old ore
on trail made famous by early pio-
GERS will be travelled and on arrival
n New York City the car will pro-
eed down the Atlantic Coast 10 the
sthmus of Panama making dis
lnce covered equal to twice around
ne world and further in a continu-
US Journey than ever before accom-
lished by man or beast. The car is
1uipped for all sorts of weather
nd road conditions carrying axes,
novel. tent, blankets and cooking
tensils and is essentially an Ameri-
an product being equipped with
plitdorf magnetic and Goodyear tires.
In completion of the 100000 miles,
lie car is to be torn down and sub
cted to an exhaustive examination
' technical committee composed =
prominent automobile authorities, /
nd it is conceded that both the
dustry and the Abbott Motor Co. =
i'll benefit greatly by what has been >;
by this $500 American !,
ltOmobile.