The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-28
TRIBUNE CARDS GIVE
ROAD INFORMATION
Tourists Write Their Own De-
scription of Highways to
Help Other Tourists.

TlClp olllCl OllIlSlS.
The steady stream OF tourists continues
to come into Salt Lake as one OF the
chief points OF interest across the conti-
nept During the past week many came
through who failed to register at the
Automobile clubs touring bureau OF IN
formation at Psi State street. but a
number did so. The heavy storm Of
week ago caught many OF these TOURISTS
who have stories to tell Of the muddy
only the loss Of day or so or at the
worst few hours spent In some Isolated
mudhole.
The following tourists registered at
club headquarters: j, j. Moore and fam
ly OF seven, en- route from kokomo lnd:
to San Francisco: Edward Bering and
Roberts and one, en- route from Corpus
Christi. Tex, TO Los Angeles; j. r. Black
well and party OF four, EN- route from Lees
BIankenhorn and wife. en- route from Ely
New. to New York City l.. j. Merritt and
party OF FIVE en- route from Pasadena,
Cal, 10 Cleveland, o.
Salt Lake to Strawberry
r.. J. GiImer and party OF fishermen
averaged about eighteen mil per hour.
Recommendations Go Diamond can
yon route via government road past
Strawberry tunnel and dam Best hsh-
ing twelve to fifteen miles from dam
Roads fine Salt Lake to Strawberry. DIS
tancc to dam about l05 miles, Fine seen
cry at summit OF Diamond CANYON.
IL. ], GILMER."
Salt Lake to Bear Lake.
Distance Travelled from Salt Lake to
Bear Lake and return $50 miles We
took route up Parleys canyon. Echo can
yon Evanston, Woodruff. Randolph. Lake
Town Fish Haven, Paris. Montpelier
Soda Springs. Gentle valley, Preston
Collinston, Brigham City and Ogden. Cen
orally good, hard roads but In some PLACES
muddy on account OF recent rains we
used The Tribune route book and found
il invaluable. In regard to route from
Evanston to Bear Lake will say there arc
about eight miles Of new road between
take the old road. as it Is much better;
Twelve miles out OF Evanston road
branches to left with poles. Autos should
take left hand road by Hnndonb way %, ChaP faPs
left road past Ike Smiths store to avoid
"a, r. BRENNAN,
1909 South Main Street
"Salt Lake, July 20.
From Salt Lake Up Weber Canyon.
Members of party E, Gllmor, Franz
Gllmor, Ralph Gilmor Lester o. Lang
ford and w, w. Calder. Distance Salt
Lake to Pcterson's ranch, 473 miles
time. three hours After leaving the Ola
Kimball station take first road 10 righl
to Silver Creek and save eight miles.
Then GO due east to Peoa and on 70 Peter-
sons ranch Returned Via Park CITY ano
found good roads. Did not have TO use
chains In sp''e OF recent PARTY"
Salt Lake to Montpelier, Idaho.
Take road through Preston going 10
Gentle valley, Alexander, Soda springs
or Bear Lake and avoid bad washout on
upper road. Roads Via Ogden. Brigham,
MesyiIls nf. L9Tan Tan sTe sood in spite Of
rain. Must have been heavy rain through
here. Bad washout between Whitney and
Riverdale, but not impassSafnalfEx. pafnalfEx.suaNK
Montpelier, July %,
Salt Lake to Ely,
En- route Sewickley. Pa. to San Fran
cisco Ran into rainstorm at stone house
east of Kearney's, making road little
muddy Strongly advise left fork here IN
case Of rain Fine roads from ON hssrnes @ar
road Made trip easily in two days
(Signed) ]. r. BROWN.
]. H PAINTER
Ely. New. July II.
Salt Lake to Laramie. Wyo.
En- route Los Angeles to Chicago-salt
via Cumberland, Oakley and Opal, Road
rough but passable From Rock Springs
to Rawlins avoid Bitter Creek route and
take new ROAD POlnt or ROCKS 10 Upton
Roads In Wyoming not very dusty. but
for natural roads are fair. Fine graded
road between Green River and Rock
Springs New road between Evanston
bridge is completed New road over Elk
mountain from Rawlins to Laramie now
open and is good.
(Signed) DIR. G. e. CALM,
Laramie. Wyo, July is.
Gasoline at Fish Springs.
have Tribune tell tourists they can get
gasoline here now 7 carry II In five
gallon lots and always have a supply
(Signed) J. ]. THOMAS.
Salt Lake to Pocatello.
En- route Worcester, Mass, to San
Francisco. via Yellowstone Park-Ogden
TO Pocatelio. eight hours. On road from
Malad TO Pocatello. at o5.6 take first
road to left and do not go down steep
on other side OF creek where you are sure
to get stuck Irrigation campers on
creek. Men there will not warn you. but
will let you get stuck and then charge
YOU 10 Oneida over bridge. Roads good
al way, no sand Evidently much I'M
proved since you logged route. We found
road much better from Salt Lake here
than we expected. No sand between Salt
Lake and Ogden.
(Signed)
Mrs. FRANCIS A K1NNIcUT,
Pocatello. July "A.
TO st. Anthony. Idaho, and Return.
Members OF party. Mr and Mrs
Thomas r. shannon. Virginia Shannon
ana Francis Beer: mileage, S75 ELAPSED
Time. eight days average eighteen miles
per hour. Recommendations: Load.
hght as possible and take plenty of time
as hfteen miles per hour Is better aver
age. Roads very fair WIN find all con
ditons-sand. rocky. heavy grades. mud
and dust-but lots OF good roads Have
been over roads between Idaho Fails and