Arizona republican., 1912-06-09
Ash Fork to EI Tovar.

GRAND CANYON. June 6.-At al early hour this morning the pace maker of the Studcbaker Sociabilit> Tour left Ash Fork for the canyon | The press car followed at 6:50 anG another car was started each minut after that time until all were on theil way. James Johnson and James Ken nedy. Studebaker owners who haC driven ID from Phoenix with tn, party. went directly from Ash Fork to their homes in Williams. The Locllett machine also left the party to go direct to Flagstaff.
 | The cars that travelled toward tn, ] canyon from Ash Fork followed tn nothward road through grassy valleys and over low hills dotted with cedar ] and pinyons. Two small herds of range cattle were seen and near each l herd a coyote watched and waited for the chance to make d meal of som. WayWard and unwary calf
 ! After an hour among the cedars tn. machines left the hills and rolled
 along easily for about twelve miles across q great level plain Then the
 road turned toward the hills again | and after d few moments of hard ] ClIlllDlIS tue tllN rue N'-@ ifct1 l4t.'i - ward the west the unbroken eXpanse ! of the desert stretched to the hor- izon: away to the south lay the curV- ing ribbon of the road. decled with feathery Uuffs of yellow dust that told of the pogress of the cars. fifty miles to the north rose the sheer cliff wall of the canyons northern wall which seemed to rise directly out Of the hills with no hint of the titanic chasm where mountains lie buried unseen except from the canyons edge
 After passing the divide the road kept to the hills for d time and then led down into d broad valley. Her
 a number of range horses were seem ingly attracted by the machines for they loped easily down the valley iu Indian file, following the course of the cars al d quarter miles distanc, and finally turning away into the | hills after a half hours run.
 A mile or so down the valley a ilevel yellow line lay against the basc | of the hills It was variOusly con i iectured to be q trail of dust from
 the Pacemal5er a graded road a
 railroad bed. For ten miles the cars i travelled straight toward it and finally l it assumed the proportions of d mile
 wide level. covered with dry brush 1 and at the same time the grassy slopes of the upper valley just tra- versed melted into d thin green line against the hills in the rear. Just
 so does each stretch of grass or brush 1 seem to fill the whole level from mountain to mountain until another
 is reached. and then the first is lost
 with the finding of the other, The last fifteen miles of the road
 to the canyon led through precip- ituous hills heavily timbered with pinyon and cedar and pine. of the winding road among the trees many pictures were taken showing the cars pulling the grades or lined up and smiling like their owners.
 The party was royalty received at the Fl Tovar Here as everywhere
 the name of Studebaker had aroused
 the hotel people to do their best.
 Every provision has been made for l the tourists both in the hotels an6
 on the road Under the direction of
 MT OIler who always goes ahead in
 the Pacemaker. signs are posted at every fork of the road. each with q big red arrow pointing the way t.
 the canyon and at each watering
 station is placed placard bearing
 the words Stop. Water!"
 The road has been worked for
 many miles during the last few days
 especially for the benefit of the
 Studebaker "trippers." The company
 has taken no end of pains and the
 tourists are having no end of joy as
 a result