Gunnison news-champion., 1912-10-18
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Steele, both of,cIsls of the local
Good Rosds sssoc.stioa, vent 10
S@pisero Tuesday mosnsaG 70 meet
Deas and his party and pslo, them
into Gupnison. DELAYED BY bod
road conditions ON Blsck AesA, over
which they came from Delta, the
Dods party did not arrive In Sapi-
nero until late in the sfternoon, and
Mr. Bartlett and Mr. Steele had
started back 10 Gsnnison. They
we're passed ON the way BY the Dods
machine, which arrived in Gannison
ct 5.55 O'Clock. The Bsrtlett ma
chine reached town half hour later.
That evening in the lobby Of La
Veta hosel, Mr.. Uods conveFsed with
. group of Csnnison people and with
Elmer Wiley, county commissioner,
and Carroll Carter Of Ohio City, who
10 q good roads enthusiast. Mr..
Carter had come down in his big
Chalmers car TO meet the visitors
and pilot them TO Salids Wednesday
morning via Monarch Psss The
original plan was to divide the
party, taking one position over
Monarch Pass and the other over
Cochetops Pass, but Mr.. Dods in
formed the local people that he was
the only one Of the party who was
authorized TO make road notes, 80
that it would be sseless to split up
the party. Pilosed by the Carter
car with Mr.. Carter at the wheel and
Elmer WeIey and Henry Bartlett
in the tonneau, the Dods party left
for Salida Wednesday morning over
Monarch Pass.
Mr.. Dods WAS considerably put out
when he arrived in Gunnison over
the hard trip over Black Mesa. His
machine came over the old road,
which is fsarfully rocky, siding and
rough in many places. He said he
would not undertake the trip again
for anything. Mr.. Lazarnick con
sidered the road extremely danger
Gus. Both stated positively that
it would be necessary to remove
the dangerous rocks and widen and
level the curves before it could be
recommended as an automobile
highway
Coming up the hill at the west,
ne said, they attempted to climb with
their own power, but had to give it
up and hitch on two teams to pull
them to the top. The steep grade
at the eastern end, he said, was
dangerous in its present condition
But Mr. Dods stated that as fine a
mountain road as can be found any,
where can be built over Black Mesa.
The grades are inconsequential, he
declared He charactered the
scenery along Black Canon as equal
to anything he had ever seen
Mr.. Lazarnick was enthusiastic
over the wonderful scenery. He
made about thirty-fve views for use
in his business and in the Auto
mobile Blue Book. In all he has
taken over three hundred views Of
Colorado in the trip from Denver to