New-York tribune., 1912-01-28
VENTURESOME AUTO TRIP
Los Angeles Party Charts New
Route to Mexico City.
WILD REGIONS TRAVERSE0
At. Many Points Natives were
Terrified at Approach OF
Strange Machine.

9. soinds startling. especially when one
,,,os in an automobile centre. to hear 'nat
motor car has just completed on lii9
ointment a two thousand mile pathnhu'ne
- over a district the most of when was
,,,,.er before so traversed. Imagine 100
sncb q car passing through communities
here before the populace had never seen
g, automobile. Such incidents in the au-
.,,.os of venturesome men one usually
connects with trips through the remote oiS-
tricts Of the globe.
Eeye-tbeless, Cadillac car has oeen
.,Li,. inst such a trip, starting from Los
kn,o,as and its route took II and It's TWO
Messengers across hundreds OF mi'es D.
e.rdy desert. where there was danger OF
water famine. across troublesome Iiiouh-
tains ard over wild rivers, ana not '''
least Of their troubles was the compete
subrnersion of the car. on one OCCASION III
a raging stream. ,.,..
Their destination was Mexico 'i!' an
the object was to mark out new pain
for no automobile had ever before urea
tlis trip. The undertaking was under the
auspices of the Pacific Highway AssoCa-
lion, that organization arranging throus"
Don Lee. of Los Angeles, for the CaoliIac'
Mr. Lee secured an experienced crlNer' l.
!. Beaudet. to take the wheel, and '2ester
Lawrence went along to chronicle the su'
ventures and make the report FOR Gay
the two adventurers in the Cadillac pass
ing through a region most irhosptaoie ano
6esolate lost touch with civilization. for
the telegraph wires were scattered and op-
orators scarce.
The Cadillac leaving Los Angeles, struck
out by way Of Tucson, AriZ.. and continued
toward Nogales where II was sent across
the international boundary line The eN-
pedition carried a heavy load Of provisions
and for difficult problems special equip
ment had been prepared. 12.oOo candle
mower searchlight in addition TO other
lights was attached TO the car with hug
drums. and there was a rope, $50 feet long
for use IN case the machine became stuck
in the mud There were two tanks OF
gasolene. one Of twenty-five and the other
OF ten gallons.
The Cadillac passed from Tucson TO FL
Centre. Phoenix. Brawley and Yuma. In
every town the pathinders were greeted
bv hundreds of interested spectators, who
cheered them on their way. After cross
ing the international boundary line the
route took them southwark through the
State OF Sonora TO Hermosillo and Quay
mas At Hermosillo the party was enter
tanned by the Governor OF Sonora. The
Yadui River was crossed after a two
hours struggle. Reporting from Navajoa,
the adyenturers said that their motor car
terrified the MeXicans. who refused 10 ap-
proach it.
The trip continued to be one of strange
adventures, with many hard battles in
crossing streams. While fording the
Yaqui River and struggling out Of its
ouicksands gave the pathfnders plenty or
hard work II was in crossing the Mayo
River that the car became completely sub
merged and remained on the bed Of the
river several hours. In less than two
hours after it was ruled out from its
bed Of sand. mud and water, the motor
was humming as sweetly as the night II
left Los Angeles Many other rivers
blocked the course before the pathffnders
eeuld 5eross the Tepic Mountains From
san Bias. Sinaloa, Mexico. the pathhnders
reported that they had visited camp or
Indians who had never before seen a
white man II will be a long time before
motorists have such an experience. and II
is quite possible that the Los Angeles
City Of Mexico expedition will have q
place in motor history.