Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-03
MOTORISTS
GIVE MEXIGAHS FIRST
VIEW or AUTO
Cadillac Car Picks Way from Los Angeles to Mexico
City Over Districts Never Before Traversed by
Machine -Ovelcomes Formidable Diff
cultias In Crossing Deserts, Noun
tans and Streams.

1t sounds just bit startling, especially when one
lives in an automobile center, to hear that a motor
car is making on this very continent two-thousand
mile pathfinding tour over a district the most of
which was never before so trayersed. Imagine, too
such a car passing through communities where the
popuIace up to this time had never even seen an
automobile. Such incidents in the adventures Of the
ventuesome auto men one usually connects with
trips through the remote districts of the globe.
But nevertheless a Cadillac car has been making
just such trip, starting from Los Angeles, and its
route took it and its two nervy passengers across
hundreds of miles Of sandy desert wastes where there
was danger Of water famine across troublesome
mountains and over wild rivers; and not the least Of
their troubles was the complete submersion of the
ear, on one occasion, in raging stream.
Their destination was Mexico City and the object
was to mark out new path, for no automobile had
ever before tried this trip. The undertaking was
under the auspices Of the Pacific Highway Associa-
ton, that organization arranging, through Don Lee
Of Los Angeles, for the Cadillac $50 Mr. Lee Sc
cured his experienced driver. T j. Beaudet. to take
the wheel, and Mr.. Chester Lawrence went along
to chronicle the adventures and make the report For
days the two adventures in the Cadillac $50 pass
ING through a region most inhospitable and desolatc
lost touch with civilization for the telegraph wires
were scattered and operators scarce.
The pathfindmg Cadillac leaving Los Angeles
struck out by way Of Tucson, Ariz, and continued
toward Nogalcs, where the car was sent across the
international boundary line. The expedition carried
heavy load Of provisions and for difficult problems
special equipment had been prepared A 12OO0
candle power searchlight in addition to other lights
was attached to the car with huge drums and there
was a rope $50 feet long for use in case the machine
become stuck in the mud There were two tanks of
gasoline, one Of twenty-five and the other of ten cal
Ions
The Cadillac passed from Tucson to FL Centre.
Phoenix Brawley and Yuma. In every town the
pathfnders were greeted by hundreds and thousands
OF interested spectators, who cheered them ON their
way. Crossing the international boundary line fine
route took them southwark through the state of So
nora to Hermosillo and Guaymas. At Hemosillo the
pathfnderS were the guests of the Governor of Sono
IA Inc Aaqll River was crossed after a two hours
battle. Reporting from Navaioa the adventures
sad that their motor terrified the Mexicans, who
stood amazed refused to approach and regarded the
occupants OF the car more like gods than human be
mgs.
The trip continued to be one of strange adventures
and unique experiences, with MANY hard battles in
crossing streams. While fording the Yaou River
and struggling out of its quick sands gave the path
finders plenty of hard work it was in crossing the
Mayo River that the Cadillac became completely
submerged and remained on the bed of the river
several hours, but in less than two hours after if was
pulled out from its bed of sand. mud and wafer fine
motor was humimng as sweety as the night il left
Los Angeles Many other rivers blocked tbe course
before the pathfinders could cross the Tepc Noun
tans. From San Bias, Sinaloa. Mexico. the path |
finders reported that they had visited a camp of |
Indians who had never before seen white man # /
VIII be long time before motorists have such an ey
pe1ence and it is quite possible that the Los An
geeS-olty OF Mexico expedition will have place in
motor history.