The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11

and fifty minutes. The condition Of the
road between Evanston and Cumberla nd
was awful believe We averaged less
than five miles An hour through here
The rains had simply washed the road
out completely and there was solid ten
miles Of alkah mud which We had to pow
through.
From Cumberland to Opal II was very
much better road.
From Opal to Granger we found several
very bad mudhcles, which we had some
trouble In getting through although we
did get through by hard work on our
part.
Between Granger and Green River the
first part OF the road To Bryan was some
thing terrible, but 7 believe by a few
days OF sunshine that everything will be
dried out and anyone should make very
good time over this part OF the road.
From Bryan TO Grecn River the road
Is splendid.
From Green River TO Rock Springs our
time will show the condition of the road
I-forty-five minutes for fifteen miles.
Rock Springs Boulevard
The Rock Springs people have spent
over $4,000 on this road and it Is
From Rock Springs to Point of Rocks
would rather not tell you, What
have to say about this part OF the road
Is not fit for publication. There is a lake
twelve miles from Rock Springs that has
overflowed the road for about 100 yards
and the water we went through was at
the very least two feet deep, People IN
Rock Springs told US 1t would be I'm
possible to go through this, but We did.
and on our own power,
The last four miles going into Point of
Rocks Is very badly washed out and you
should notify anyone passing through Salt
Lake to be very. careful after leaving
Rock Springs.
Point of Rocks to Wamsutter over the
new road is very big Improvement over
the old road around through Bitter Creek
The new road Is very rough and anyone
going over 1t will have to make up their
mind to go slow.
From Wamsutter TO Rawiins you fol-
low the old railroad grade and the road
is very good indeed,
From Rawlins to Fort Steel, si1teon
miles we drove In forty-five minutes
Tho new road from Fort Steel to Elk
Mountain and from Elk Mountain to
Laramie Is a decided Improvement over
accommodations can be had at Elk Noun
tain The rood Is new-at some parts
badly washed out and rough-but 1t IS
q beautiful scenic drive and well worth
anyone's time to 60 over.
and from Fort Collins TO Denver the road
| is regular boulevard.
We will probably Leave mere rrioay
or Saturday on our return. We enjoyed
the trip thoroughly. and while We drove
hard and fast, we had absolutely no trou-
BILE. excepting one puncture. and that was
right near Denver: Our tine coming
over, three days, / do not believe has
ever been beaten between Salt Lake and
Denver We have hopes In driving back
In two days. although WILL let you kno"
more definitely about this later.
| (Signcd) FRANK BOTTER1LlA
Boston TO Los Angeles.
Especial Correspopdence2
| ELY New. Aug. 3,-Total mileage 70
dato. IL 600 miles, at average speed
| of fifteen miles per day. Road mapped
| by Tribune Pathfinder about the best we
boye oyer seen We had no trouble, ana
jthn running time from Salt Lake to ELY
was about twenty hours. We stopped
to hunt and fish on the way which neId
us back somewhat. Found no road con
where we had to rebuild bridge Iold
Mr, Hoad of Ely about this bridge ano
he promised to have II fixed Hau no
trouble on Schellbournc pass.
FRANK l.. LANE AND CLARENCE E.
| GODDARD.