The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-07
FINE AUTO TOURS
ENDED TUESDAY
Automobile Party Travelled
Over 1000 Miles Through
a Rough Territory.

Fargo, y. D., Aug. 7.--F. w, Par
son and family have returned T."
Fargo after enjoying an unusual out
ing by blazing an ~automohile trail
through the wilderness of northern
Minnesota.
The party not only hlazed an auto
mobile trail, but the machine Travelled
through a wilderness where Mr.. Par
sons WAS warned that he would be
unable To drive "A horse.
1000 Miles of Travel.
The trip included about 1000 miles
of travel. and the members of tho
party are enthusiastic over the pleas
ures it afforded. 1t is not the sort of
outing h a should be attempted 10y
many hardships to be encountered. Ill
of which contribute TO the interest OF
the trip. however. if YOU like that
sort of thing.
Through Civilized Territory.
The first stage of the journey was
through civilized communities. and i,
was not until the party got into the
lron ranges and great forests of the
north that they We're lost To civiliza-
ton.
Leaving Fargo on Saturday. July
13, they travelled hy way of Detroit.
Mimi. to Litchfield, their old home,
where they enjoyed a brief visit.
Over Iron Range.
Travelling north they passed through
ST. Cloud. Milaco. Hincklcy. Sand
tor Carlton. Cloquet, through thr
great pine forests to Eveleth and then
over the Messabe ron range to Viz
ginia and other points in that terri.
tory. They visited Mount Iron. Hih-
bling. Nashwauk, Holman, Colorano
and Grand Rapids. and upon leaving
Cohasset their first real tight through
the wilderness commenced
Travel Over Log Road.
They travelled many miles ovcr a
corduroy road. the logs of which had
been so charrod hy forest fire tina
the tourists faces We're black as coal
from the dust. Upon reaching Deer
River they enjoyed a visit With Mrs
Parsons folks. and upon the advice
of Mrs. Parsons father, an expert
enced Woodsman. they took a block
and tackle. a Woodsman's axe and
other tools which proved very vaiua-
BILE to them later m.
To Lake WtEnibigoshih.
They covered territory between
Deer River and the government dam
at Winnihigoshish lak,. where teams
had never travelled. and upon reach
ing the Indian village. Bona. they
encountered natives who had nevs
before seen nor heard of an automC-
bile.
Where horse" they would on
quire. and manifested great intercs,
in the machinery which drove the
little Ford along. though it was evil
lent thai it WAS Very hard for them
to comprehend how so much power
could he stored away in such a sinai.
box.
Warned to Quit Trip.
c ftnt- 60 ,r+A fA, th. I~1-. 1,1
they We're warned hv an Indian police
man that they would never he able to
make it through the wilderness. and
he declared that he would be unahl,
to recommend a guide who would try
to see them through 1t is impossi-
BILE for A man to get through on
horseback he declared.
Ovc abandoned Trail.
The trip WAS over an abandoned
trail. which had been given mp wears
ago because of the difficulties IN.
countered in travelling through tina
part of the ountr What had SERVED
as an excuse. for a corduroy road haG
been burned out hy forest fire. anG
great trees and unlnrgroWth o~hstruct.
cd h WAY. II was necessary ie
build a road ahead of them as thay
proceeded. and il was here that tn,
axe, block and tackle and other tool.
proved useful. a jack was used III
RAISING II' nldfillilc over UNIV
Strik" God Road.
Tron reaching Norway Beach. mucf
to the surpris. Of the natives. the,
were piloted to the road around Pike
hav. which is maintained by the Cas>
Lake Auto club, and provides a very
fine drive.
AT Cass Lake they We're Joined by
Mrs. Parsons mother. Mrs. s. y
Patrick. who accompanied them or
h remainder of the trip. They visit
ed Bemidji. where they encountered
a splendid boulevard for autoists anG
then travelled To Solwav and through
the famous Itaska park country II
Park Rapids and Detroit. with gooG
roads all the way.
Rain Spells Roads.
The rain mad" the trip from De
troit to Fargo rather d~isagreeahlo nr
account of the condition Of the roads
and h Parsons party passed manI
auto!sts along the road who We're un.
able to make il at all.
I'll tell Vol, those fellows Who
gave up because OF a little shower
like that. had better never attempt
the trip We had through the wilder.
ness" said Mr.. Parsons.
Oiled Roads Over Range.
Mr.. Parsons is enthusiastic ovcl
the splendid oiled roads to be found
over the range between Atkinson and
Grand Rapids by way of Duluth. and
he also describes the drive through
h 1taska park INT as beautiful
Not much fou footed game was
seen because of the noise made h,
the machine. but the partridges We're
so numerous that they could have
caught in the wind shield. had the
travellers been driving fast.
KILLED HIMSELF.
Finley. y. D.. Aug. IA letter re-