The daily sentinel., 1912-07-18

NOT OBSERVED
SAY AUT0|STS
Occupants of Packard Car Claim Bo-
comobile Owners Refused Help
Them, Give Them Water,
Gas or Food.-Roads
Frightful.

There are times when discretion
is the better part of valor, and this
was tersely the case when Mrs.
Kinnicutt, the owner of the Packard
Six, decided to abandon the road
across the Utah desert and return TO
Grand Junction and ship as far as
Salt Lake.
Leaving Grand Junction on Friday
evening the party passed the night at
Hotel Mack, making a good start
from there at $50. After travelling
six miles bad washout with shifting
quick sand took four hours of hard
work to climb, but was safely nego-
tiated, and after rest for lunch
further 81 miles was crossed. When
a second washout neCessitated the
using of skids, ropes and canvas, and
after a further struggle the top was
reached and the party decided to
make an early camp. Rising at 4:3O
a. m. they took breakfast and started
on in good spirits to reach after only
two miles running a third and much
more formidable washout.
The going after this was very bad
and after 10 miles the track appar-
emily ended in the bed of creek. As
the road book published by the cham
were well marked and 80 per cent
of the way good, they came to the
conclusion that they must be on the
wrong road. By this time both water
and gasoline were running low, and
the distance here and hard work was
telling on all the party, so the deCis-
ion was made to return in fear of the
perils that We're known rather than
encounter what might prove more
serious.
When they arrived at washout No.
3 the chauffeur was carefully work
ing the car on the bed of sleepers
laid in the morning ready for a rush
up the further side which was fair
ly firm. This he had to do unas-
sisted as everybody has become sick
from the heat and hard work of the
two days. The party was surprised
to hear the sound of motor horn
and see car coming from the di-
rection from which they had entered
This proved to belong to a Mr.. and
Mrs. Nogel, who were making the
trip from Los Angeles to Halifax. Af-
ter an exchange of experiences, in
which Mrs. Vogel told of very bad
roads traversed and of having been
obliged to ship their car part of the
way between Salt Lake and Coulton
saying they were without drinking
water and also with not sufficient
gasoline TO carry them much further
Ii was suggested that their locomo-
bile which was the lighter car
should make a dash through the
washout and then throw line to the
Packard and after that see what way
could be found.
as the locomobile plunged and was
buried hub deep in the loose sand at
the bottom of the creek. and it was
only with the help of Morrison, the
use of his skids, rope and spade that
at last successful rush was made
and the locomobile reached the other
side safely.
Imagine the surprise of Mrs. X
and her friend when Mr.. ", having
obtained supply of gasoline from
the Packard argued he must get on
without further delay. else it would
be too dark to make Mack but that
he would take one of Mrs. X. s party
to send relief.
Under the circumstances either one
of the party too sick to help, it was
useless to protest, and Morrison ac-
companied Mr.. v, and with his help
the locomobile reached Mack about
9:45.
Sunday morning Mr.. Cox of Mack
loaded his wagon with good supply
of gasoline, water and food, and ac-
companied Mr.. Morrison to the ma
rooned party and with Mr.. Coxs as
sistance got the car safely up to the
other side and successfully crossed
the two other bad washouts without
mishap and we reached Mack at
D 80 Sunday afternoon.
Surely one good turn deserves an
other. and the unwritten rule of the
road that one motorist should not
leave his fellow in hole, was badly
abused in this instance
MRS l. KINNJCITTT g. pARTy