The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-23
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Having completed 100 miles of a
4.0o0-mile auto trip Daniel F. Car
michel, a lawyer of Minneapolis, and
his brother. Edward NJ. Carmichael.
arrived in Spokane last week in their
touring ear.
The Carmichiels left Minneapolis
August 8. and fully half of the time
they had to drive over roads deep with
the gumbo muds of the Dakotas and
Montana. but without experiencing
mechanical trouble of any kind.
The first part Of the trip was over
fine roads and good time was made.
but by the time they struck Barnes
vile. they ran into a driving rain
which rendered the clay roads we'll
night impossible. From Fergus Falls
to Casselton so bad were the roads
that they travelled 100 miles on low
they had trouble in keeping out of the
bitches on either side. and on the
steep grades the machine often slid
down sideways. they said.
At New England. n. D.. they forded
the Little Missouri. which at that
point Is about a hundred feet wide and
two feet deep, and from that point fol-
Lands. Up to this point they had been
running in company with four other
machines. all Of them of more horse
power than the ~Studebaker, but the
roads became so bad that the other
parties turned back.
After they hit Billings they had
fairly good going. making good time
to Butte. From Butte they went
through Deer Lodge. and from there
to Glendive. Between Glendive and
Gainesville the machine was stuck in
the mud, but after hours Of work they
got it through on its own power.
From Gainesville they went to Mis-
soula. and from there to Spokane.
coming by way Of Thompson Falls.
Clarks Fork. Hope. Standpoint. Rath-
drum and Trent road.
The Carmichiels are the only party
which went from Missoula to Spokane
by the Clarks Fork and Hope route
this year. and they were told before
attempting the trip that they would
be unable to make 1t.
From Spokane they will make a trip
into central Oregon. visiting Pendle-
ton. Vale and Burns enroute. They will
return to Minneapolis after a trip
through Reno. Sacramento and several
other California cities.
Never in the history Of the Amer.
lean Automobile associations tours
has there been such a countrywide
complexion 10 the entry list as IS ac-
cumulating for the event to start in
Mich. October 2 and con-
clude in New Orleans. La. October 10.
Teams for the famous Glidden
are already assured from Bos-
ton. Detroit. New Orleans and jack
sonville. Many Of the cities along the
route will announce their teams in the
future. and It is not improbable
that fully a score will be involved.
1t has been arranged to have the
noon stop the fourth day at Buffalo.
Ky. The Lincoln Home park is about
two miles from Buffalo. and a detour
will be made and time allowed. which
will permit the tourist to inspect the
beautiful memorial building. The log
house in which Lincoln was born Is
enclosed within the granite building.
The old schoolhouse at Knob creek.
where Lincoln first went to school.
be seen from the road over which
the tour will pass.
At Vicksburg the tourists will have
ample time to visit the battlefields and
view the monuments which have been
by the various states and tho
national government