Bisbee daily review., 1912-11-29
P|RTLE LEADS
IN AUTO TRIP
Cadillac Agent Arranges for
Tour of Machine Owners
Reaching from FL Paso
TO Grand CANYON
DETAILS INCOMPLETE
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scenic auto tours ever held in the
United States is being arranged by
E. r. Pirtle for owners OF the Cad
lilac car 1t will be made some
time in February and viii be open
TO all owners and drivers of the
Cadillac. II viii be a seventeen
days trip. The route win be from
FL Paso to Grand Canyon and re-
turn. Arrangements win he made
for special rates at all hotels and
garages and a trouble car will ac-
company the party the entire trip,
carrying extra parts. tires, tubes
and two first-class mechanics. A
physician will also be carried for
service in case OF accidents. There
win be no days journey over 125
miles. and this only where the
roads are good and the distance
can be covered in seven or eight
hours
Details Not Complete.
All details are not yet worked
out. but as near as can be learned
the tour will start from Fl Pase.
spending the first night at Dem
ing; second days run from Deming
through Lordsburg and Granite Gap
to Douglas; third day from Doug
las TO Bisbee. thence TO Fort Hua-
chuca and Tucson: from Tucson
to Florence. where an inspection
may be made OF the new peniten-
tiary: then to Phoenix. where =
days rest viii be had People can
get much enjoyment riding through
the orange groves and visiting the
many places OF interest in this
beautiful valley The next day the
party goes to Prescott. the follow
ing day to Flagstaff. and the next
TO Grand Canyon, where a stay OF
two days will be arranged.
Return Trip.
On the return trip the petrifed
forests and ice caves viii be visit
ed The party viii leave the Bor-
derland route and 90 over the great
scenic Roosevelt dam road. take
lunch at the dam, arriving that af-
/ ternoon at Globe. This is con
sidered the most beautiful and
scenic automobile road in the Unit
ed States. The next day the party
viii go down the ella river through
the Apache Indian reservation,
where they travel 'for 60 miles
through the center of the reserva-
ton among the Indians. A stop
will be allowed at San Carlos for
the purchase OF Indian baskets and
Indian trinkets. At Fort Thomas
begins the garden spot of all the
/ southwest, for co miles you drive
through this beautiful valley with
the Graham mountains 10000 feet
on one side and the ella mountains
on the other. From Stafford the
| trip continues through Solomonville
down through Ash Spring Canyon,
where, during the early days a
great many of our pioneers were
killed. Crossing the ella river at
Sheldon, where those who desire
turn TO the left and in a couple OF
hours visit Clifton and Morenci, or
return to their homes. can in
few hours more cross the Antelope
plains into Lordsburg.
No Danger.
Mr.. Pirtle has just made this
entire trip and says the same can
be made with the greatest of ease
and without any danger. He states
that there is not over 900 yards Of
low gear work on the whole trip.
Good hotels and meals can be Sc
cured at every night stop A great
many of the owners Of CadilIas
cars asked Mr.. Pirtle TO arrange
for this trip. but before doing so.
he made the trip himself to see
II there were any hardships 10 be
endured. He reports that there Is
absolutely no hardship connected
with the entire journey, and that
If there are any ladies that drive
their cars that wish to take the
trip and drive for themselves. they
car do, so with perfect ease.
Mr.. Pirtle also expects tc 90 10
Detroit the first OF the month and
personally invite Mr.. Iceland. pres
ident OF the Cadillac Motor CON-
pany, and Mr. z. c. Howard, gen
eral sales manager of the company
70 take this thin with him and he