The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-26
STEAM ROAD ROLLERS
ARE SCARCE IN |. P.
GRAVEL IS DUMPED IN CENTER AND
LEFT TO PACK ITSELF
TOURISTS PUT OUT FIRES
Find Roads In Lower Part OF Peninsula
Very Sandy. tiIIly and Narrow
Crops Good

Let's see left yon last week just
as we were 20 take the boat AZ st.
Ignsce for the lower peninsula. About
the worst ordeal that we had 20 pass
through was 20 stand on the dock and
see seven gallons OF gasoline let loose
into the drink. To waste good money
that way seems crime but the rule is
positive There is no getting away
from it. The boat will not allow the
gasoline TO be carried in a seperate
can so simply had 10 let il run into
the lake. wondered how Bob =
Wilson would have acted nnder.like
circumstances. We shipped on the
City Of Cheboygsn" to Cheboygan
instead of 70 Mackinaw for the reason
that 10 20 TO Mackinaw you must cross
by ferry, load your car on a fiat car
at Sc. lgnace aud unload at Macklnaw,
besides paying for fiat car about
SO 90. In going the Cheboygan way
you simply run your car aboard the
boat and run IL off again at Cheboygan ,
charge 80. 90. We left St Ignace at
Z 80 and arrived at Cheboygan at 10.
30, unloaded, oiled mp and were on our
way az II 90 clock
Our run was straight west TO Lever.
ing, q distance OF ) miles where we
struck the G. r. a. road and the
state road south, the same one that
we would have travelled had we gone to
Msckinaw City.
IL was our first taste OF the lower
peninsula roads and while II is a
pretty good road. yet its nsrrowness
as compared with Iron County roads
was the peculiar feature Of 10, We soon
got accustomed TO IL The southern
peninsula roads we have met with are
invariably Of gravel construction and
very tine gravel at that The gravel
is dumped in the M iddle OF the road
and left 10 the action OF the passing
vehicles 10 press IL into place, Steam
rollers are not in evidence down mere
so far.
Between lowering and Petoskey
great deal Of road work ia being done
This is a poor time of the year TO tour
because Of the new road work. We
met with much Of it
We found that all the sand il not
confined TO the upper peninsula Ii is
very much in evidence in the lower
peninsula down as far as Grand
Rapids As sample OF the sand
we encountered we might say that a
short distance north Of Petoskey we
lead TO detou around because Of the
closing up of the state road for surfac
ing and while on this by-road we got
stalled going down hill.
We got through to Petoskey with
little difficulty. arriving there at 30.
The drive as il nears Petoskey is a
beautiful one, skirting the bay shore
which is lined with resorters cottages.
The roads are all smooth and bard and
IL IL pleasure 70 drive on them.
Petoskey j. beautiful city and seem
ed 20 be on the upgrade.
We stopped but an hour in Petoskey.
pushing on 10 Charlvoix along the
most beautiful piece Of road we have
travelled II skirts the lake shore and
is beautifully shaded. II started to
rain slightly when about 8 miles out
from Petoskey and we put on our
curtains, Arriving Charlevoix we
found Mrs. Conlin and Evelyn there
and ready 10 leave at six o'clock. de
Gliding to push ON as far towards
Traverse city a. possible The rain
had let mp but soon after we left Char.
levoix IL began TO fall In torrents max
ing the going hard The territory is
very billy and considerable clay roads
were met with. retarding our progress
greatly. We decided 90 stop mt East
Port for the night and we were lucky
in striking a motherly old lady. na.
tive of New York, who made ms very
comfortable for the night.
Next morning found clear but
cloudy sky and very muddy road
but as there was considerable sand on
the road we didn't complain. ELK
Rapids was the first town OF size.
IL miles from East Port. It's on the
down grade a big cement plant and
Iron furnace having closel down.
The roads about here are excellent
however We oiled up there and start
ed on our IL mile run 70 Traverse City
over an exceedingly hilly country
On this lap we met the only road
roller we have seen. IL was team
drawn roller. about ten feet hign. 10