The San Francisco call., 1913-09-06
KANSAS CITY THE
COAL Of LOCAL
AUTO|ST
w. L. Lynds Motors to
Eastern City Over Diff
cult Roads in South

most interesting trip has just
been completed by w. L. Lynds from
San Francisco TO Kansas City. In a let
ter to Henry D. Mccoy of the Chans-
lor-Lyons company Lynds writes:
I'VE left San Francisco and toured
over the coast route to San Diego.
From there we made good time to Ell
Centre, where we were entertained at
dinner at the Country club and which
we thoroughly enjoyed. Our friends
accompanied us to Brawley, where
we started on the much dreaded trip
through the mammoth wash
BY Debating the tires we had lit
tie trouble. only becoming stuck twice.
Our worst trouble was the sand a
few miles farther on. along the South
ern Pacific railroad These are a
fright and should be attended to by
the proper officials. If the road could
be built on the east OF the track it
would be a great help to motorists.
Mr.. Richard Rice, a prominent garage
man at Yuma. who Is a good roads
booster, said they intended changing
the road across the tracks as soon as
possible.
I'VE worked from noon until 2
o'clock in the morning in this sand.
when we laid down for rest, arising
at a. m. to continue our struggles
only hard work can get you
through these places. Some take the
track. which is more or less danger
Gus on account of the frequent trains,
and may succeed in passing these
sand piles. but pay dearly for 1t in
the way of bent steering knuckles,
bent axles and ruined castings.
I'VE took a day off in Yuma to clean
up and rest. Bad going to Dome and
across the Gila river, which we forded
without q halt, but soon came TO grief
by taking the wrong road, leading US
back again in the sands OF the Gila
river.
Our clutch began slipping and we
could not get out. so we walked
through the dust, shoetop deep. for
three miles, 120 degrees in the shade,
and no shade,z when we found a
freighter, who finally consented to
pull US out 1t only required a lift,
when we backed out on our own
power
I'VE reached Castle Dome at p. M.
where we rested for the night. having
made only 40 miles for the day. We
Phoenix
From Phoenix over the beautiful
mountain roads to Roosevelt dam. and
on to Globe over the rough. rocky
roads from Rice, we finally left the
desert and the sands. ascended the
White mountains with their beautiful
roads and scenery. and were coon
among the big pine trees.
we rolled through the great
Apache reservation and over the
Great divide, 9,400 feet elevation.
among the snow, with rough, rocky
roads, high centers and bad going
generally, to Springerville. where a
little distance on we encountered our
first rain. We put on our chains and
made fair time until we struck a
little slope. when the car slid off into
ditch and turned on its side.
Albuquerque was reached the next
day. with easy going; passed Santa Fe,
through the beautiful scenery at Clio
rietta and on to Las Vegas. Out of
Las Vegas, after fording the Mora
river, where we again needed the as
sistance of a good team of horses
we made good time to Wagon mound.
where we changed our first tube. on
over fine roads to Ration, up and over
the mountain. with its convict built
roads, we dropped down into Trini-
dad with great speed.
From there to La Junta. Las AMI
mas and Lamer. we finally reached
the state of Kansas, with it's great
Santa Fe trail. graded and dragged,
of which the whole state is so justly
proud. No better roads could be
wished for by the motorist."