The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
GOOD INFO FOR
PORTLAND TOUR
c. A. MCGEE of Howard Au-
tornobile Company De
scribes Journey
Scenic Points, Grades and
Necessary Articles on Trip
Told in Interview

One of the most interesting road
long time is one brought back from
the north by G. A. McGee of the How
ard Automobile company, Pacific coast
distributor of Buick and National
cars. MCGEE has just completed 8
round trip to Portland in one of the
new four cylinder Buick trucks, and
is enthusiastic over the scenic beauty
of the northern country.
The distance of 740 miles, which was
covered by the truck in an hour and
five minutes more than two days and
a half. should be divided into six days
for the average touring party if the
trip is to be enjoyed. The following
schedule should be help to those
making the trip for the first time.
Leave San Francisco on an early Val
lejo boat At Madison the road sign
directs the motorist TO Woodland,
which is liz miles east. But the
best route is north into the regular
road at Blacks. From Blacks follow
the marked road through Dunnigan,
Arbuckle, Williams, Willows, Orland
to Corning, where good accommoda-
tions can be had The second days
run should be from Corning to Sisson
via Red Bluff. Redding, Kennett Delta,
Castella and Dunsmuir. From Corning
continue directly north to Red Bluff,
leaving Tehama several miles to the
east From Red Bluff follow the
marked road to Redding, continue from
Redding over the new road. which has
been constructed up the Sacramento
river canyon via Kennett. At AntIer
the new and old roads join and from
that place to DunSmuir they are far
from good. There are few long, hard
grades, but there are a great many
short sharp pitches. The modern
touring car should have no trouble in
negotiating them. however, as the little
"a horsepower Buick truck, which car
ried a load of 100 pounds, climbed
the worst of them without any trouble.
Sisson. which should be the second
nights stopping place, is at the head
of the Sacramento river canyon and
at the foot of Mount Shasta.
The third days run should be from
SiSson to Ashland, Ore. via Gazelle,
Yreka and Hornbrook. The California
side is comparatively open, while the
Oregon side is heavily wooded.
The fourth days drive, from Ashland
to Roseburg. takes one through the
Rogue River valley as far as Grants
pass and then over the Cow Creek
mountains to the headwaters of the
Umpqua river and down this to Rose
burg. The roads from Ashland to
Gold Rey are good but from that
place TO Grants pass they are rough
and narrow and generally bad The
scenery is rather interesting The
mountains are entered just north of
Grants pass and a fairly good road
takes one as far as Wolf Creek Here
the road branches. the right branch
going direct to Roseburg, while the
left goes to Glendale and then on to
Roseburg. The direct road is shorter
than the one via Glendale but we were
advised against taking 1T on account of
one bad stream which has to be forded.
The fifth days drive should be from
Roseburg to Albany The roads be-
tween Roseburg and Cottage Grove are
very rough and are mostly In the
foothills. After leaving Cottage Grove
they improve rapidly.
The sixth day is an easy run and
should bring one into Portland early
in the afternoon.
torist who wishes to make the trip
and enjoy 1t, and while it is not very
fast it will give the ordinary owner
about as much driving as he will be
bic to do with ease each day
Cars making this trip should be
equipped with some method of pump
ing air into the gasoline tank on the
worst grades. They should also carry
a couple of extra castings and several
inner tubes