The San Francisco call., 1913-10-04
BANKER HAS
COMPLETED
TOUR
Mr.. Tognazzini Covers 1000
Miles in Thirty Days in
New Chalmers

Tilden Tognazzini vice president of
the Anglo California Trust company,
has Just completed one of the most re-
markable tours reported this season,
having covered more than 1000 miles
In 30 davs in his new Chalmers car.
Mr.. Tognazzini. since making this
trip. has joined those who say, See
America first beginning with Cali
fo11lia accompanying him on this
trip were his wife and two children
and Mrs H. S Blood. Tognazzini was
his own chauffeur and the only other
male occupant of the car, who acted
as assistant and mechanic, was his
year old son, Harvey. Below is given
an itinerary of the trip, which is
strongly recommended for the. benefit
OF those people who love TO travel
through beautiful California. as Mr..
.Tognazzini gives his stops from day
to. day as he made them. Stops were
made at places which he considered
the best. getting information as he
went along and, no doubt, in this way
he selected the best possible route:
I'VE left San Francisco August 21,"
relates Mr.. Tognazzini, and the first
day drove from here to Willis in
Mendocino county and the second day
we drove to Bridgeville on the Van
Duzen river. From this point on
through Eureka to Crescent City is
one of the most beautiful trips I have
ever made, and especially the stretch
from Eureka 10 Crescent City, which
is full days trip, is such that words
fail 10 describe the beautiful ride
through unbroken forests of magnif-
cent redwoods with a thick under
of SiN fof oil
bluffs of 1000 feet above the sea.
7 was indeed astonished at the linn
tied number of motorists whom we
met on the beautiful trip from Eu-
reka to Crescent City. 1 might add
: for the benefit of those who wish to
make this particular trip, but do not
wish to drive over the rough roads
Willis to Eureka. that they can ship
their cars to Eureka and from that
point make the tour northward to
: Crescent City. On this stretch we
had occasion to cross the klamath
river at Requa. where the river is
about half mile wide AS one comes
upon the river here, his first impress
sion is that he will have to ford it.
as there is no bridge or any other
sign indicating the means of cross
ing it However, after hunting around
for some time, we found an old sign
on tree. reading: '1f you want
te. cross the river, and have the price.
hoiler. So we started in halloing.
and sure enough. after 10 or Is min
utes. we saw an old man coming
across from the other side in a very
crude arrangement. consisting of a
scow and an old motor boat, who sue
'ceeded in plotting US safely across
Leaving Crescent City. we made
:1Sp miie trip to Medford. portion of
which was made over a corduroy road
through the most dense forest Of red
wood that one can imagine This road
IS built of redwood logs and runs
along TO Smith river for a distance of
1 ) miles through a forest where the
suns rays never penetrate, through
most wonderful, picturesque country.
We cross the dividing line between
California, and Oregon at Monumental.
which point is reached after climbing
a % mile grade
: :: Continuing our tour along the
Rogue river, we reached Crater lake
at an elevation Of 1900 feet. 1 CON
sider Crater lake one of the grandest
and" most wonderful scenic spots in
the world, which alone should be suf-
-fic5ent to induce all motorists to make
the tour to see it.
.'~:FTom Crater lake we continued our
four to Pelican bay, on the Upper
klamath lake. where excellent accom-
+. m odations were found. and from there
to Yreka and thence to Fall river
where both fishing and hunting in the
Fair. and Pitt rivers were found ex-
celleht. The trip through Susanville
TO Carson City, an endless country of
sagebrush, was rather monotonous.
From Carson City we drove
through Carson valley, rich, fertile
=. Cal, where fishing and hunting along
: tie Carson river were very good. At
Woodfords we came upon the old Kit
Carson trail and followed it over a
most rugged and picturesque coun-
:. Try to TalIac, and I would recon-
mend. this trip to all motorists either
g0ing or coming from Carson valley.
We barged across from Tallac over
beautiful Lake Tahoe to Tahoe City
and from there it was a beautiful
drive to Truckee. Leaving Truckee,
we made the trip over the summit
down through Auburn to Sacramento.
state fair, and landed in San Fran
cisco after a trip of more than 1000
miles without a single mishap.
Il have more than ever before be-
come a good roads enthusiast, realiz-
ing what it means to California, es-
peciaIly after having crossed the
dusty and rocky roads of ALassen
county and part of Nevada, and COM
ing on to the state highway at Fol-
som, which is indeed relief to a
motorist-it makes him appreciate
the value of good roads from every
viewpoint
I hope that the roads between San
Francisco and Eureka will be put in
first class condition to connect with
the great Lincoln highway. which is
TO be completed in 1915. and so afford
transcontinental travellers an oppor-
tunity' to visit this exceedingly pic
turesque part of the state without
too many hardships, as at present Il
have been greatly impressed with
the information recently given out re-
garding the Lincoln highway, which
when completed, believe, will be
one of the greatest achievements of
the century, second only to the PAN
anna canal