Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-06
WESTGARD PLEASED
WITH WORK ON
HIGHWAY
Pathfinder Impressed With
Effective Improvement Of
Road Through Apache
National Forest in Arizona.
THREADS WILDs OF
WHITE FOUNTAINS

And 60 think that 1 passed over
this road in April. 1911. In a Saurcr
truck which required fourteen hours
To cover only seven milcAi"
This WAS the eloquent comment
made recently by a. l. Wcstgard, au-
10 pathfinder Tor the National High
ways associatios as ne passed over
tho ocean to- ocean highway through
the White mountains OF Arlzopa, and
Miw tho splendid imptoNcment work
which has been done on the road
through the Apache National Forest
during the past summer under the 10
per cent road item allotment.
This provides that a certain per-
ccutagc OF tho receipts from the ma
tionai forests shah be expended by
the state Tor road Improvement Ms
I Wcstgard was accompanied ON his
trip west from here over the Spring
/ eryillo route by Gustav Becker of
SprlugorNille Ariz, and Frederic
/ Wnn of the district forestry offices
here. who returned this week from
la western tour Mr. Winu reports
/ MIR westward deeply impressed by
the change which has taken place IA
/ IA. road and there Is reason 90 hope
/ that the pathfinder viii become %
! booster for the Ocoau-to-o ocean high
| way a route which hc has been quite
free Co criticisc somewhat freely hero
, ioforc The road in question lies AZ
am altitude of approximately 5000
/ feet
mr. Wcstgard called attention 10
the metal signs which he had posted
AT various points on tho road when
he was en- route with the loaded
sauror truck aud also recalled his
narrowing experiences in travelling "a
Glsiancc of Approximately seven miles
during which the truck sank 10 tho
axles IN black mud every few feet ana
had to be literally dug out Tho road
nov has been drained ON each side.
4 la clndercd for distance 81 approx
imateY seven miles and substantial
log bridges have been constructed oV-
cr the numerous creeks, which pre-
lVlously. al crossings presented an
appearance of hottOmlcss bog holes.
1.-THE road o. being extensively used ~
motor tourists. en- route from eastern
points 90 California ana other coast
states and by those returning oYcr
the same route. Tho benefit how
ever. of this improved rood Is not
derived entirely by the owners Of mo-
tor cars. the farmers and rinchmen
residing Ia that portion of Arizona
have used tho road for years FOR
hauling grain aud other produce from
the settlements of Alpine, Nutrloso
and Eagar ana from Springerrlie
Co supply the army post at Fort
Apache. In It's previous condition
this difficulty Of hauling graiu ovei
the road was very great and. en- cer'
tain seasons of the year impossihlei
under its present improved condition
a large part Of these difficulties hay,
been overcome. II ~ expected more
over that the Indian service VII
/ shortly receive substantial allot
ment for the improvement OF tina
/ portion Of the road within the Whiu
mountain Indian reservation which
adions the road within the Apach
National Forest with the alloimen
for the next fiscal year tho torres
service expects to FubstantailY re
ducc the present grade leading 70 tn
summit Of the white mountains,
on the whole Mr. westward wa
favorahly impressed with the vor
done on the road within the Apa,h
forest Tie stated that n was nctrs
snry Tor one 10 he familiar with 40
rond as Il was when he went over \
= or literally through a. with the sulr
or truck 10 fully appreciate its prs
, ent Improved condition.