Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-07-02
FRI ON The 70 OTIIu.I
70 THE SIOUX RIVER
Denver Experiencing Temporary Period of Financial
Depression Deadwood The Home of Modernized Cave
DweIers and Place 81 Wealth Song 81 the Frog

Greeley. q distance Of fifty odd miles.
His surfaced with gravel throughout
with the exception OF 4 few short
stretches.
/ noticed that wherever I struck a
roadway surfaced With gravel a
heavy layer Of gravel--it was q pleas
ure to travel over it. There were no
ruts, no jolting Of the machine, no
Ihindrance to speed. AS approached
the terminus OF this inviting roadw
I turned and doffed my hat and said. I
Il am pleased to have met you Z and
meant it when said II. Whether the |
the compliment was returned With
aThe pleasure is all mine, do not
know, but if SO it was a fb. for the
pleasure was by no means one-si ded.
If any reader hereof has ever OPP
posed the surfacitlg Of q road way with
gravel, let him hasten to withdrawl
his opposition. II rightly done and !
this means that the foundation musti
have been properly laid and the layert
Of gravel sufficient for the purpose
for which the road was intende ed
there will be no cause for complaint.
Whenever had a grayel-snrfaced
road to pass over (and there werei
many stretches Of such road u invar-
iably felt thrill Of delight as my
machine spun along without seeming
effort.
Joined by Professor Cole
At Greeley fell in with Professor
John Isl Cole, formerly connected
with the department Of agronomy at
1.-THE state college at Broolxings now
the Held represent ntatiys ii the United
States government In It's dry farm
liag experiments. He was acconpan-
led by his family, consisting eof a
Eharnaing wife and three interesting
boys ranging from tn to nine
Years of age. Miss ii htfoots 4 Sis
tier Or Mrs. Cole, was also a member.
sof the party. They were enroute to
Gary, s. D., for a visit at their old
home.
lGree1ey to Hot Springs, S. D., passing
through Cheyenne and other Wyom-
ling towns, including Lusk, from which
I'VE branched of to Ardmore, where
Professor Cole desired to inspect the
governments field station, concerning
which shall have more to say Ia al
future article
When we reached Hot Springs Pro-
fessor Cole cut across for Rapid city
while ] Continued on north, going out
of my way nearly one hundred miles
for the sole purpose Of visiting Dead
wood
Some Strenuous Experiences.
| We had some strenuous experiences
in our run from Greeley to Hot
ISprings. When we left Llisk to pro
Iceed to Ardmore, we found, In follow
ling the old Denver -Deadwood trail.
that We should have very rough roads,
a mere discarded tran for The most
part
We crossed Indian creek many
times and each crossing was worse
than any of those preceding it. All
last we reached q place which prompt
ed me to observe Well, professor.
II you drive your car down thereI
you'll stay there until some kind
hearted friend happens to come alongf
with q team. 4 But we've got to geti
through replied he, and down he
went passing through the shallow
water with ease and began the ascent
on the other side. It was but short
climb. but his car stopped midway
3 We roped the rear wheels, but still
the machine was unable to pull ITSELF
up. The ground was wet end slip-i
perry and slimy With such help asl
the family and together could ren-l
der we found ourselves still remain
Ing In the creek bed
Presently we sighted cowboy
Astride q horse sauntering )tn the
distance. and we at once save thel
sish Of distress. IIe translated ourf
s. ts s. ignal and headed for Us. Wel
attached 4 long rope to the front axle
20 that the professors entire family
could pull from good footing tour resi-