Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
Over Braddock Heights.

From Frederick we continued through
to West Patrick street and UP Telegraph
HILL" where we turned to the right and
headed for Braddock Heights, 500 miles.
The richness of Frederick, Catoctin and
Middletown valleys. which can be seen
from the top of the heights, is not to be
| disputed. 1t is said that this locality Is
third in agricultural resources. The view
over the Frederick and Middietown val
leys is marvellous for its beauty and ex-
tent.
Swinging over the crest of the noun
| tain we passed on through Middletown,
/! which lies about eight miles northwest Of
| Frederick on the National pike. Here a
| new macadam road is now rapidly near
/ ing completion. being a continuance Of
| the long stretch of macadam out Of
| Frederick. Crossing South mountain we
! found the road lined with road machinery
! and teams and the construction Of new
| macadamized highway well under way.
+, There remains less than two miles to be
| completed and when it is finished the
| smooth surface will be unbroken all
through the mountain section to Hagers-
! town. Next came Boonsboro. 69.S miles
| from Washington, through which we
| passed at 4:4O o'clock, and on to Funks-
town. rs miles, turning left into the
town and right again on the opposite side
| in the direction of Hagerstown. so miles,
which We reached at sos o'clock, with
| Passing around the center part of the
town, We proceeded out West Washington
street. bearing to the left at 500 miles
| over more good smooth macadom roads.
AT $50 O'Clock we pulled into Clear
Spring, 91.5 miles out from out starting
point, and after a run of several miles
our fine oiled macadam excused itself and
disappeared from view. in its place there
| appeared rough and rugged stretches of
WORKOUT road at various points. When
n y,,iIa l1o1
| into Milestone, after crossing the rail-
! road tracks several times in the vicinity.
| The scenery along the road at this point
was unusually attractive. the rolling
country standing out to advantage.
A run of less than half hour and we
found ourselves in the center Of the en-
| terprising village of Hancock. which is
! rapidly occupying prominent position
/ on the highway between Hagerstown and
Cumberland. Hancock is 1858 miles from
Washington. We reached there at $50
o'clock just in time to see the town cele-
brattng Homecoming week. The
! town was crowded to the limit with visi-
tors and everybody seemed to be having
royal good time. The place was dec
Grated at every turn with bunting, flags
and electric lights. while Welcome" was
above every threshold. stop of an hour
was made for supper. after which the
night journey to Cumberland was begun.
En- Route to Cumberland.
The roadway from Hancock on was
all that could be desired. Turning on
the electric headlights of the machine,
we soon commenced to climb one of
the longest ranges Of the tour. 1t
started a few miles out from the town
and when we reached the top 1t meas
ured four miles. The drop on the
other side was exactly two miles and.
as can be readily seen. the descent was
a decided one. The turns were sharp
the greater portion Of the road torn up
due to the construction OF a new
longer side. Work is being carried on
j by the contractors on both sides of
the mountain. The steep drop played
havoc with the brakes, which required
every ounce Of strength almost to hold
the heavy car and its passengers in
check. In this connection motorists
are advised to see that the brakes of
, their machines are in excellent work.
| ing order before attempting to tackle
! the mountainous country, which prac-
, tfca!fy commences after leaving Fred
erick and never ceases until the ter
minus OF the trip. This advice is given
following several Incidents which oc-
| CURED during our trip through the
mountain sections Of western Mary
land. Quite frequently It will DO found
! necessary to replenish water in the
radiator of the machine. and for this
reason motorists should carry along a
bucket to obtain water from time to
t1me on q trip Of this character, where
motor labors considerably more than
over level roads. Precautionary meas
Lures VIII add to the life Of the motor