The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-11
GOOD ROAD NEWS IS
REPORTED FROM
VARIOUS POINTS
Colonel Sellers Sends His
Weekly Bulletin on to Cali
fornia Club and the Kansas
Bureau.

Col. y X. -. SELLERS sent his week
ly bulletin on the roads OF the Ocean.
tu-Occan highway Ia the Automobile
club Of Southern California today.
The same bulletin goes to h Kansas
city good roads Information bureau.
The bulletin follows.
II am pleased to advise you OF this
weeks bulletin OF the Occan-to-
Ocean highway. from Kansas city To
Yuma. hriz., as follows.
=" Hutchinson. Kan: The santa Re
trail from Kansas city through Kan
sas to La Junta, Colo, h fine.
(signedD II. n. Taylor
Ration. y. NJ. The road from
Trinidad over Ration Pass was injured
some boy recent rains. u has been
fully repaired. From Ra.Jn To Las
Vegas the road IN very good. with
the exception of crossing the Mora
river. which Is up at this writing hlgh
enough for water to run IN the ear
buretor However, a team and man
is stationed here 10 pull cars over at
81 each. (Signed) h. G.. Sperry.
Las Vegas. y. M The road
south of Las Vegas leading To Glori-
eta is In good condition. About seven
iillitk EWnAn VI las NtkAN ~ ~ N'hA
porarily torn up In making "a new
road. but Is p%assable. (signed) Leo
VI. Upton
santa Fo, y. NJ. The road from
Glorieta TO Santa Fc h. la good con
dition, Are now engaged gravcling
this portion 81 the road, which viii
be passahle in any kind OF weather
The new Socorro bridge and road
Il t.uatnm fharaf. aVtf In .fa.H Ia .hnfff
three weeks. thus shortening the
distance from Albuquerque To Sucor-
re- forty miles. tSiEncdJ J.. a.
French, state Engineer
" 'Magdulcna. y. NJ Road from
Sucorro TO ~Springcrville b. IN line con-
dition. tSingedl J : Mnctavish
The latest reports / had of the
road over the White mountains is that
II il IN good condition with the cX-
ception Of about three miles on the
Apache Indian reservation, which {
have now taken up with the Indian
department at Washington.
"A traveller Just arriving at Albu-
| querque states the road from Globe.
through Phoenix To Yuma. IN pass
able. In no place sandy but quite rut-
~ in some places.
From what can learn the pres
eut road OF least resistance is to di-
vert at SpringcTville. Ariz, 20 Hot
brook. thence following the santa Fe
Pacific, crossing the Colorado river
at Needles, hence To Barstow and
on west.
Yours very respectfully,
ID. X. u. SELLERS
In "A communication accompanying
, the bulletin Colonel Sellers reports
the arrival here Saturday night of j.
Harry Minor, who Is %logging roads
from Los Angeles TO New York
Minor d-isregardcd Colonel Sellers adj
! vice relative TO diverting from tho
! Grand Canyon, santa Fc and Needles
: route al Holbrook. and ~eudcaVorcd
to follow a proposed route by way of
I Gallup, iaguna and across the Rio
Puerco, with the result that he had
"A decidedly hard time getting
through. He said that hc passed
over roads that weren't passable
In "a communication accompanying
: the bulletin Colonel SELLERS reported
To the club the arrival mere Saturday
! Of J. Harry Minor. who is logging
ola Trails roads from Los Angelic o.
New York. Minor disre Surdcd col
sellers advice relative To- diVcrting
from the Grand Canyon Needles and
santa Fe route az Holbrook and tried
10 come into town by way VI Gallup,
! Laguna and cross the Rio Puerco.
The result was that ne put his ear To-
severe strain and spe =; u lot of time
digging out Of the sand.