Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-06-30
SELLERS ADVISES
AUTO TOURISTS
AS TO NEW ROAD
Cautions Travellers Against
Trying Shorter Route Be-
tween Socorro and Here
for Present.

Automobile tourists are warned
against attempting to travel over the
shorter road between here and Socor-
70 at present IN a letter received by
the Morning journal from Col y. K
B. Sellers. president Of the Ocean-to-
ocean Highway association mailed at
Springeryile, Arlz The colonel. ac-
companled by Mrs Sellers, Is bound
in his automobile over the Ocean-to-
ocean highway to Los Angeles.
Colonel Sellers letter contains other
advice TO tourists Here 1t Is.
Found the road south, from Albu-
querque 10 sails. i'm excellent condition;
over the mountain TO Carthage in very
fair shape; from Carthage to Socorro,
good. While ! logged 10 the point Of
diyerting from the present road over
the new road to the socorro bridge
T. by all means advise travellers TO
follow the old road until several
washes on the new road have been
taken care or
Easy TO Magdalcna.
"The tourists travelling east from
California, attempted to go over the
road and found II almost impossible
Such experiences react. and will In
iure the road for some time after 1t
has been put in good condition.
THE road from socorro to Magda-
lena and thence west, ma miles. is in
fine shape, and q pleasure to travel
over However. about two miles west
of Quemado Is sand stretch Of about
200 yards. where an autoists should
drap one Of the rear wheels with rope
and 20 In on low gear In which
case they will pass over il easily
otherwise, they viii undoubtedly
get stuck in the middle which re-
quires much perspiration and a good
many swear words TO get out From
this point to Springeryile, the road is
also In splendid condition.
Two Roads From Sprlngerville.
From springervlle the autoist has
the advantage Of two roads one north
to Holbrook following the line of the
railroad and crossing the Colorado
river at Needles the other, TO cross
the White mountains, through the
Apache Indian reservation. to Globe,
thence to Phoenix and Prescott and
to Ash Fork where autoists also can
follow the railroad and cross the Colo
RADIO river al Needles.
at present the road over the White
mountains, following the Ocean-to-
Ocean highway to Phoenix, is prefer
able as It rs the best road and there
are more scenic features
1.-THE road from Springerville to
Holbrook has a very bad stretch be-
tween the former point and ST. Johns
on account Of the rocky condition of
the road. which is severe on the tires
and tedious for travellers
Becker Knows Conditions.
I'm our recent fishing trip to the
White mountains we went over the
Ocean-to- Ocean highway to the top OF
the mountains: then branched off on
a side road across portion Of the
Apache reservation and finally came
alongside the White river at an alti-
tude Of 5000 feet, in the midst Of
most beautiful country of pines and
ferns.
"The river Is about fifty feet Wide
and affords excellent fishing Ice
developed in the water buckets over
night And with two blankets, two
quilts and two wagon sheets over u.s.
we we're only fairly comfortable
"An transcontinental tourists. tray
cling west, should depend entirely up
on information given by Gustav Beck
or at springerville. on the roads lead
ing west At the present time there
have been no rains 10 the country
Consequently. either road is passable.
put when weather conditions change
Mr.. Becker's ADVICE should bee care
fully followed