The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-09-02
IN CANON CITY on WAY HOME
Started June 20; camped Out Almost
Every Night; Have Never Been
Subjected to Annoyance.

SVOO mile auto Trip, pit. W. D. Lay
land and daughter. Miss Pearl Lay
land and sister. Miss jamie Layland.
arrived in Canon City Friday on their
way to their home in Clebnrne, Tex
Sunburned. travel-stained and weary
looking forward to their return home
with pleasure. the Laylands showed
the effect Of the long journey since
they left Cleburne more than two
months ago.
The Laylands came into Canon City
this morning and stopped to buy
supplies and have an inner tube vul-
canized before continuing on to Pue-
bio. They camped last night at
Three Mile Spring.
The trip has been a most fascina-
ting one according to Miss jamie
ayiand. who has fallen In love with
Colorado. Miss Layland is a boost
er for Colorado and has no hesitancy
In telling one that she much prefers
this state to California
California is not in it at all with
Colorado" said Miss Layland, her
eyes flashing brightly. Il wouldn't
live in San Francisco. No. indeed.
not IL were given q godly portion
of it. San Diego. though, is just fine.
II has a delightful climate, but
o-h-h-h-h-." and Miss Layland tried to
scare up n shiver and couldn't in the
delightful morning sunshine Canon
vas giving her. its cold and damp
in San Francisco q portion Of the
gime and We Just happened to get
there during the cold and damp part
OF the week."
The mountains Of California do not
begin to compare with the Rocky
Mountains. either" continued Miss
Layland after disposing OF the clima-
tic differences. "And Colorados seen
cry far surpasses that OF California.
I think. I am sorry we can't 60 to
the top OF the Gorge but we will
have better luck next time We come
to Colorado. which will be next year
| hope. Brother was here in Canon
three years ago. you know. But we
have to get back home as school
soon opens and We can't miss that
even for a delightful motor trip thru
the most beautiful country in the
world"
The Layiands left Cleburne. June
20. They took the Borderland route.
through southwest Texas. New Mexico
and Arizona. They crossed the Mexi.
can border three times. once at Ell
Paso over the bridge into Juarez and
again at Yuma and at a point in
southern California They entered
California by way OF the Imperial
valley and after visiting the exposi-
tions at San Diego took the route
through Los Angeles to San Francis
co. Coming back they motored over
the Lincoln highway to Salt Lake
City and from there to Grand June.
ton over the Midland Trail. At
Grand Junction they switched to the
shOAAAOoCi
Gunnison and Salida to Canon City.
AT Pueblo they intend to take the
Coiorado-to-Gulf highway back home,
where they are planning to arrive
about September 1.
During the entire journey they
have camped out almost every night.
have never been subjected to insult
OF annoyance by the hundreds of
travellers they encountered on the
way: saw no other motorist who had
been: had but one breakdown that
never amounted to anything and had
good weather almost from start to
tinish. the journey over the desert
west Of Salt Lake being the hardest
portion OF the trip.
The trip is the more remarkable In
asmuch as their car Is an old E. NJ.
F. Studebaker and had seen several
thousand miles sbefore the present
trip was started upon.