The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-29
ON THE EDGE OF UTAH.
Some Interesting Experiences Related by
Vermont Auto Tourists.


/, We went down until it joined the Grand
said in my last letter that we ha
passed the canyon of the Grand, but
was mistaken. 1t was a canyon on Eagl
river. When we came to the canyon o
the Grand we found something different
1t took us over three hours to q
through the l5-mile canyon. The roat
was so narrow that it would be impos
sible for two autos to meet and pass
once in one-half mile. We were down il
a narrow grade, with walls almost
straight up in the air for probably from
800 to 1000 feet. We were passing
through in the middle of the day, Oh
there would have been no sunshine. We
were very lucky in meeting autos. Did
not have to back to a turning out place
but once. At that time we met two
autos and we were nearer turning out
place, so we had to back. In some places
one would be liable to have to back a
car for one-half mile or more, around a
crooked, narrow road.
| We ate dinner at about the middle of
the canyon, at good camping place, and
stopped about o'clock at power plant
on the river, which develops over 10000
horsepower. Some of it is conveyed on
wires to Denver, more than 300 miles.
The water is taken from the river, which
is very rapid, and conveyed through a
tunnel in the mountain mile or more,
until there is fall of 100 feet. 1t was
more interesting than the power plant we
visited at Niagara Falls.
At the lower end of the canyon was
Glenwood Springs Hot Springs, where
we stopped about two hours. and the
male members of our party donned bath.
ing suits and sported for an hour in very
warm water. We drank much water
that tasted much worse than Saratoga or
Manitou springs water 1t was strongly
impregnated with salt and sulphur, and
hotter than anyone cared to drink. In
the main spring the water boiled con-
tinually. There was a building there
where the water reached temperature
OF 100 degrees or more, free to all visit
ors, with cushioned settees, lounges, etc.
and chair where person could sit and
inhale the sulphur fumes, which they
claimed was sure cure for catarrh.
From there we could have passed down
the Grand for $50 miles, then up the
Green, but it was so careless for autos
to pass down the % or more miles of
canyon that when we got to Rifle we
passed northerly over mountain pass,
at raise of over 5000 feet, and down
into the valley OF the White river which |
empties into the Green river. We camped |
near the height of the pass Monday |
night.
Autos Play Hide and Seek.
This morning, after travelling up and |
down on an almost desert, we came to
the White river and travelled down that
all day. After we had travelled about
four hours, Dix said he thought il was
about time we reached White River june
ton. IL was impossible for the road to
follow the river more than one-half the
way, so we had to 90 over hills about
ike Wheatley Camps rocky pasture and
some of the way no more of road.
Then again, over hilly desert, occasion
lily disappearing suddenly into gully
md appearing again, perhaps in a few
-ods, and perhaps not for one-half mile.
Dix, with his car, usually goes ahead, we
behind, usually about one-half mile, on
of the dust raised by the cars
When he, with his ear, disappeared for
he first time. on an almost level plain.
bought, "The d Il mean "Dick
ns'l where have they gone tor When
We got to the place he had disappeared, :
We saw that he had gone down into a
ully and we waited short time for him :
o appear on the other side. As he did
ot appear, we yentured TO follow, and |
anne out of the gully about 100 rods
way. We all disappeared probably 20
lines in that way. Generally pretty
teep pitches going in or out OF the gull
es.
Then we came 60 a rough mountain, all : :
desert, and no inhabitants for dis
ince of 10 miles. We were short OF wa
er for ourselves and our cars and if we
ad broken down and had TO stay over
ight We should have been in precarioust
Dndition. But we finally, at about
clock. came TO this ranch and are camp
lg for the night. They have over 1000
leep on this ranch besides other stock.
lost of the range is government land,
81 pre-empted.
We have seen plenty OF wild ducks all
rough Colorado. but to-day a flock OF
lid geese grazing undisturbed, miles ,
ON any human inhabitants. We were Ii
afraid c. our own lives we did not !,
ire to stop 90 shoot them. but thought a,
e must he near water and pressed on. !,
one Of us want to 20 through such
iy's experience again.
"Wednesday morning. 1901 The rest :,
our crowd are all in bed asleep. and -
n up earlier than usual We usually
{ up somewhere from to q. Nester =
" morning We all oversight and none =
us got up till nearly Z.
Since We left Rifle. which is about p ~
les west 81 Glenwood Springs. We have
en- away from any railroad. and arc -
W $50 miles by any kind 81 q road ie
pm a railroad Since We left Rife We =
We been entirely alone and have met -
SEEN very few autos. They tell us -
re- a this ranch that New York auto y
sscd through here oulv about three ~
yrs ahead Of ne last night. ~
The country We have passed through n
the past one and half DAYS has an
m practically desert. except whore
~ have had a chance 70 irrigate. let
Plenty Of Pr1vst. Coal Mines
Yesterday. near Meeker tplsce Of ths n,
iisn massacre ~ q few wears ago 80 III
md the country quite thickly settled -.
3 wondered where the people rot their "a,
Cd - burn. but suon came o. coal ne