The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-28
UP AND DOWN MOUNTAINS.
Vermont Autoists Find Climbs They New
er Saw In Vermont.


we kept going down for more than a
hour, then commenced to climb agar
and kept it up for, more than 5000 fee,
Then great panorama opened before II
in the west. We could look down prob
ably more than 1000 feet on a desert
which is one of the Colorado parks, en-
trely closed by mountains.
We went down onto the plain. or des
ert, and II took us about four hours t,
cross it, Then we climbed westerly an
other range of mountains to probabl,
about 1900 feet again, then, after gonl
on the crookedest and hilliest roads any
oil us ever saw. we came down into an
other Colorado park, but not as large al
the other, and on the west side of tn,
park was Buena Vista, o2e of the most
beautiful cities or towns we have visit
ed.
From that point we started west to-
wards Leadyille, over very dangerous
roads, but we got through to our camp
ing site. However, had "third class
ticket all day.
] believe so far / have not said much
as to the cost of gasoline on our route.
So far it has not averaged to cost as
high as in our home Vermont town. /
lpaid 20 cents per gallon for three gal
lans in one place. That would not have
been necessary if had inquired the price
beforehand. 1t was Is cents at our last
place, Buena Vista. 1t does not take
NEARLY so much gasoline in this light at
mosphere, nor do we get the same power
from our engines. We, with our Ford
SO far have had no trouble in climbing
Dix had trouble yesterday in adjusting
his carburetor to our high altitude Both
cred probably 20 times and delayed us
two or more hours. My third class"
ticket allows me a chance to push on
either car. My ear may not climb to-
Iday. We now start for Leadvlle and IN
tend to spend few hours in looking over
| the mines.
Leadyille has population of $4,000
and is called the most elevated city in
the world. Where we are now camped
we can see snow in every direction from
us and only slightly above us. We COW
cred up our radiators to keep them from
freezing last night. Water froze in our
water pals. both top and sides of pail.
Trees are just leaving out here asked
a man how long their season was here
and he answered Three weeks"
20 a. n.) Helen, Ida and | are stop |
ping in our cars on Main street, Lead !
vile, and Dix, Howard, Floy, Eli and |
Barton started off afoot about mile |
TO visit the mines and smeiters While |
they are gone | viii write up some OF |
our experiences.
Water here in the West is sometimes
bar xNhara
night. especially so. We stopped near a
schoolhouse and we found no pump, such
as we found further east. So Dix and |
took pail and water bag and started
for water at the nearest house. Well,
we got to the house after a while, but
they said they had no water at the house.
but would show us spring of good wa
ter. We followed the man what seemed
one half mile and we found his spring,
which really was seepage from irrigation
and of course tasted strong of alkah.
but we have to take what we can get
here. We started for camp across lots
md the other fellow started for home.
We got home Jour cars little after I
lark with the water, ate our suppers, '
,ut on all the clothes we had and went !
o bed. All slept we'll.
In the morning | found our water bag, o
which left setting in the sand over n
light, had nearly all evaporated into the I
and. So Dix said, as he was quite cold z
he had his mackinsw onl that he would U
o and get the water alone. II looked to
S Nermonters as though it was 40 or 30 n
DDS away II really was mile or more &
lie had job TO find the spring but o.
nally did so and got back in time for a n
tie breakfast. a.
Later | interviewed the owner He q
ought the place of 800 acres last spring. g
aid $3.50 per acre for it. Has started CO
on irrigation and expects to raise hay N
nd garden truck for the city lead 81
illel. They say at Leadville he can
'ise some hay, but positively can raise
0 garden vegetables, nor can they be
Used within 10 miles OF Leadville. They
" he will abandon his ranch soon, un.
IS he can find another eastern sucker ,v
} buy il from him. Land prices every a,
here in the West are high. except des. az
( lands. which are occupied only by NJ
,phers and jack abbits. When com NJ
Ired with the prices Of Vermont farms, ar
to 25. ~
Inc iolks nave como nach from the an
ines and said they had not seen much a.
ore about them than we had seen in -,
ssing by for the past hour. A man A.
ling himself tailor has Just presented
: hjs card and lump weighing about -;
e ounce. which he said was pure gold ~ -,
d copper, half and half ,. | certainly .a'
ink IL too heavy to be all copper.
We left Leadville about $50 a. m. =
SEED over pretty good roads and not
y heavy grades to the top Of the d. ~
le az Tennessee pass. N 600 feet up. o.
ote before about crossing the continen. o''
divide. That IL what the cuideboards oo'
that place said, But the continental -
ide u at the Tennessee pass. The ~
YER divide was between the Platte or DIS
ssouri basin and the Arkansas basin the
passed up the Arkansas river some iee
miles. fer
Cow We are at Red Cliff. a pretty IL. anc
village down in the valley. No road sell
IN. on account Of = canyon. which 81
Irs nearly hoo feet and - narrow syn
70 il room only for the river and rail ]
a. We certainly should not have liked vie'
have trusted 10 get out with our su- prs
the way We came IN. and there is im !
! one other way out ard that looks RI
a. T.. .