Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-11
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Every tsnse oes drives osss ~ halH-
hos reste to (sunusssa. ~ . essna .
b. more impsessed With its scsusc beau
ties. its sccessibissy and shs wssdsrfal
achievement of rosd bssissiauG 80 las
been accomplished there wssAsn ~ past
fee years.
The writer retusped MseAny mn a
"Trip to Gupasssa sad bscs " csr. and
he can report spOn the stsss O. the
rosds with souse degree II eccsracy.
From hootsose to SspsnssO ~ road Is
like . Aoor. IL is 20 smes,sA sed solid.
Cerro hill has just been toscked w with
the grsdes In spots whess It wes needed
after the recent rsins. TAere wss not
q mud hole and no rocks in the road In
one hour and twenty minutes one can
easily neeotsste the distance to the
Cimsrron and haul w IN fs0nt Of the
store Of Robbins Brothers fos refrssh-
ing drink right from the moun ntain
heights.
Across the Blue divide the rood Is IN
dandy shape. Rufus Berry he's the
contract to put in corruGated drain
pipes across the road ut the many points
where the deep water comes in from
the hillside above. to carry II scross the
rood and out of harms wsy. He has
them oil in on the east side end 10 part
wsy down on this side. Crossing them
ut this time one notices q little bump,
but that is because the dirt 10 not pack
ed down firmly yet.
There is not q mudhole the entire
distance to Gunnisou, which is con slider
ed remarkable, owing to the character
Of the road and so early in the season
Sheep are going into the Blue mesa
country by the thousands and they pay
no attention whatever to throwing the
stones out of the road after the herds
tumble them down from above. | do
not know what right the counties have
through which these sheep psss, but ii
seems to me that the county e0mmis-
siOners have the right TO stop them at
nontrose ard have q clear understsnd-
ing with their owners that they must
have a man follow the herds 10 throw
the rocks out of the roed. Not only
could one man do this easily, but the
hevdegs thsMselvss esuld do it. 10
not believe they have any right o filI
the road with small sharp stones and 20
on without cleaning them out again.
The migration Of sheep 10 about over
this spring, but it will commence again
this fall end next spring. A little
vigilance at the proper time, I believe,
on the part of the commissioner CO.
operating with the sheriff, would bring
the desired result.
Sapinero can be reached easily in
from three and One-half to -four hours
1t 10 certainly remarkable the way the
grades up and out of the Blue going
east and down into the Black canyon
across the Lake Fork are holding up.
They get harder and firmer all the time
and are perfectly smooth. Besides be-
ing wonderful piece of construction
work, it is remarkable how well they
have stood the winter weather, and how
safe the road is for travellers.
From Q short distance above Sapinero,
Gunnison county is doing some grsnd
work in cutting out steep grades across
deep gulches. This work is in charge
of Commissioner W. A. Gillaspey. with
A. B. Warner rs foreman. They nave
. road camp just above Red Greek, and
the way they are cutting out the steep
grades is q ticker to the Traveller, ei thef
by auto or wagon. The grading is lone
now to within half mile of Carpenter q
and the road is getting hard so that one
can plug right along.
Instead of going down into the yalley
and across the railroad before and after
leaving Carpenters, the new road is to
keep above the track and follow the
COZ tour of the hill on an even grade.
The line is now being plowed and the
large boulders dislodged so that the
grader can perform its part Of the
work.
Gunnison can now be reached r rom
five to five and half hours. 1 a
prettier, safer, more scenic, an. more
delightful trip cannot be foun5 q all
Colorado, besides one passes ugh
the most prolific fishing TERRITORY the
whole country