Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-14
Highways of Kansas and New
Mexico in Good Condition
bet Those Of Northern All
IONA Not Sc Good,

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/ Borderland route to Phoenix. theme,
west 80 Los Angeles and San Diego
over the ocean-tU-Ocem highway
I Via Yuma.
Tourists travelling east from Los
Angeles should come by Phoenix
( thence over the Bordcrland route t.
Demlng. thence north 10 Socorro and
/ Albuquerque.
The road from Albuquerque t.
Amarillo. Tex. thence to yelling.
ton kan. is good either way.
Tourists wishing to travel over the
National old Trails and Ocean-tO-
Ocean highways should not start
before May T.
Hutchinson, Kan. April t2.-The
new santa be TRAN across the state
of Kansas 10 Ia Junia. Colo. is dry
Ing up rapidly. Much road dragging
is being done and within n few days
viii be In fire travelable shape
(Signed) Taylor Motor company.
Trinidad. Colo April i2.-Road
from la Junta 10 Trinidad and from
Pueblo 20 Trinidad, fast getting in
good shape. (Signedl Trinidad Nov
city Works & Garage Co
Ration. n. NJ April l2.-TranscOn-
tinental highway from Trinidad over
Ration pass and on To Las Vegas, dry
ing up rapidly from effects Of recent
rains and will be in good travelable
condition within few DAYS tSiened)
National Garage. by T. s. Sperry.
Las Vegas, y. NJ, April 12.-Recent
light rains made the roads little slip
perry. but with present clear weather
will be in good. trayelable shape be-
tween Las VEGAS and Glorieta.
tSigned) Machine Auto & Construc-
ton Co.
Santa Fo. y. NJ. April 12.-Quite
heavy rains last week made the
roads soft and muddy In spots be-
tween Glorieta and Ia Bajada hill,
hut with present clear weather Will
shortly be in good travelable condi-
tion. (Signed) Closson a. Closson
Garage.
Albuquerque. y. NJ, April a.
highway from La
Bajada hill 20 Albuquerque and from
Albuquerque to SocOrro in splendid
condition for auto travel All roads
are being dragged. Weather bright
and warm (Siened Butler Auto COM
pany.
Magdalena. n. NJ. April H.
highway from So
zorro 10 Magdalena is good. From
west across the Datn
the road is little
moist but drying up nicely However,
from Quemado 20 Sprinserville. the
road is sim impossible, particularly
30 at point known as Blalnes
lake. where cars must detour TWEEN
ty-hve or thirty miles across coun-
try, and over an almost impossible
country, to get around. Five dollars
Is charged the tourist every time he
gets team lift in this section. The
arrova one mile west Of Quemado is
also impossible. except to very high
powered cars Fourteen miles east of
sprngervile Is a bad arroyo. which
Is now being bridged by Mr.. Becker,
" Springerville. tSigned) Machine
Auto & Construction Co
Note--I would advise no tourist to
attempt the trip between Springerville |
md Maedalena until the road across |
Blaines lake has been reconstructed. |
(Signedl u X. b. Sellers.
Springerville, Ariz., April 12.-The |
road from Springerville to Holbrook !
5 very rough and needs considerable I
work TO make the trip "A comfortable 4
me. (Sienedl Gustave Becker
Flagstaff. Ariz, April 12.-The /
Dad from Holhrook TO Winslow is I
air; from Winslow 10 Flagstaff good. /
From Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon I
good From the Grand Canyon TO I
williams the road is passahle How Z
yer, II is necessary To cross rather 1
i've stream five miles before reach
ng Williams some four or five times.
1t one of these crossings there is a
afge rock in the center Of the road, /
which is very dangerous, several au- /
os having broken direrentials or
rank cases in striking it. This rock
s under the water However, by n
Watching closely for il, the tourist II
an go around The road from Flag \
tan to Williams direct is impossible. A
'he road from Williams to Ash Fork \
$ very muddy i'm places and not III Il
or auto travel. tSigned) Northern
Nrizona Motor company
Noto-Some one at Williams should
this rock. lSigned) ID. X. b.
SELLERS
Kiugman. Ariz., April is.-Road
rom Ash Fork TO Los Angeles. over
Did Trails highway IS good. Mining
'oom on at Kingman. tsigned) Ola 4
Trails garage.
Needles. calf. April i2-National
Did Trails highway across Mojave
Iescrt 10 Barstow thence to san
lernardino and Los Angeles, good.
splendid. (Signed) II. T.
Hills.
White River. Ariz., April IA
iore snow In the White mountains
las again closed the occan-to-ocean
highway between Springerville and
iiobe, tSignedl w. NJ. Peterson. su-
Fort Apache Indian
.Eency.
san Marcial. y. NJ, April 1.-THE
cad is almost perfect from Albu-
uerque south 20 san Marcial From
an Marcial hy Elephant Butte dam
o Las Cruces and FL Paso, the road
, splendid From san Marcial to
)eming where connection IS made
nth the Berderland route, the road
! good tSiened) ". {. Oestrich.
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