The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-08-10

name OF It's founder. FROM mere
we entered what is known as tbs
Bad Lands. Here we found very
| little vegetation except grease
wood and cactus. Rocks and
stones are in great abundance and
not one drop of water, good OF
bad, is found for a distance of rs
miles.
After traversing this desert we
began the ascent of the Big Horn
mountains. In crossing these
mountains we pulled for one
whole day ON low and interme-
late gear and every one concern
ID took an invoice of his pocket
book as we were paying at this
time so cents per gallon for gaso-
line. AT one place we had the
ehoiee of going 35 miles around
II trying to climb a mountain that
had never been pulled except by
TWO eight cylinder ears and one of
hem had to be pulled by team a
short distance. After thinking the
matter over we decided to take
his short cut and find out if c..
]. Miller had told us a fairy tale
about the pulling energy and quail
IT, of our ear. We found for once
1T least that he had told the truth
for our machine climbed the near
precipiee like pack mule. On
these mountains we saw thOus-
ands of head of fat cattle, all the
white face breed.
On the following day we arriv-
I'd at our destination, Gillett, Wy
lming. We spent the next day in
driving over the prairie. AS
there were no roads we had to
drive on intermediate and take
things easy. While driving down
an old blind road that had not
been used for years we were gaz-
ing around taking in the country
when suddenly our ear stopped.
We found that in the past
water had washed both wheel
tracks out to a depth of two feet
leaving the road high in the cen
ter. Our car was resting on the
frame work with the wheels spin
ming in the air. Although it re-
quired great deal of hard lifting
(and | was going to say swear
ing) to get back on terra firma,
with no harm done.
One of the party being exeep-
lucky, as a Dutehman al
ways is, got wise to a splendid /
piece of land ten miles closer to
E0wn and much better than any of
he rest of the party were able to
ocate. He was the only one of
he party to file. Here he intends
% migrate this fall and build up a
mug and coy home for the little
foxes that may arrive sometime
n the future.
On our return, we made the
rip over an entirely different
cute, coming back by the way Of
lilies City, Billings, Livingstone, Ii
sozeman, Butte, Anaconda, Drum
nond, Missoula, Superior, Wal
ace, Wardner, Spokane, Moscow
nd Nezperee. 1t would not be
to say that we did I
ot see anything better than our '
ONE eountry-in fact nothing we .
ked as well. y
We had no breakage Of any 7
ind on our 2753 mile trip with !
be exception Of the usual tire I
.ouble which could not be avoid =
/ on the kind of roads we trav- =
ed. We kept an exact account I,
! our gasoline consumption and 4
ade a little better than eighteen :,
lies per gallon and an average of j
20 miles per gallon of lubricat- Il
g oil. 4
We might further add for the !,
.nefit of those contemplating 1,
ip to the Yellowstone Park, that n
e northern route by way OF Wal
se, Drummond, Missoula and
vingstOne, entering the Park at W
Irdener, is much shorter, being ca
0 miles this way, over the best y
roads with plenty Of beautiful ia
mp grounds and many noun u
n streams that furnish SPLEEN la
| trout fishing. In fact the be
later part of this route is in qu
esting and pleasing to the eye. ne
e southern route is much long OF
our speedometer registering IN
miles. The greater part of M
roads are of sandy nature H'
king plenty of dust. All in sta
this way is much less enjoyable Ga
n the other. You may expect on
rear more Of our next trip when po
go down to Gillett to see Far pc
George on his Fox ranch. to
Wilfred Waters, me
Glenn Carey. BOZ
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