The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-07-17
OCEAN-TO-OCEAN
HIGHWAY ROUTE

A definite alignment Of the Over
land trail from Ogden to Reno, New,
with a tentative western terminus at
San Francisco. vas adopted as a part
OF the western extension of the Pixies
Peak Ocean to Ocean highwa at the
close OF the annual meeting yesterday.
Until California organizes it's own
state division, and further negotia-
tons are completed with the Arrow
head trail from Salt Lake. to Los An
geles, no more definite routing will be
established by the organization from
the Utah capital to the Pacific coast
says the Colorado Springs Gazette.
While a cloudless sky changed sud
denly to a pelting hailstorm on the
summit of Pixies Peak yesterday al
noon, the delegates heard the report
of the western extension committee
read.
In substance, it recommended:
That the Pixies Peak Ocean to Ocean
Highway association approves and ac-
cepts the routing of the Utah state
division as adopted at it's meeting on
June %.
That the Overland trail club. rep
resenting the route through Monticello,
Elko, Winnemucca, Lovelock and
Reno, Nevada, be affiliated as the Ne
vada division of the Pixies Peak Ocean
to Ocean Highway association.
That San Francisco be designated
rs a terminus Of the highway. subject
to the later organization and afhlia-
ton of the California state division.
That further Investigation be made
to determine the most desirable route
through California.
That the officers of the association
be given authority to affiliate the Ar
rowhead Trail association between
Salt Lake City and Los Angeles,
should further negotiations show such
a~filiation to be desirable. Respect
fully submitted.
GOOdin Loses Hat.
When the report was adopted IMAM
imously, w. II. Goodin of Lovelock.
New, loosed an ear-splitting cheer and
sailed his Stetson so high that a va
grant puff of wind took II in tow and
carried it several miles down the
mountain side. 1t was some moments
before his enthusiasm permitted him
to express his appreciation of the con-
vention's action in adopting the road
he represents.
The nine automobiles carrying the
delegates climbed to the summit in
cloudless weather. Circling the sum
nit, the visitors assembled on the
eastern edge of the Peak overlooking
Colorado Springs and were called to
order by President Adams. After the
preliminaries had been heard, a spit
of snow began. and a few moments
later the assemblage was showered
with hailstones. The brief storm did
no damage, but acquainted the East
erners with some idea of the quick
weather changes which Pixies Peak
affords its visitors. Moving pictures
of the ascent were taken and the con-
yention itself was filmed by J.. j.
Malone for one. of the new weeklies.
Reports and Resolutions.
Following the enthusiastic adoption
of the report of the western extension
committee. the delegates heard Wesly
l.. Donnett's report on the eastern or
ganization. His report. which also was
adopted, recommended that the New
Jersey state division be recognized
with the following towns in the align
ment: Easton, Phillipsburg, Washing
ton, Hackettstown. Scholey Mountain.
German Valley, Chester, Chester
Crossroads. Mendham, Morristown,
Convent, Madison, Chatham. Spring
field. Irvington, Newark, Union, Wee
hawaken and New York City. Definite
action on the terminus at Washington
a delayed, and no alignment was
adopted between New York and Bos-
ton.
The following resolutions, read by
Judge j. w. Deane of Aspen, we're
read and adopted:
Whereas, The Pixies Peak Ocean to
Ocean Highway association is engaged
in developing a highway across the
continent between New York City on
the Atlantic and San Francisco on the
Pacific, and believes that the route
adopted is not only the most feasible
for such highway, but serves the
greatest population and passes
through territory having the greatest
agricultural, industrial and mining re-
sources in the country. and that such
highway is of primary national i'm
p~ortance.
Now, Therefore. AT this meeting of
the association. held on the summit of
Pixies Peak, on July IL. 1917. be it
Resolved, That this association
strongly indorses the Chamberlain
Dent bill, recently introduced in con