Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-04-15
MAXWELL CLIMBS
CAMELbACk AND
HURDLES ROCKS

When 1t comes to hill climbing. the
maxwell is there. If there is any one
VINO disputes this question. all the con-
Nlnelng he needed could have been Sc
cured last Tuesday at Camelback
mountain, when A. W. Newton of the
rabbit Poison company actually sent
one OF the little giants up the side of
Indt emmlhent piece of granite, and
ulun nave much trouble at that.
Newton has been casting envious
eyes at that hill for some time. and
has averred time after time he could
send new Maxwell up it's side as far
as The next one. On Tuesday he loaded
ms machine up with newspapermen
ana Sergeant Hannah of the regular
army who went along to keep the
peace, and headed for Camelback.
Arrived at the mountain. he cut
across the desert and stopped about so
feet up the side. The entire party dis
mounted and set out on foot up the
SIDE. In spite of the steepness and
the shortness of wind which practi-
caIly everyone displayed all reached THE
top, and managed with the aid of the
eagle eye possessed by Hannah to pick
out a larry clean trail. By fairly clean
IL is meant that there were no more
than 70 cactus to the same amount of
Ieet ana not any more than 100 bouI-
uerS to the square rod. If a rougher
or more perilous trail for tires could
have been picked out there is no doubt
but what Newton would have done so.
for he was out for a record and in
tended to get it.
The car started from its place on the
side of the hill without gaining mo-
mentum on d level straight away. For
the first hundred feet all went well,
cacu were moWn down leaving most
OF their sharp Spines sticking in the
Goodyear tires, and boulders were up
rooted and sent crashing down hill
The tires during the whole test did
woman service. They were so full of
stickerS, that it was almost impossible
to put hand on them. The rocks
which We're equipped with anything
but smooth corners did their best to
cut holes through the castings but
their efforts proved miserable failures.
After climbing about a hundred feet,
>the hill became so steep. that the little
car started TO slip sideways toward the
center of gravity. Newton caught it,
though, twisted his front wheels
around, gave it the gun again, and
started to wind his way upwards. Sev-
eral times he encountered rocks so
high. that his rear wheels We're lifted
Off the ground to spin merrily with
out gaining traction. 1t was necessary
to stop the engine each time and lift
the car off the too familiar rocks. The
fact that thev were high enough and
big enough to lift the car off the
ground was a wonderful demonstration
Of the machines abilities to cover
rough ground.
Each time the little Maxwell was
forced to stop and have the rocks re-
moved from its ''innards' it returned
to it's task manfully 1t slipped and
slid sideways down hill on several oc-
casions, but always regained the lost
ground
When Newton finally forced it to the
highest possible point, he got out,
wiped the perspiration from his brow,
and allowed he had accomplished a
real days work.
So perfect is the cooling system on
the car that after all the work and la
Dor it had been put 10 to gain its
much sought pinnacle. the radiator was
not even warm. 1t was possible to lay
a hand on the radiator and keep 1t
there too.
The car was on such a steep incline
that when it came to getting il back
down hill almost as much effort was
expended as in getting it up. 1t
bounced and bumped down the incline
at such a perilous angle that seVeral
times it seemed to be on the verge of
ling over.
On the way in. Newton again demon
strated the abilities of his car by
sending it through the steepest wash to
he found on the desert. He did not
pick a road but pointed its nose down
stepped on the accelerator and il csme