Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-10
TELLS OF EXPERIENCES
ON LINCOLN HIGHWAY
r. a. selberlinx. Makes Trip Acro..
WALTON Desert. In Northern
Utah.


-" Utah.
stranded on a desolsto stretch of tb.
great Salton desert, near Granitn Mo,,n.
tain.. In Northern Utah, and compe,iad
TO toii under the heat and glare Of a
mereiless sun. for half A day. To ~
tricste big touring car which had
settled into treacherous subsurfacs
mole. r. A. Seiberling. director of the
Lincoln Highway. reports ONE Of ths
most thrilling motor experiences NJ =
lifetime. VI "
plreotor SeiberlinH. In company with
tnsee other Lincoln Highway oficials.
SGT out on y tour OF inspection Of a
seVenteen-mile strip OF proposed hiEh-
way through the desert regions west OF
Great Salt Lake. They were FOLLOWED
by, camp car. laden with the: neces-
sary equipment for roughing 1T in an
uninhabited region.
Camp for the night was pitched on
the rim OF tho desert and It was well
that sleeping bags and blankets had
been provided. for the temperature
cropped to 40 degrees by morning Nv
noon. however. II had mounted up to
iso' ana the sun biazed down In & blind.
Ing Slsre.
preliminary inspection had been
made by two Of the other members OF
tbs party. with tho report that the
route was passable. All went we'll at
nrat but before long the big camp car,
travelling about two miles behind the
touring car, broke through the hard
crust and sank in the soft material
oelov On account OF the danger Of
sinking through the sandy surface n
an attempt were made TO turn around
the touring car was forced to back i'm
its tracks for the two miles.
The camp car was soon towed out OF
way across the desert. and in the ef-
tort to cxtricate II. the touring car
broke through also. SO the camp car
was abandoned and the attention Of the
party given to retaining the other car.
In the meantime one Of the men started
est ranch for help, while tho others
tqEEed steadily at the marooned car.
WITH coon ROADS MOTOR
TRAVEL WILL Bic UNIVERSAL
After six-hour struggle. which
Melted an exquisite collection Of Bills
tered hands and Redeemed faces. the big
car was finally coaxed out OPTIC tho
roadway, and plowinE through the
sands like. q ship Id 1 = heavy sea.
reached the ranch At dusk, just as q re-
lief party was starting out to rescue
them.
But while the .atrussle was iabo-
rious one. not ono Of tho partyrtwaa
really sorry ithatit happened, forsthey
worked to the accompaniment OF the
beautiful phenomena OF the desert
of clear. cool lakes. running streams.
islands covered with shady forests and
moving figures approaching from q dis
lance. which appeared to be relief par
ties coming to our rescue, revived the
spirit Of the marooned party and made
them temporarily forget their predica-
ment. What appeared to be men and
horses was only tho mirage transform
ing distant tufts Of sage brush into
moving objects.
Mr.. Seiberl!nG, upon arriving at Salt
Lake City. expressed himself as de-
Lighted with his great adventure" as
he iauEhingiy termed it. In comment
Ing upon the proposed project OF build
ing = connecting link OF the Lincoln
Highway across this desert strip. he
said: y believe that 1t Is feasible to
construct a frst-ciass highway across
this region within reasonable figures.
There Is an abundant supply OF gravel
OF suitable quSlity, near Black Point,
and .Am eoundent that the 'Ehale pfo,'
ject can be worked out without trouble
"Esetern good roads enthusiasts have
already pledged Sl25.o0o for this work,
and II only remains for us TO secure q
contractor to 20 ahead with the con-
structton. with this desert Links com
pleted, travel on the Western leg OF
the Lincoln Highway will increase
enormously. With this great obstacle
conquered. / feel safe in saying that
fully $4,000 tourists will pass over this
section of the highway annually.
We cannot have too many good