El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02

, al Leasburg dam on the way back, for
our lunch This left a running time OF
SIX hours and ten minutes Tor the en-
tire distance
Getting Water and Gas
Going up, We took on gasoline at Las
Cruces and at Cutter. but We mad some
trouble with the engine heating after
leaving Las Cruces. so did a L. west
gard. and we attributed il to poor gas
oline. The gas We got at Engle was
good. for we had no trouble with II.
and cars all about that section operate
on Engle gasoline The Cutter and
EngIe hotels and stores are operated
by the same man. so the gasoline at
Cutter is the same kind Gas may also
be had ar the dam At Engle and Cut
ter IL is 50 cents a gallon. al the dam
il is 30 cents.
Leaving II Paso with II gallons OF
gas. we took on four and a half at
Las Cruces, three AZ Engle and came
back TO FL PasO without again replen-
ishing the gasoline and had about five
gallons left in the tank We put in a
quart of luoricatlnE oil on leaving Il
PasO. another quart at EnEle and no
more until the return TO Fl Paso and
even then oil was not needed
Water can be had at any point along
the line uD 10 LeasburS. and after that.
there is scarcely any point y miles
without water. but it is best always 10
carry water TO avoid accident.
About The Roa6
From Fl Paso 10 Anthony. the road
IS now concerted II Is exactly 100
miles from Anthony 70 the dam OF
that distance more than half OF Il is
as good driving. almost. as the concrete
paved road. The highway from An
thOny TO Las Cruces Is good IN most
places; IL is good for an average Of %
miles an hour without discomfort
Above Las Cruces TO Leasburg dam.
the road is good for 20 to % miles an
hour II IS much better than the road
below Las Cruces. because, no doubt,
the traffic has been lighter. Leasburg
Is l6.5 miles north of Las Cruces or
sos miles from FL Paso- From that
POINT on TO Elephant Butte dam II IS
80 miles by way OF Cutter.
We made the 6O.5 miles from Leas-
burg to FL PaSO Wednesday in two
arriving here at $40. We arrived at
LeaSburg Tor lunch AT 1-15. having been
three and a half hours coming down
from Elephant Butte TO that point
Leaving Leasburg dam en- route 20
Elephant Butte. the road climbs ont
onto the hills and is good. II is built
of clay over sand and the going is fast
the grade being possible in second and
ligh all the way I'D the hill
Fine sand Road.
At the TOP of this hill. which is per-
haps, two miles long, you turn TO the
left and travel due north. down one hill
and up another, both with light sand.
but the sand is not so heavy that the
grade cannot ue made IN elLner dlrec-
ton on high After passing n wind
mill on the right. the road becomes a
little "chucky" 10 The Detroit ranch
There. taking the right hand road for
Red Lake. II miles distant. the driving
is superb for 10 miles. II is light sand
and the best stretch of road on the en-
tire trip. to within a mile Of Red Lake.
From Red Lake on across a mesa
country known locally as flat lake"
the road is "chucky" and has some high
centers for about II miles or TO with
in two miles OF dirt tank" The road
Is then good for over five miles 10 Ale
man ranch. then there is about a mile
of rather "chucky' road. then the road
ID good on 10 the dam with the eNce9-
tiOn of a little rocky stretch at the
top of the hill this side Of the dam.
which is 70 Toe eliminated soon by the
use of the old railroad srade By auto
mObilists
Good Country Going.
The trip is one of the finest in this
part Of the country and TO people &C
customed TO travelling in the west. IL
would be pronounced AN excellent
country drive" ANY time a car the size
OF mine can make the trip in six hours
and ten minutes running time. which
included stops for WAIVER twice and TO
oil the engine once. with a baby sleep
ing in the tOnneau for over two hours
Of the time. the AVERAGE automobiles
can readily judge the condition OF the