El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-06

and Alden was reached at 9:33. still
without making a stop or changing
] gears. The trip from Alden 10 FL Paso
was made over the Borderland route
and speed Of 50 miles an hour was
maintained to the old volcano beds
Here the sand abruptly gives way to
hard rock and the little car. hitting
the rocks at too great a speed. met
with some hard bumps. one of which
threw off the fanbelt. necessitating
the only stop and the only gear
change between Demiug and Il Paso
sand Below Lanard.
From the lava beds TO Lanark, the
travelling was good, though there is
some sand and care must be eXer-
cised in making the turns Below
Lanark, the sand is deeper but no car
should have trouble until the rail-
road tracks are crossed. Below the
tracks, the contractors have hauled
out some OF the sand but IL is still
bit troublesome. though il is planned
TO make further improvements here
within a week.
The hill has been covered with
saliche and the first good rain will
pack this grade and make IL excel
lent travelling Good luck was Ger
tainly with the scribe for though he
failed TO see one of the detours in
temporary use and sailed ahead over
the uncompleted road, the bort went
through without trouble but there
were a couple Of dips that could not
be seen with headlights or an excel
lent Solar spotlight and caused the
driver 10 wonder how far down he
really was headed Getting onto the
AOntOya road, all trouble IS passed
except speed cops-and fast time
can be made TO the BOrderland inn
and thence over the paved road to
FL Paso- The bort was in Fl PasO be-
fore midnight and checked in at the
NJ Iag % 90 laT a
mark for the run of three hours SO
minutes The speedOmeter registered
1O1 miles.
Few Difficulties for Motorists.
The fast night driving was made
possible by bright headlights and a
powerful little Solar headlight. both
supplied by a Presto-O-Lite battery
that was being tested a supply of
Speedway gasoline had been taken
up for the run and while the filling
of. the tank was completed with a
gallon OF DemluE EaSOline-aL %
cents-the gasoline average was 1876
miles TO the gallon so 1t will be seen
that the new Borderland route offers
no insurmOuntable difficulties for FL
Paso motorists Except for the stop
TO replace the fan belt, not q single
gear shift was made on the entire
trip.
Another fast trip vas made over
the Borderland this week by the
white Maxwell racing car, driven by
George Wells Mr. Wells made his
mark going IN over the Mesilla-Adeu
route and wired back from DeminE
thta his trip was four hours flat
Stripped cars will have trouble in
holding the road as well as touring
cars. 7. W Brown took a stripped
Studebal1er up on Monday night and
reports having TO slow down TO l.
miles an hour wherever the road vas .
a Bit rough and advises the use Of /
heavy touring cars only in making I
the trip If any attempt at speed is 10 I
be made.
BY all means. take a trip TO Dem
ing There are a lot Of reports in IL /
PasO about difficulty in getting meals (
in Deming but these are erroneous.
substantial meals can be obtained in I
AZ least half a dozen restaurants in Z
the New Mexico city while there are
scores Of lunch counters Rooms,
however, are scarce and motorists are
advised 70 take along a cot and a
blanket each 1t is possible. how I
ever, to obtain rooms by making res
ervations a few days in advance for 4
the DeminE hotels are showing the /
right spirit in retaining several /
rooms each for their regular transient I
trade.