Arizona republican., 1918-08-18
STUDEbAKER WINS
 MANY NEW HONORS
 IN SOUTH AMERICA

For the first time in history an au- to2obilc has made a round trip from Buenos Aires. Argentine, to Nalpa- Taiso, Chile, crossing the lofty Andes mountains twice And that honor, long coveted by venturesome motorists of our neighbors to the south, goes to Americans and an American built car, announces Mr. Smith, Phoenix dis tributor of the Studebaker.
 Word has been received in this country that D. B. Richardson Argen- tine representative of the StudebakeI corporation. with Paul Rhodes, mem- ber of his staff, and his wife and two uaughters pilOted a series IS Stude- baker "Six" on the round trip journey through a land that is notorious for it's high attitudes and treacherous noun tain roads Lack of railways Tn eXten- siVe regions of the South American republics. where numerous and impor- tant places are little short of con- UlctCly isolated, and the extensive pro- pasanda of American SnanufactuTers to encourage a wider use of automobiles as a means of communication, makes RiChardson's exploit of more than ordi- nary interest
 In a regular standard cylinder Studcbaker car equipped with wire wheels. the Richardson party left Buenos Aires on the first leg of their historic trip. taking the route to RiVa- david, through Moron, Las Heras. Lo- hos, Las Flores and Pringles to Bahia Blanca and then to Patagones, after having crossed the Colorodo river on raft. After many discouraging at tempts they succeeded in crossing a branch of the sea which cuts into the road, arriving at Maquinchao a week later.
 While crossing the river Limar, an accident occurred that all but ended tGe trip in disaster. In crossing the stream on a raft the Studebaker broke loose from its fastenings and plunged into the water , but. fortunately. with oGt serious consequences. Between Za pala and Las Lajas it was necessary 10 tie the car to a tree to keep it from 5lding off into a bOttomless gulch.
 After many days of hardship travel ing over roads that were but little more than mere mule trails. and il some places not even that, the motor StS pushed their way into Valparaiso having crossed the South American continent from San Antonio on the Atlantic to the great port of Chile.
 Before beginning the return trip tC liuenos Aires. Richardson provided himself with a quantity of dynamite cartridges wlth which to blow up any rocks that might obstruct the Stude bakers path. By way of variety. anC with a hope that conditions might i'm prove, the party decided on the Sar Felipe trail for the long journey bacl to the Atlantic coast. This road fol lows the bed of the Juneal river, late divertinS in the direction of Caracolas where they are building tunnel fo inc Transandinc railway. At La Com hrc it was necessary for the party t take refuge in a cement shelter a that place, with everyone suffering -catly from the intense cold at tha height. The city of BuenOs Aires va reached only after indescribabe hard ships on the road.
 On this long excursion of nearl, three months, the Studebaker and i; hardy passengers had covered 3,69 miles. beating all South American rec ords for distance. On many occasion the strength and resistance of the ca were put tO the test. as well as tn, ability of the drivers. Running alon: the edges of bOttomless swamps, cross ing water courses and seeking wa, [ through rough and broken ground, tn doXterity of the travellers saved then from bad accidents. More than one they had to construct a road so as l. get out of treacherous spots en route High and narrow railway bridges il thc Sierra. without roadway or railing were crossed by laying blanks on tn slcepers. Indefatigable and with grea reserve power, the Studebaker pushe forward across the dusty plains am snowy reaches of the high attitudes. de Scended to the bottom of the deepes gorges and crossed heights that ha seemed inaccessible. In the sun, win and rain, no natural obstacle couI stop it's forward course-it conqucre natures every effort to obstruct flor inc lowands of Limay to the highes peaks of the Andes