American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-25
TRIALS OF 4 FISHING TRIP.

DR.. and Mrs. A. b. Altree, accom-
panied by the Doctors brother, +. w.
Altree. and his nephew. Oscar Hit,
returned Sunday evening from an au-
to trip to the north. The car in which
the trip was made had the appearance
of either having passed through a
c|loudburst or having seen service on
the front in France. The reason for
the ~bedraggled appearance of the car
is accounted for as follows: When
the party left here for the north the
intention was to go as far as Yellow
stone park and to do a little fishing
going and coming. When Lima, Mon
tana, was reached that town was Civ
ing an exhibition of what it can do in
the way of rain and the d%ownpour
continued steadily for As hours, com
polling the tourists to stay over that
length of time. When the town of
Monida, Montana, was reached the in
formation given out to the travellers
was that the roads to the national
park were impossible. DR.. Altree de-
cided to turn back toward home and
it is a fact that he had to run his car
backward a mile and a half before he
found a place wide enough to turn
around in. When the party arrived
near Roberts, Idaho. north of Idaho
Falls, they found that town under
water and a detour had to be made
around the place. An irrigating ditch
had become overenthusiastic and sent
its waters down the road. The flood
waters reached up to the cylinders of
the car and the running boards were
submerged. When the party arrived
at Idaho Falls at l a. m. Sunday morn
ing it was the same old thing. raining
hard. II was 2:30 before they found
accommodations at a hotel. When
they left Idaho Falls at $3.50 Sunday
morning the main travelled road was
under water and the car had to be IL
along an obscure side lane. DR.. AL
tree finally turned the machine into a
corn field and found the going a whole
lot better. The trip of 2S miles to
B~lackfoot took six hours through the
mud and flood waters. They arrived
at Pingree about 4:30 and between
that place and Aberdeen the roads
were fine until Paulsen's ranch was
reached. The farm vas under water
and the road under more of it. DR..
Altree asked if the road could be
made with the car and was told it
could. He proceeded to go through
it and in just about the center of the
flooded area found the softest spot in
the mess and the car settled down un-
til the tenders were submerged in
the liquid mud. Mr.. Hit carried The
! occupants of the car to the shore
and a big chain was obtained from
p the rancher to fasten to the car. Dr..
i, Altree waded through the mud to per
E form the ceremony of uniting the
. chain and the car and by means of
e another machine dry land was again
4 reached. In passing il is well to say
a here that the rancher always has a
1 team ready harnessed in his stable to
assist the w%ayfarers h are stuck
p in the mud. He lives near, and knows
e the lay Of the land, or. rather, the
4 mud. After getting out of this hole
e the a was again run through fields
+ some of the time.
r Ordinarily the trip from Lima Mon
= tana. to American Falls is made in
about six hours, but the journey of this
e party of tourists took an even thirty
e six hours. There was no car or tire
S trouble. only mud and flood troub e
5 DIR. Altree claims that he rs now as
n sured that his car will do anything IN
the way OF locomotion except swim
lining. With all the trouble and trials
encountered the party after all en-
l. loved some good fishing i'm Hannah
e creek. belong creek and in the Mackey
d river. All Of the members of the par
e IL enjoyed the outing and the hard
ships incident TO it and later in the
5 season will make another start for
e Yellowstone park and hope to reach
e il then. DR.. Altree was more than
e compensated for the trials Of the trip
e by knowing that the rains made sure
crops.