The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-27

some of which are SO sharp that some
of the larger touring ears cannot make
them without backing. New York ;
automobile truck with trailer was met on
one bend and it was necessary for DR..
Hamilton to leave his car and give di-
rections to the New York driver in or
der that the two cars could pass without
trouble.
At Albuquerque, N. NJ, many Indians
were seen in the stores and on the streets,
but they were very shy if anyone tried
to take pictures of them. They still
carry their firearms. Many persons were
seen also on horseback. Passing through
many Indian villages they came to San
Felipe Domingo, typical Mexican place
with little square houses made of adobe
with streets just wide enough to motor
through and with walls on either side
While here they were inquired of by
tourists from Illinois as to whether they
could get through to California. The
woman in the westbound car had been
frightened by stories she had heard and
was trying to convince the rest of the
party that they should return to their
home, but after some conversation with
Mrs Hamilton, who assured her that
they came through safely and there was
nothing to fear, the Illinois car started
for its objective.
Considerable time was spent visiting
historical places and landmarks in Santa
Fe including the Scottish Rite temple,
the oldest church in the United States,
! the old museum and the Ben Hur ROOM
/ The thermometer stood at about 90 de-
grees and that day was said to be one of
the hottest for years. They met the
superintendent and some of the teachers
and camped near a beautiful Indian
school just outside the city. The Pueblo
! Indians in this section still have their
old Indian dances and do not care to be
educated Hardly any American houses
were seen for miles. Quantities of alfalfa
and other grain were being harvested
from the irrigated section. At Las
Vegas there was rich grazing country.
The tourists had been told Ration pass
was bad place through which to travel,
but they covered the p miles in an hour
and 25 minutes. When at the top of the
mountain they could see the top of many
snow capped mountains and through the
valleys. Then reaching Trinidad, Colo.
they left the Santa Fe trail and went
through Pueblo.
At Trinidad. they saw the immense
coal mines and at one of these they were
near enough to secure good view of tho
train and miners coming out. In this
city the party was able to get clear
clothes On account of water being sc
scarce in some places they were unable
were unable to get laundry work done
10 xbraa M
the price one was willing to pay made NJ
difference-on account of the lack O.
help. Here plenty of water was secured
The doctor did the washing, which wa
hung up outside the tent and was sool
dry. When about IL miles from Canon
: City nearly 100 wagon loads of alfalf'
had been left near MILL each awaiting
its turn to be unloaded, and in some sec
tions of the wheat area week would b
required to unload the wagons seen il
front of a single mill.
r From Pueblo, Pixies Peak was seer
There were fine schools and beautiful
school buildings. They took on NOR
speed from Pueblo to Colorado Springs il
order to keep ahead of a shower, as the,
E feared bad washouts. In the latter cit,
many places of interest were visited an
| two days were spent in motoring about
l including trip to the top of Pike
Peak. A new mountain drive was fol
l lowed back to Canon City, distance o
5 60 miles over winding red sandstone road
which gave a beautiful effect in the sun
4 light.
Then a great sandstone was encoun
! tered, the whirlwind taking the sand an
whirling it 100 feet or more in the All
: All in the party were scared, az the
: realized if they should be caught in til
whirl they, too, would go into the al
; Green fields as far as the eye could Sc
( them lay before them From Puebl
! they passed through Rocky Ford, wher
u they bought two crates of melons, on
costing 80 cents and the other IS cents.
. In Kansas quantities of very lare
: grasshoppers were found and it wa
n feared that not more than two bushe
of wheat would be harvested from a
a acre on account of the ravages of thes
n pests, while the early season prospect
! for the crop were excellent.
o AT Boonville, Mo-. they were oblige
d to wait long time in order to cross Il
V Missouri river because a light ferry, c
d which all automobiles crossed, was stuC
H. in the mud The crops OF wheat ar
d corn were good in this state, but farme,
8, complained that they would be unable
e. harvest their complete corn crop becau.
~ the colored laborers would not stay Il
d, The harvest except at an increase