Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-11-20
To CALIFORNIA
BY AUTOMOBILE
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large deer, and later on, one filled
with deer and wild turkey. Evidently
it was the open season for such game.
An Indian village through which we
passed the old chief with his odd
costume and the ornaments braided in
his long hair wouldn't crack smile
for any money, and the woman carry
ing a large vessel of water on her
head seemed anxious to get away from
us, but couldn't go very fast for fear
Of splitting the water.
Our road lay over many stony creek
or river beds-dry now but carrying
floods OF water at certain times. AT
those times it would be impossible
to travel this trail with a car.
Our next stop was at Springerville,
a town 100 miles from railroad and
consequently, everything was high
priced. A small loaf of bread was
fifteen cents, gasoline fifty cents a
gallon and other things in proportion
Nevertheless. we obtained a very
good supper for seventy-five cents
each.
The ride from here to Winslow was
full of interest. There were volcanic
deposits nearly all the way great
heaps Of aSh and rocks and miles up
ON miles where the land was strewn
with the black rocks.
See Petrified Forest
We passed through a petrified for
est where there were thousands of
acres of fallen timber turned to
stone. Some of the logs were very
long and unbroken, some broken in
many Segments, while others lay half
buried in the earth. Most of this
petrified wood had a beautiful red
dish color but some, especially that
which was partly decayed before
qualification, had yellowish APP
pearance.
Tourists are allowed to carry away
all the specimens they care for but
it away in large quantities. This
wood that has been turned to stone
shows the grain and bark perfectly
and will take most brilliant polish
A short time before reaching Wins
low, we crossed the deep and beautiful
canyon OF the Little Colorado
A herd of several thousand head Of
cattle was another pleasing sight
Nearly all the cattle that we have
seen in Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico
Afiy +oJI
us that they stand the cold and ex-
posture better than any other breed.
Occasionally as we approach a city
we will see herds of Holstein cattle.
Trainec Dogs
The hostess of the rooming house
where we stayed in, Winslow had two
French poodle dogs that she had
taught to sit up and patty cake for
candy Or other favors.
They were d picnic all by them
selves. They loved to ride, and when
we were ready to start the next
morning, jumped into the front seat
of the car and started to patty cake
for ride. We hated to disappoint
them
Much of the road to Flagstaff lay
through waste land and rough coun-
try After monotonous fifty mile
ride it was restful beyond description
TO enter the beautiful Caconina Fo-
rest reserve where were thousands of
acres of noble isolated pine trees with
no brush to obstruct the view.
There is a large lumber camp near
Flagstaff where we saw more lumber
than we had ever seen in our lives be-
fore and great train loads of huge
logs
The government allows certain trees
that they select and mark to be sold
But there is a sinful waste of tim
Der. So many, many of these grand
trees have been struck by lightning
and are decaying, both standing and
fallen, and Of no use to anyone. Forest
fires have wrought considerable des
truction. These fires are sometimes
caused by campers but most FIRE
quently by lightning.
Flagstaff itself lies at the foot OF
a beautiful snow capped mountain
Mt. San Franciscan is said to be
the coolest spot in Arizona. 1t is al
most on the continental divide. While
we were there the temperature drop