Newark post., 1920-08-25
MOTORISTS RETURN
AFTER TRIP TO
WESTERN COAST
Ernest Frazer and William II.
Barton Enjoy Long
Journey


turned to Newark last week after
an auto trip to the Pacific Coast
and back in which they covered
1864 miles. Both men report
having had splendid time. They
had no mishaps Of any kind, and
little machine trouble, one pune
ture and three blowouts consti-
tuting the difficulty encountered
during the entire journey.
They left Newark, it will be re-
membered, on May 81, and made
the first stop at Cumberland, Md.
The next day they took the old
National highway to GAINESVILLE,
Ohio; then to Indianapolis, and
from. there to Chicago. Leaving
Chicago they stopped at Daven-
port and spent four days at Des
Moines with Mr.. Barton's daugh
ter, Mrs. Harry Chambers.
After leaving Des Moines they
stopped at Omaha. At Salt Lake
City they took the Arrow Head
route to Fillmore, formerly the
capital of Utah, and then over the
deserts of Utah and Arizona to ST..
Thomas, Nevada. When they
reached st. Thomas it was 1T in
the shade at 3, O'Clock in the after
noon. They had to stay over
night in this town, as the next
stopping place was so miles away,
through a desert. This was the
hottest day encountered during
the trip.
From Nevada they went into
California stopping at San Bar
ardino and went through the sun
kissed orange grove of 5000
acres, then to Pasadena, to Los
Angeles over the Pacific highway
to Santa Maria, then San Jose,
and on to San Francisco. They
were in San Francisco during the
Democratic National Convention
and called on the Delaware dele
I CATION, among whom was their
fellow toWnsman, Mayor Eben B.
Frazer. They attended the con-
vention and after a week in this
locality, they went to Portland,
Oregon, making a number of stops
on the way. One stop was at
Crater Lake, Oregon, where a ma
tional park surrounds the lake.
They took the trip of 80 miles up
the famous Columbia river drive
which was the finest stretch of
road they struck while away. A
trip to Van Couver, British Co.
lumbia, also was of much interest
+ The men took the Oregon trail
to La Granad, to Boise, Idaho
where side trip was taken to the
Arrowhead dam, which cost the
government $6,000,00O and which
irrigates many thousands of acres
of land for miles around. A stor
of several days, with side trips
was made in Yellowstone Park
and from there the Yellowstone
trail was followed to Chicago.
From this point they attempted
to follow the Lincoln Highway
route but found it in such condi
tion that they were forced to leave
it at East Liverpool, Ohio, going
from there to Washington, Pa.
and following the old Nationa
route to Baltimore.
They encountered practically
no rain on the trip until they
reached Ohio on the way back
The only Delaware car seen from
the time Hagerstown, Md, was
left going out, until they arrived
at the same city, returning, was
one in Montana and this one was
from Marshallton. Thise in the
Marshallton party were Mr.
Gregg, his mother and one other
woman. ~
On two occasions during the
trip Mr.. Frazer and Mr.. Barton
had some sport snowballing. This
was June Is, on Pixies Peak, anG
July l, at Crater Lake.
They called on several former
residents of Newark while away
including William Armstrong al
Denver and Walter Medill in Sar
, Francisco. Mr.. Frazer says they
found the people of the West very
hospitable and very honest.
During the trip they passed
through % states, over desert:
! and mountains, through the grea
corn and wheat belt of the Middle
West and the fruit belt of the Fal
! West.