The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-27
IS
RIVAL Of NOAH
IN ARK BUILDING
Local lumberman, Tired OF Cruising
Mississippi AS Summer Sport to
Try Land Transportation for
Time.
PLANS LONG TOUR TO
SECTIONS OF COUNTRY
"Stephensone Ark" Is Auto Chassis
With Convenient "Built-ln" Fea.
tures; Is Really "A Wonder
On Wheels"


Tired of cruising the Mississippi.
king of American rivers and it's
for his summers pas
time. Harry A. Stephenson, presi-
dent Of the Stephenson-Bro Lum-
Der company here. has built "Steph-
enson's Ark in which he will tour
the United States during the Sum
mers of 1920 1927 and 1922
"Stephenson's Ark" rests stead-
4 vt upon the chassis of Buick tour
ing car. AS to convenience. Steph-
enson has it on that famous Ark
which sheltered the good man Noah
and a thousand other animal spe-
cies, In "Stephenson's Ark can be
found a place for everything and
needed by a travnler whose
hotel is any place he happens to be
when The big blll of fire disappears
in the west and whose taste calls
lUl tHo tdHlpilTt IldNDT.
Here is place for the cooking
there is "a place for the
tent, the fishing rod and a thousand
d5ler things.
The seating capacity of the Ark
is limited to two. However, when
Mr.. Stephenson and his party OF
six leave Chickasha June 10th on
their first lap of a proposed 14,000
mile tour OF the United States. the
remaining four VIII be conveyed in
a touring car
stephenson's own Design.
"Stephenson's Ark. is Mr., Steph-
ensons own design. He purchased
the Bufck chlsis and had the Arb
made to order
AS a camper, Mr. Stephenson Is a
And Tie Incorporated every
idea in his plans of con-
structing the ark. Those who have
seen the lark" admit that 1t should
require years of hard study by an
ark specialist Ito improve on this
one.
Ten Summers on Mississippi
Every summer fer phe past ten
Years Mr. Stephenson has spent
weeks cruising the Mississippi river
md its tributaries. He recently sold
MS cruiser, having decided to spend
his vacations of the next few years
IN land. After selling the cruiser.
he Immediately began laying PANS
Tor the ark
Mr. Stepienson's summer parties
have cruised practically every foot
IF the great Mississippi and its prin-
cipal tributaries, including the White
river, ST. Francis, Yazoo, Ohio, Wa
bash, Rock and Wisconsin
Tired After Ten Cruises.
I'm tired Of cruising. I've spent
ten summer vacations in my cruiser
aud I'm done with it for a while"
SAID Mr.. Stephenson yesterday.
The Stephenson plrty, which win
leave Chickasha June 10th for the
first lap of a proposed 1900 mile
tour of the United States, viii con-
siat of Mr. Stephenson and j. II.
Temple of this city; o. C. Stephen
son and son. Fred, of Anadarko;
Earl White and Charles Strong both
of Earlville, Il.
The first lap of the tour will end
at ST. Paul, Mimi, which point will
be reached eighty days after the
party leaves Chickasha June 10th.
Here the outfit will be stored and
the members Of he party will return
to their homes by rail.
Enroute to st. Paul, the Stephen
son party will pass through Wichitl,
Kan, Pueblo, Gunnison, Grand juno
tion, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Yellow
stone National park and Glacier park.
The party will resume the trip at
St Paul in the summer of 81. They
will tour the Lake regions arounl
Thousand Islands and will end the
'21 lap at Albany, passing through
the Adirondack and Cltskin noun
tains.
In 1899 lfhe party will leave Alba
ny for New York City, Trenton, Phil
adelplia and Washington, returning
to Oklahoma by way of the Mann
moth cave in Kentucky.