Evening journal., 1920-08-21
ONE PUNCTURE
IN 1904 Miles
Two Newark Men Return
From Auto Trip TO
California
ROUTE TOOK THEM
THROUGH p STATES
Special to The Evening Journal.


NEWARK, Aug. 2i.-Ernest Frazer
and William H. Barton, both retired
merchants OF Newark, have returned
from an automobile trip TO California
and return. The trlD was made in |
Mr.. Frazer's Cadillac car. They left |
Newark on May 81, and covered S564 |
miles on the trip to and from tle |
coast
Mr.. Frazer who drove The machine |
every mile, says IL was a remarkable |
"trip In every way and that they had
fine luck During the entire time hey
had but one puncture and three blow
outs and used $50 gallons Of gasoline.
They had practically no engine
trouble. We struck all kinds OF
roads. but as a general rule .he roads
of the east are FAR superior to those or
the west MIR Frazer said. The Trip
took them over deserts and noun
tains, through he grain bflt OF ule
middle west and The fruit districts OF
the extreme west. At one place four
gallons Of gasoline was used in going
i3 miles over the Dead Mans Noun
tain. IN oregon.
The two men were in san Francisco
during the. Democratic Convention
and called on the Delaware deb ga ion
and also attended the convention.
During the trip they passed through
D safes on SVeral occasions tney
went over mountain roads where on
one side there would be a drop Of sew
eral hundred feel.
on leaving Newark. May 81, the two
men made their first stop a, Cumber-
land, Md, for that night. The next
dav ihev took me old National h gh-
way 10 Evansville. then To- lndanap-
oils, and from here 10 Chicago. Leav-
ing Chicago they stopped a. DaNeu-
port and spent four days al Des
Moines with Mr. BartOn's daughter
Mrs. Harry Chambers.
After leaving Des Moines, they stop
ned at Omaha The route then took
then through McCOok. Selden, han
sas. Limon, Colorado Springs, Forl
Collins. Colorado. Rawlins. Wyom ne,
Green River. salt Lake Cl,y. wnere
they spent several days sightseeing.
From salt Lake City they took the
Arrow Head rOu'e 10 Fillmore Tor
merly the capital OF Utah, and hen
over the deserts Of Utah and Arizona
10 s.. Thomas. Nevada. Whfn hey
reached St. Thomas it was ~ in me
shade 3t 3 O'Clock in The afternoon
They had 10 say over night IN lhis
town, as the next stopping place was
80 miles away through a desert. lhl'
was the hottest day encountered dur
From Nevada they went TO Califor
ma. stopping at san BarnardlnO, an'
went throurh he slin-kissed orang
grove OF 5000 acres, tn TO Pas 4
demo TO Los Angeles over the Paolii'
Highway 10 Santa Marie, then TO Sai
l0se and on TO san Francisco, arriving
.here in time for the convention.
They remained a week In san iran
DISCO and went from there TO Port
Ind. Oregon, making a number o
stOrs on the way. One stop was
Crater Lake, Oregon, where a nattona
park surrounds the lake. The lake J
al bhe foot OF high mountain. IL
eight miles across, 20 miles aroun
and 20O0 feet deep. A visit was mad
10 Vancouver and took the trip OF :
miles up the famous Columbia rive
drive which was the finest stretch q
road they struck while away.
The men then took the oregon ira
10 LaGrande, on TO Boise ldahC
where a side trip was taken 10 tn
Arrow head dam which cost the gov
ernment 100000 and which irrigate
many thousands Of acres Of land 10
miles around. A stop Of several day
with SIDE trips was made in yellow
stone Park: from there the Iellowstor
p train was followed 10 Chicago, whic
took them through Idaho, Montan
the Dakotas, with stops at Billing
Miles City. Baker, Aberdeen, MINT
sposis. st. Paul, Zion City with
beautiful drive along Lake Michigal
Returning from Chicago Messr
. Frazer and Barton followed the Lii
coin highway route but found II
terrible shape and had 10 leave J.
East Liverpool. ohio, going fro
there 10 Washington, Pa, followir
the old National route 10 Baltimore
They encountered practically T
rain on the trip until they reach'
Ohio on the way back. The only De
aware car sem from the time Hager
town. Md. was left going out uni
they arrived at the same city returl
ing was one in Montana and this OF
was from Marshanton. Those In q
ManzhalltOn party were a Mr.. Greg
his mother and one other woman.
On two occasions during the tr
Mr.. Frazer and Mr.. Barton had son
sport snowbahing. This was June
on Pixies Peak and July at Graf
Lake.
They called on several former re-
dents Of Newark while away whi'
included William Armstrong at De
yer. and Walter Medn in San Fra
Disco. Mr.. Frazer says they had
special thrilling experiences such
hold-ups. They found the people
the West hospltable and very hone
Both enjoyed the trip so well they s
they would not mind taking It aga
at some later time.