El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-11
TRUCK
SHOWS WORTH
ON LONG TRIP



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We back traned and took the left
road Caves in.
Two miles beyond the fork more
grief occurred. The road at this point
runs in close 10 an arroyo The weight
OF the truck was too much and the
road caved in letting the Service over
on its right side. four feet below the
level OF the road We were travelling
about - miles per hour at the time
] We ascertained first that none Of Us
had suffered injury. The load Of food
stuffs and blankets were thrown out
/ when we went over and an eXamlna-
ton OF the truck disclosed that the
only casualty suffered was a slightly
bent right front fender. There was
nothing 70 do but make camp. At
sunrise next morning Gates started
on foot across the desert TO
IFabeus. In the Texas town ne
ran into Mr.. Powell who volul.-
teered to get a chain hoist and other
tools and drive back 6hc help us out
OF our predicameut- Powell and Gates
came back to camp At slOck sun
day night. During the day the pas
Isengers had dug out the road so thar
when the truck was brought back TO
its normal position It would be stand
ing on lever ground
Rescue Work Necessary
! Early Monday morning the crew OF
to work, sunk a dead man and
! hooked on to the truck. In one hour
! the Service was back on four wheels
and in three hours up on level ground
! ready TO resume its journey.
] We started from Camp Alishap" at
noon Monday and reached Ahumada
on the railroad Just before night fall
I on Tuesday we made the run from
Ahumada 20 Laguna and on Wedne5-
day from LaEuna to chihuahua, ar
irving there at o'clock in the after
noon. The actual running time Of
the trip was 25 hours. g minutes, but
the elapsed time was four days and
ten hours.
The driving Of a solid tire truck
over these roads is herd work but
with the exception OF being stuck in
the sand at one place and turned over
at another the t uck went through on
its own power without the slightest
sign Of Mechanical troubL
Detailed Mileage.
On this page viii be seen the de-
tailed mileage Of the route from III
Paso to Chihuahua From FL Paso TO
Fabens the run Is over an excellent
cement road Turning TO the right at
Fabens a-dirt road is encountered 70
Guadalupe. This road is rough but
passable In dry weather. although IL
NAV cause some trouble when wet.
After leaving the customs house IN
Guadalupe the trail leads through an
uninhabited territory 10 Ahumada-
Several abandoned ranch houses viii
be passed. but for the most part It is
desert or rocky mountain passes.
Three water holes are noted in the
mileage, but they viii be dry at times
during the year. The tourist must
depend upon his cargo FOR water, gas
and oil from Guadalupe TO Ahumada-
At Ahumada, food. water and perhaps
a nights lodging can Be obtained but
No motor supplies. Some one IN
Ahumada IS going TO be wise enough
TO establish a filling station on the
main road and hang out conspicuous
sign. Every tourist VIII be glad 70
fill up at this point
The route on through 20 Chihuahua
runs close TO the railroad all the way
down but there Is no chance for gaso-
line or oil before reaching the cap
Food at lIOctezuma.
Food can be had at Noctezuma and
water at Aoctezuma, Laguna and
Every motorist should carry food
water. gas and oil on this trip and
also a bedding roll with plenty or
blankets. IT'S an even chance that ne
VIII have TO camp out somewhere
over night.
The tourist VIII be on his own re-
sources from the time Re leaves Ia
bens until he arrives AZ Chihuahua-
He f. in a foreign land where Eng
lish IS seldom heard In two trips TO
Chihuahua have met but two men
who could talk English. one is ST.
Endf0ues Alvares. the "jefe' at
Guadalupe and the other Felix Mac
Donald. a mine operator at TerraZas.
Me1icans Are Courteous
One viii find the Mexican people
courteous and hospitable along the
route, but they VIII not be able 20 IN
derstand your language. Il is advis-
able to make this run one OF two
days duration, making an over night
stop at Ahumada- The first days run
iB a hard one The road with Few
exceptions is good all the way from
Ahumada 70 Terrazas and plain
trail leads from Terrazas into CHI
huahua-
The trip s. interesting and wen
worth the EFFORT. The Mileage in the
route was taken from the odometer
in the front wheel Of the truck and
should be accurate. Speedomerers
driven from the shaft IN touring cars
win vary from the truck mileage but
the tourist should watch his mileage
from point 70 point and not compute
t from the start. SHAFT driven
speedometer will overrun from five
to ten miles in the distance covered
There are antelope. rabbits, deer and
ruaU between Guadalupe and Lsguna
and thousands OF wild duck geese
and crane n the Laguna district
which extends from that station 10
Terrazas. Permits can be obtained
from the state department. Washing
ton. D. C., to take arms and ammunt-
ton into Mexico, and Gen. Claudio
Fox. commandant Of the Juarez ga
rison, viii issue a permit 60 Amert-
cans to bring guns and ammunition
into Mexico.