The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-08-26

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Mr.. Rice took on his shoes and waded
in to see. Finding it safe we crossed
and continued our journey. People
are warned to carry plenty OF water as
none can be obtained Tor 40 miles.
and In case Of breakdown, one would
be in a bad shape il nobody passed
that way with water to spare. The
road most OF the way is along tho
railroad grade. and is In fairly good
condition. except for some gullies
which are straight up and down. Ones
car almost stands on end at times.
and the road has lots Of little chuck
holes which makes slow travelling.
After the 40-mile drive we came
to the little town Of Cisco. and shortly
afterwards passed through Thompson,
where the roads are very bad for a
few miles. They are building a fine
,, roadway from Thompson to Moab. We
drove to the town Of Green River that
day and camped on the banks OF the
| stream that gives the town its name.
Mr.. Rice's father. with a party of
forty-niners. had ferried across the
river here while on their way to Cal
| ifornia many years ago. A man by
the name of Foster, who formerly
lived in Canon City. whom we met
there. seemed to know everybody in
| that part of the country.
From Grand Junction the trail 20
Provo is called the Midland. From
Green River to Provo we passed
through Price. Helper. Soldiers Sum-
x.,ft a.,l Ath al
| day after our arrival at Provo we
went to Salt Lake City. expecting to
take the Ocean-to-Ocean highway at
Ogden. but were advised by the sec
retary of the chamber OF commerce
to take the old Mormon. or Arrowhead
trail il we were going to Los Angeles.
SO we returned to Provo. We were
not sorry we went to Salt Lake City.
| as 1t is an interesting place, and the
42-mile run back to Provo Is over a
| splendid highway.
There are some very quaint towns
in Utah. Some OF the older commu-
mites of the state contain only log
houses, and others have only brick
houses with large. old-fashioned chin
neys at either end The telephone
lines as a rule. run down the center
OF the main streets.
I'VE passed through Fillmore. once
the capital OF Utah. and named for
President Millard Fillmore. Al Cove
Fort we stopped to see the fort built
by Brigham Young as a defense
against the Indians. The road from
Provo to ST. George Is down through
a broad. fertile valley. We saw some
fields OF oats and barley. but wheat is
the chief product of the country.
There is some irrigation. but 1t is
mostly dry farming. A district near
St George is called the Dixie of
Utah." which is famous for its fruit.
but we did not pass through II. At
Littleheld. Ariz.. small settlement
at the foot OF the mountains. boy
had table under tree and was sell
ing Elberta peaches, the largest ever
saw. for 20 cents a dozen. We had
peaches and cream for supper that
evening. and enjoyed them i'm
mensely.
LOS Vegas is a beautiful green spot
in the desert, with attractive homes
and umbrella trees everywhere. The
garage man said the water supply OF
the town was from a spring and that
there was plenty OF water at from 20 TO
rs feet below the surface of the
ground. The next day we struck the
/ Santa Fe trail at Con. which was the
! hottest place we found on the trip.
I After getting water and gas We drove
I to the little town of Amboy, where
!
since leaving Canon City. After leav-
I ing Amboy we stopped to plan for the
night and a car came along and
stopped near us. A man got out and
asked US where we were from. After
I telling him he said that he, too. had
I Just come from Canon City. and that
he was cousin o: the Bunten boys
there.
We passed through Barstow and
Victorville. and on the top OF the
mountains we could look down the
Cajon canon through the national for.
estry reserve. distance OF seven
/ miles. The road is winding one.
1 but paved its entire distance we
stopped at Camp Cajon where there
were, perhaps. 30 cars parked. II Is
lovely. shady spot at the foot OF the
canon. The camp is equipped with
/ stoves. tables. water and all conven.
fences. The tables are made OF con.
cretes and benches are built around
/ them for seats. They were contri-
buted by different towns and localities
/ in California. one of the caretakers
/ in charge of the camp said that the
Saturday night before our arrival 60
cars were parked there. It is one OF