The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-15

to seeus. While we enjoyed the trip
out and saw lots of country we were
glad to get here among the sunshine
and flowers, where one can drive
down and take dip in the biggest
lake In the world" ma matter what
month in the year and let the mon
ster breakers coming in from the sea
take the sleep from your eyes in the
morning or tire out for a good nights
sleep in the evening.
Using the Gas.
We kept tab on the gasoline and oil
and found that the average of the en-
miles to the gallon ON gas and 100 miles
to quart of oil. We made te entire
trip with but two punctures and had no
serious trouble whatsoever. he Overland
-Four sedan certainly performed its
duties in a way that made me proud to
be the owner OF one. We found the
great Salt Lake desert that one hears
so much about as to the deep sand and
roads across this desert were as hard
as a pavement and in fine shape with
the exception Of occasional rough places
and we did not mind the heat at all. We
found more sand and desert country in
Wyoming and Nevada than in Utah and
California. While crossing the Salt Lake
resert we caught up to a Ford with an
Iowa license number which was stalled
with tire trouble and we loaned them
our pump and as they were going to Los
Ford and car from Massachusetts, made
up the party of four cars and we had
many a pleasant time in camp and on
the trip. The speedometer read 22l7
1906 miles when we arrived here max
ing the trip total Of 25S9 miles.
California certainly spends money on
their roads. One can drive for miles and
miles and never get off the pavement for
they have paved roads all over the state.
Our car was equipped with Federal Fab
ric tires and they certainly lived up to
their reputation. Two punctures were
the extent of our tire trouble and the
tires look as good as new today and
expect to get the thousand miles out OF
them. We took a trip Sunday going to
Pasadena through Hollywood. the home
of the moving picture industry and
Rock. In Pasadena we. drove down
Orange Grove avenue which Is lined
with magnificent homes Of millionaires,
past the famous Sunken Gardens and
over the million dollar concrete bridge
which crosses the Arrio Seco, and return
ed to Santa Monica through Armandale
Highland Park. Cycamore Grove where
the Minnesotans held their annual pic
mic recently. about 5000 attending. All
this trip was made on paved roads lined
Will Sio'S''. pei'ii S'SSH' c'AiN
beautiful flowers.
The country and climate here is GER
tainly grand and appeals to us very
much. Have not decided just what
will do here but am figuring some on go
ing into the real estate business as
everything is booming In that line and
from what l hear it is going to be hard
work providing homes for the people that
are fiocking into this country.
No doubt this lingo Is growing mon
otonous so will close for this time. With
best regards to all my friends.
We passed through Carbon, Wyo., a
deserted mining village which consisted
of about twenty homes and several store
buildinges and 1t looked as though the
people had all packed their household
goods and left the village. 1t made us
feel spooky. The buildings were all in
good repair and it seemed a crime te
leave them when il is so hard to find
homes elsewhere. Goldfield. Nevada, was
another town where expensive homes had
been built during the gold rush and
then desterted. People were willing tc
sell for railroad fare out of town and
the day before we arrived there a beau
tiful hotel building sold for $500. If
had that hotel here it would take al
my time keeping track of my income. It's
like the apple wofian said.-- She was
selling apples In a small town for siS
for five, cents and a fellow told her that
II she had those apples in New York she
eoud get five cents a piece for them and
she replied Yes II I had a pail O.
water in He'll could get a million 70,
it. That's the way with the hotel