The Washington herald., 1920-08-22

tenth Of a mile further on right
turn is made, following the railroad
tracks until the mileage shows sos.
where a left turn is made, and at
sos another right turn where the
macadam is left and another dirt
. road is reached. Few automobiles
are seen along this road. and soon
sshe party finds what it believes 70
be the reason. The road is being
repaired. a very bad stretch il
struck at 63.3 miles, where the
wOrkmen are engaged in construct
ing bridge. 1t is necessary to ford
the stream over a roadbed of large
boulders and then a steep grade with
rOadbed Of plOughed clay is en-
cOuntered and the ease with which
the Duplex went through it was
nothing short of marvellous to all
except the driver. The road to the
right a [ 63.S is avoided. and when
the mileage reaches 65.7 another
stretch Of fine new macadam greets
the party and the road roller is en-
gagged in pressing it down. Soon
the macadam will cover the entire
stretch over which the pathfinders
had just come.
Speed is then made along the
road which winds its way between
the foothills. Passing by the road
leading to the right at 715, the
party pulls into the winter and
summer resort of Warrenton. locat-
ed al the foot Of the Blue Ridge
Mountains with the speedometer
reading 1913 at the courthouse.
Bear left here. and then right few
yards further on at AndersOn's
clothing store
AS il was little after noon. and
the ride. through the fresh country
air had whetted the appetites of the
party. it was decided to pull up
alongside the Warren Green Hotel. |
where the proprietor F. G. Berger.
who is well known in Washington. !
having for years been manager Of |,
several theaters here. greeted with !
hearty Southern welcome The !
Herald pathfnders.
Crowd shows Interest.
After filling up with rich country |
food, the party took walk around !
the little town, and Ed Ertter stopp- |
ed t the courthouse to take A |
picture of the monument erected in |
the yard to Col. John S. Mosby, of |
Mosby guerilla fame. When the
party returned to the truck. prepar-
atory to resuming the journey, a
crowd of the pOpulaCe had surround
ed it and displayed much interest.
After few minutes of pleasant
the trip is resumed.
The trip is over a good turnpike,
but the party must pay for this good
road, for just outside of Warrenton
an elderly gentleman comes out for
his 25 cents toll. At 1913 Fauuuier
Springs, a little village. is passed.
and then after passing over the
bridge dirt road is struck again.
This is followed for four-tenths OF
mile, when a turn is made to the
ett' bearing right when the speeo-
Ometer shows $40.
only few yards further on B. F.
Barron and a party of men are en-
gagged in putting down a corduroy
Dad bed. This is the name used
or placing small poles across the
muddy parts of the road. A short
top is made. and the roadmen ex-
'ress much doubt as to whether the
ruck will pass through the part of
he road which has not yet been !
completed with poles. But the par- $
y having seen the experience near
The Plains show knowing smiles
m their faces and start on, while
he roadmen look on askance as the
.eaVy vehicle plOughs through, cut I
ing deep and wide tracks with the
arge pneumatic tires.
Jim Warmers Hill.
However. motorists who fear thew .
annot make this stretch, which isl +
bout the worst that can be found. S
nay turn off to the left at $40 and ,
70 through the woods, which will I
'ring them out at the top of the f
ill, which, by the way, the natives r
all Jim Warmers Hill. Asked for
he origin of the name. Barron ex- a
lains that man by the name of +
i'm Warner was travelling down the .
ill with a yoke of oxen to a cart h
nd they ran away killing Warner I
'fter viewing the deep mud and n
Ire steepness of the hill there is no fl
-onder in the minds of the party n
hat the oxen decided on their O
curse. -
This is tho ros' df@rpIt strotch ',