Bisbee daily review., 1921-07-31

the Democratic primaries, in 1918. for the nomination for governor Fred Golfer won the nomination but lost to Tom Campbell. We sought out Col ters ranch, removed about three miles from Springerville. Fred ColJer was at home. And 1t is nome; a home such as thousands of people envy. It is the center ol the big cattle company of which Fred is the head. He greeted us in typical Colter style. He had telephoned to his mountain ranch and had asked a friend of his to locate a camp for us where there was good fishing. In fact he had paved the way. About 12 o'clock we left Springer vile and started up the mountain. We were told it vas about twenty miles to Brinkley's place, our destination. For ten miles out of Spr1nSelViiie, the highway Was excellent. It had { been constructed by the forest serv- ice and eventually is to be part ot the Springerville Clifton road. spring erville is located at ar altitude of 6900 feet. In ten miles. and most of the climbing was done iii the last few of the ten, we gained an altitude of nearly $500.
 From the end of the Water Canyon road, for so it is called, We struck, off across the open parks of the White Mountain plateau. Most of us Ima- zine solid masses of timber on the | higher reaches of our mountains. Norteast of Mt. Baldy, however, there are thousands of acres of open parks, some of them reaching for miles and miles in every direction. They af- ford grazing land for thousands of cat tie and are eagerly sUugaI by the stockmen of the country
 | From the summit the road develop ed into mere tracks across the open ! parks. It was threatening to rain, meanwhile The road like Topsy, | just ''growed," and it chooses some peculiar spots for this particular form of activity When the high centers ! (and it was practically one continu ous high center), became dangerous, we sought the country to the side of | the road Here it was bumpy and with heavy load every moment was dangerous on springs. Moreover, the occasional rocky spots, were puzzles I | ly a choice of going over or leaving part of the crankcase behind. We did not follow the latter course. | We plugged along and, with sev- eral delays, occasional by our lack of knowledge of the country and the roads, had crossed several miles of the open parks. when a spring gave ! trouble It was fixed but a drizZle began to fall and the roadway became slippery and dangerous. When it was drifting into late afternoon we saw a log cabin in the distance. It was one of Fred Golfers mountain ! ranches. We were told by Sherman Lumpkin. it's occupant, to keep right on travelling. Our destination was about three miles and the directions he gave us were good.
 Coming to an artificial reservoir we again missed the road. We have not been able to determine yet whether we missed the correct road or Lump kin was not explicit. In any event it caused us more trouble. A large inverted V shaped rock stuck its nose cut of the center of this stretch of road and the traction was extremely | with some soft high centers but with the aid of rocks under the wheels had wriggled off.
 The prize rock, howevc-, --ood it's ground We thought we could clear it. It attacked the front axle and the axle won the battle We were confi- dent we had won. The wheels, short ly, began giving us trouble. They would not respond Presently tae
 writer got out of the machine and by
 that time the denoument was com
 plete. The right front wheel pointed
 in a general southwesterly direction
 and the left wheel was just as de-
 termined to make it's course south
 east. The steering rod had initiated
 the rock and would have made good
 branding iron for d COW outfit that
 used an inverted V for it's brand.
 The party stopped, with J. F. Brink
 ley ranch house a mile and half in
 the distance, distance that was ob-
 scured by fine rain which was fall
 ing. One machine was run to the
 ranch and camp spot selected and
 the load taken out of the car. Fred
 and the writer then jumped in and
 hastened back to the rOck-vanquished
 gentleman and transferred its load iO
 the other car. II was then taken to
 camp and ;unlOaded. 1t had been raining steadily for q
 couple of hours and we made camp
 in it.
 But we were there. after four days
 travelling in which approximately soc