The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-11-21
PLOUGH SNOW ON
AUTOMOBILE TRIP
SENATOR LEWIS AND E. G. LEWIS
MOTOR TO BOISE
TRIP INTERESTING

Bucking snow drifts the heighth Of
the radiator with an automobile was
the unique experience of Senator nj.
E.. Lewis and his son, e. G. Lewis,
in making a trip from Boise to Mos
COW in three days. A stop of one
day would have meant that they would
have been stuck" according to Mr..
M. E. Lewis in speaking of the trip.
ION the return trip" he said, 1--WE
had to buck snow drifts as high as
the radiator and several times had to
back up two and three times to
plough through. The automobile
made three trails through the snow,
two for the wheels and one made by
the differential. A delay of one day
would have meant that we would
have been unable to have gotten
through.
with the general storm over the
state it would now be impossible to
get through. At the present time on
the Camas prairie there is probably
two feet Of snow while there was but
one foot of snow when we made the
return trip. We struck snow in
patches shortly after leaving Boise
and were in it most of the time until
we reached Moscow"
Senator Lewis and his son, e. G..
Lewis, left Moscow on November 3
and returned November I8. They
went to Round valley on business and
to Boise to take in the Second annual
Armistice game between Idaho and
wyoming. The trip was made by way
of the Salmon river North and South
highway.
7'Roads were good where highway
work had been done," said Senator
Lewis in speaking of the road con-
ditions. 'The North and South high
way is completed from here to White
bird and an automobile can get over
this stretch of road very nicely.
'sFrom Whitebird to higgins, 80
miles, the worst places have been
taken care Of by the completion of
10 miles of roadwork. The heaviest
road work on the entire highway is
between Whitebird and higgins and
the hardest part of this particular
stretch is represented by the compile
ted 10 miles. The road from higgins
to Round valley, distance OF 28
miles, has about 10 miles completed,
which also cuts out the worst part OF
the heaviest work. From Round val
lev to New Meadows there has been
no work done and from New Meadows
to Boise it is all highway.
"By way of council the North and
South highway, or from Moscow to
Boise, is 375 miles, We spent several
days in Round and Long valleys and
then went to Boise to see the big
Day game. The Whiteblrd
hill is a wonderful example of high
way grade construction. 1t is an il
mile grade and we made it on inter-
mediate in 55 minutes.
with the completion Of 81 miles
Of highway in the Little Salmon and
Salmon valleys Idaho will have It's |
link, the North and South
highway, and it is almost needless to
say that it is a great thing for the
state. In good weather an automobile
IAN make the trip OF 375 miles in two |
lays"
Senator Lewis said that, from his
and from reports recelv-
ID by him from other parts OF the
state, the Palouse section in Idaho is
having better business conditions than
my other section OF the state.
"Business conditions in southern
daho are poor" he said. Farmers
will realize something on potatoes and
ruit but wheat is down to very low
igure and there is no sale for oats
II hay. Some hay has been sold for
A a ton. The potato and fruit stu
tions have helped, however, to re-
ieve the general business condition.
people from Boise certainly ap-
reciate the coming of Moscow people
0 the Idaho Wyoming game on No
ember IL. 1t was fine idea and
he people OF CAPITAL city were ap-
reciative. The game was good and
he weather at the game was fine
We were able to sit in the grand :
tand without our overcoats."
Concurs in MA.urnity Bill
Washington BY A. P)-The SEN
te today concurred without record
ote in the house amendment to the I
laternity bill The bill now goes to