The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1921-10-27
Overland Trip to California Is
Much Enjoyed by Former
Yale Family

San Dieg Calf, Oct. II, '2l
Mr.. Jas. A. Menzies,
Yale, Michigan.
Dear Friend Just before |
left Yale l met Charlie and he
wanted | should be sure and give
you full detail of our trip.
Having spent much more time
than We figured on it makes it
quite a lengthy affair, but if you
find it too long, just read it and
throw it in the waste basket and
it will be all right.
If were to give you every de-
tail of the trip and all the places
we passed through it would take
so much space you would need to
issue an extra paper.
We were 46 days on the road
and passed through 303 villages
and cities, driving 1000 miles.
Leaving Pontiac at $40 on
Monday morning, we drove to Yp-
silanti by way of Worthwhile where
we called on Chas. Ponsford and
Miss Elizabeth Ostrander. At
Ypsilanti we met a Mr.. and Mrs.
A. VI. Keeler, who accompanied
us on our trip as far as Berkeley,
Calf.
Our first days drive brought us
to Battle Greek, where we camped
on part of the Camp Custer
grounds The camp is all aban-
doned and there were wrecking
companies taking down the build
ings.
Aug. 9th We drove through the
great peach and grape section OF
Michigan and had very fine days
drive, and a fine country all the
way; at night we camped with a
man by the name of Toole, on a
peach farm between Michigan
City and st. Joseph.
Aug. 10, leaving camp at $40,
we got as far as Michigan City,
where l had machine trouble and
was delayed until near o'clock
From there we drove to Hobart
Ind, which was the first public
camp ground we found. Crossed
the state line at 9:15 a. m. We
had no sooner pitched our tents
than it began to rain, and it con.
iinued most of the night and agail
in the morning, so we did moi
break up camp again until Aug
18th at 700 a. M, when we agair
hit the trail, crossing the Illinoir
line at Highland, at 1000 a. m
Drove through Chicago wherC
they were celebrating the open
inq Of the Dixie Highway, an.
there was a crowd equal to Gale
DOMAIN day in Yale. From Chi
cago to DeKalb, which was tn.
end of our journey for the day.
We had fine paved roads mos
of the way and very fine public
camp ground, fitted with water
lights and everything for the con
venience of the travelling public
Aug. 13, Mrs. Cooper. Ruth, Eu
gene and myself spent in Chicago
taking the train in the morning
and returning in the evening
Most of our time was spent in tn
Art Institute and Fields Museum
The museum had just been move
into a new building, and it is
wonderful sight. One should hav
at least week to see it in tn
proper way.
Aug. ID, leaving DeKalb at go
"a. M, we had a beautiful day an
fine roads of cement, asphalt an
brick pavement, through a fin
farming country, crossing tn
state line at Mississippi river g
200 p. m., crossing over bridg
one mile long where we had I
pay toll, 15c for auto and sc eac
for passengers. We arrived {
camp at a place called Calamu
at 600 p. m. and found ever!
thing wide open, and a big ba
game on Sunday. 1t was plaC
of about $50 population.
Aug. Is, leaving camp at 7:(
o'clock, we found no more pave
roads, but all graded dirt whiC
was very good roads in dry weat
er, but very slippery in W
weather. In the morning we vi
tied an Indian reservation of Il
Musquakies tribe. There we
about 800 Indians on the reserv
tion, and they were getting reat
for their annual fair and playii
base ball. We got some pictur
of their children and their hom
that are fine. Had quite job
get Pete away from the reserv