The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-06-21

lis prospect, providing, however, Vol
stead does not put another clause in
MS dry act limiting a mar as to the
consumption of fluid. Four to five
of moisture a day is absolute
y necessary in this temperature of
desert heat to keep the inner man in
working condition. Z see very little
change, other than Darby is putting
that brown hued complexion so
prevalent in this section Of 1I0 de-
grees. We are now two days and
three hours from Los Angeles.
Now We leave the railroad for the
next 300 miles. We start at 3 a. M,
hearing of a very bad road condition
ahead. The next 40 miles puts a
crimp into our dispositions, for we
encounter a feature that is simply
impossible to describe, unless it is
hell running over. Now picture to
yourself touring across a desert
waste in a temperature Of 10 de
grees or better, sand tire deep, inter-
woven with rock, every lump of
which turns you from a v%irtuous path
to a riotous blasphemer, and you add
another lap of misery to your de-
lightful trip.
From Las Vegas we leave Nevada,
enter Arizona, and then Utah, all in
the same day, and land in st. George,
Utah.
From st. George to Cedar City we
pass through a beautiful section of
Utah, isolated as it is from rail
road communication. The products of
the farm and garden are very cheap,
milk 10 cents per quart, eggs Is
cents per dozen, a fine chicken din
ner so cents, gasoline 40 cents per
gallon.
From Cedar City to Fillmore III
road carries us through mountains
and canyons and we have a road on
dition that is equal to any pavement.
1 am going to make a prediction that
auto c~ross-country trips will never
become popular with the better class
of people. There are too many
chances to take. You are compelled
to encounter inexperienced drivers,
INSCRIPTIONS people who do not fig
ure you have any right to the road.
In passing through Echo canyon,
where the road is hewed out of the
side Of the mountain in many places.
with Only room for one vehicle, we
met a large car, loaded with nine
people, men ome and children.
We were we'll on a short straight
away. Immediately the driver Of
this car came dashing around the
bend, with ample room to have
stopped at the bend. had ne been an
experienced driver. He came on
headlong and dashed into the side Of
our car. The cars seemed to lock,
as they met, otherwise he would have
gone over the cliff, a hundred feet
perpendicular to the river bed below.
Had his a gone six inches farther, l
an afraid the results would have
been appalling. He stove in the side
Of my car and crippled me some, but
we're thankful it was no worse; hence
in these c~ross-country trips you must
be prepared to meet conditions little
thought of. This incident put an
other lap on the adverse side of ouf
ledger.
We stopped at Fillmore, Utah, fol-
the night, and for the most part Of
The next day we had a very bad road
until within a few miles of Provo
where we saunter out on to an ele
CANT pavement and tour into Sal
Lake and Ogden, just 900 miles from
Los Angeles, in five days and thre
houws, with q consumption Of 70 ga
Ions Of gas, ranging from % cents t
40 cents per gallon.
From Ogden. by way Of Malad, W
drive to Pocatello for lunch, distanc
of $50 miles, and from there to Du
bois- Idaho, a distance Of 103 miles
: for the night, making a total of "a
5 miles for the day. This will spea
for the road conditions in this sec
ton, although there is 20 miles c
5 very bad road near Malad.
From Dubois we tour over til
Beaverhead Pass, right up the mour
, tain over a beautiful road. Right Q
the summit you must be prepared
r encounter a road condition that
t simply deplorable. The water is a
lowed to take its own course, floodir
the road. The mud is just about tt
e same as the Huffine lane in Apr
and there are no bridges across Il
streams. We pulled through wit
out any mishap, but our though
/ went back to the desert sands in pre-
st erence to this condition.
2 We stopped at Dillon for lunc
IS with just % miles to go to compile
our trip to Twin Bridges, a distan
a. from Los Angeles of 1909 miles,
N gasoline, oil and living expense
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