The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-10-04
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the night shift had begun work At
Dimes and the man next door took a
shave by the light of a common Ian
tern BY morning Fred was better so
we moved on again but had we tried
to go further the night before we
would have been out of luck as a
bridge, about mile out, had been
washed out and those who were towed
thru were caught in quick sand
However, it was in by the time we
reached it on Thursday.
On to Winslow and then to Flag
staff. Arizona. Driving into the city
another friend of the highway" who
bad been camping each night near
US hailed us and said there were nice
cottages in the City Park. We got two
close to them in beautiful pine
grove. We were perfectly at home for
the first time but before we could
get supper ready Fred took a chill
and in few minutes was so sick he
could not talk. We at once called DIR.
Flett and he told us the trouble was
caused from the water in New Mexico.
That he had lots, even hundreds
of cases of the same. He fixed Fred
IN with few tablets and bottle
of medicine and next morning when
l went in and told him the sick man
was o. K, he said it was too good to
be true We stayed over that day as
he was very weak. We enjoyed the
place very much.
Saturday we went from Flagstaff
to Williams and on to Selgiman
Between these two places we saw "a
large rattler in the road and we all
Ie'imhed ont in great haste to see it.
Joe was Johnnie on the spot with the
rifle and shot its head off as quick as
4 wink. We had been wishing we could
see one and also Gila Monster. That
was the only snake we saw and we
never saw any other animals except
| rabbits and a coyote near Canon City.
Then from Seligman to KinPman
the s9me day we passed the Truxton
School for Indians. A very pretty place
light in the mountains. Rabbits
7eemed to be everywhsre along the
roads.
At Kingman we spent the night at
! a roomng house The price for three
good beds for our family and the
Nrivileqe of putting the cars in the
Yard was SO There was an old-fash-
'oned porch, all vino covered ard the
lco-s ard windows were wide oman
heard someone say NJ Miller,
I'D expected to see Fred, but is was
Charlie Miller of Gunnison. who is
hrtchering out there We had chat
.Nf course regarding c. B. and Gun
nison
The restaurants are ell run. by
Chinese now but we had pretty good
meals Vixen we were tired of lunches
and campinp we went to restaurant
TIE same about sleeping.
Sunday morning from Kingman to
Torock where we stopped for lunch
and saw fight in front of a garage
A youre lady about seventeen had a
dor which would not follow nor ride
= the cars He seemed to nip at ev-
ervone and this tornented her father
n that he whipred the doc The pirl
jumped onto her father and he chocFed
,ar then she pot the hest of the foht
= her brother came and knocked her
down Right here the old mother
interfered and calmed them all down.
hut the girl got the key to the Ford
IN which the family We're riding and
with her dog drove off in another
Ford The brother broke the lock on
the other Ford and then he surely
covered ground for couple of miles
We went to Needles that afternoon
and put IN at Holley & DouPhty's
garage. staying at rooming house
next door
e e. Hollev ard c f. DOUGHTY
will be remembered bv Gunnison folks
as engineers on the r, r. They were
SO nice TO us and asked about the
folks who resided in Gunnison about
twelve years AGO. There was big
celebration in Needles that evening
A Fiesta or celebration of Mexican
Independence. There was a prize
fight, parade, and big dance on the
pavement
Palms and oleanders are beautiful
(Conc lnded in last column)