White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-09-30

Inc information herein contained
is gathered from the best and most
reliable sources. However, conditions
may change at any time on account
Of storms and other causes. Those
interested in this service will confer
a favor by reporting any errors and
by sending information that will as
sist in improving the service.
Conditions are divided into three
classes: Good, fair and poor.
Good-Improved highways and
roads over which good time can be
made in comfort
Fair-Unimproved roads that re-
uuire care in driving to avoid ruts,
etc.
Poor-Unimproved roads that re-
quire patience as we'll as care in driv.
ing.
Route 1, Victory highway-State
line to Verdi, fair. Verdi to Reno,
good, with construction under way
from Lawtcn to Reno. Take south
side road from Lawton to Reno via s..
p. r. Co bridge and enter Reno via
Riverside drive; Reno to and through
Sparks. pavement; Sparks to Wads-
worth, fair; Wadsworth to Lovelock,
generally fair, with about four miles
of sane about two miles northeast of
Wadsworth; Lovelock to Mill City.
good; Mill City to south line Hum
boldt county, poor, from the latter
point to Winnemucca, good. Short
detour around Rose Creek pending
construction OF overhead crossing.
Winnemucca to Golcond&. fair; Col
conda to Stone House, fair: Stone
House to Lander county line, good:
county line to Battle Mountain, good.
From Battle Mountain to Carlin
rough stretches will be encountered
on what is known as Boulder flat
the section being classified as poor to
fair.
Carlin to Elko, good; Elko to Hal
leck, fair. Between the two latter
points construction is under way and
| detours arc well marked. The detours
follow the old county road and are
rough. Travellers should follow
signs.
Halleck to Deeth, fair; Deeth to
Wells, fair. Take old railroad grade
at S. P. crossing, signs at all roads
leading off, turn at hotel at Metropo.
lis.
From Wells to Monticello on the
route of the Great Salt Lake, fair.
Victory and Lincoln highways fol-
low same line from Observation-Disclosures
line to Wadsworth.
Route 2-Lincoln highway-Lake-
side to Cave Rock (Lake Tahoe,
fair; Cave Rock to Carson City, via
GlennbroOk, good; Carson City to
Reno. pavement. (See route l. to
Wadsworth.)
Wadsworth to Fernley, fair, some
what rough; Fernley to Fallon, good;
Sand Springs to Westgate, Eastgate,
fair: Eastgate to Austin via Newpass,
poor. Inquiry should be made at Fal-
Ion on the eastern trip and at Austin
on the westward trip in respect to
conditions between the two points
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Austin via Burnt Cabin summit,
which is generally in fair condition.
\ is recommended for The westbound
trip.
Austin to Hay Ranch, fair; Hay
Ranch to Eureka, fair; Eureka to
White Pine county line. good; county
line to Six-Mile house, fair, thence to
| II hamilton foip. IIo p,tJto- - NToA,
mans ranch, fair. From the latter
point to the east side of Jake's fiat.
poor. construction under way. Jake's
fiat to Fly via Kimberly, fair; Ely to
Utah line at Ibapah, fair to good. Re-
cent. storms has affected the road in
places requiring detours that are fair.
Routes north and south:
Reno to state line at Purdy-Reno
to four miles north, fair; from fore
going point to state line, good; Reno
Purdy road closed on Virginia and
Sierra streets. Use detour going
due north from northeast corner of
race track across dumping grounds:
n mile beyond this point detour
crosses Western Pacific railroad near
DAuS hlliCp COlsLllulHk west
three-quarters of a mile to connect
with old road Follow old road for
one mile to reach paved highway.
This detour is three miles long, tree
of steep grades and dangerous curves
hut somewhat rocky. n is well mark
ed with detour signs. At North Vir-
ginia and Sierra streets road closed
signs directing travel to northeast
corner sof racetrack. This ddtour
will be necessary to about October 1.
Route 3, Reno to Carson.-Paye-
ment; Carson to Gardnerville, fair
to good; Gardnervitle to Yerington,
fair to good; Yerington to Walker
Lake, good: Walker lake to Tonopah,
fair; Tonopah to Goldfeld, via Mil
ler's CUTOFF, good; Goldfeld to state
line (Big Pine road) fair.
Goldfield to Beatty, good: Beatty
to Fairbanks. fair following old
county road and signs of the Auto
Club of Southern California; Fair.
banks to Indian springs, fair, follow