La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 14, 1926, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextT mnft&Mmnitt Auto Section VOLUME XXIV. SECOND SECTION LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1926 NUMBER 81 m -vj -rvmr r . . u r , I ..ir' - " ' ' " r ' : . ' i ' NEW LOOP IS OPEN TO CARS Old Oregon Trail Value Enhanced by New John Day HighwayLoop to Attract Many. Joop drives are increasing In iiuiiulurity among tourists and mo- lorislx, report compiled recently Imllculc. Tho Old- Orciron Trail liiuhwny through this stnte, now '. has Lwo loops to . offer, . ono, 1 tho John Dny . highway -through Cen tral nnd Knstorn Orecon nnd the tlicr tile Mount Hood loop nearer I'urtliinJ. . Many recommend tho-Old' Ore gon Trull for tho through loui-lst but iho loAn offers, mnny attrac tions to Oregon mo'torluts who go -. mi ii vacation trip. i Tim Oregon Motorist recently curried tin Interesting article by Ullo M. Jones describing Iho loop. Tlie '.irliclti follows: Jiilui Dny-Old Ort'xon Trull Iw i In making this new loop trip traveling out of l'ortluml eastward, Ulici motorist may view tho Colum bia ltlver hlghwny und then strike off into tho greut open spnnes of Kastern Oregon over I lie John Day AliiBlnvay. returning via tho Old "oregon Trull highway. Upon' his return lo 1'ortland another loop niny ho enjoyed from Houd Hlver which leads urouiid ' Mount Hood to 1'ortlund, Over this routo there ' i liitle reiniclng of routes and t lie tourist Is given un opportunity lo feast his eyes on, cver-chunglng - accnery, und to ucuuire. a store 4f information that .Is qullo. general of the state. '. - , . tirrat Scenic Drive In negotiating this sut of loops, . the motorist passes over the tJol uaibla ltivcr highway which Is one of the renowned scenic drives of America. Continuing eastward to Arlington from, the Columbia Hlv er highway, the motorist is intro duced to tho great sago plains of . Eastern ' Oregon ns ho pnsses through the sand dunes, sagc-cov-t-ml foot hills nnd'ulong lava cliffs that border tho Columbia river be- , twfen The rallies and Arlington. ; Leaving-, tho Columbia iivoY at Arlington, the tourist has a grad ual upgrndc climb for miles nnd reaches I he high plateau ' lands stretching liock. from tho palisades . of tho Columbia. ; AA far 'ast ho sye 4 can resch over .those plateau ls'nds ' tliere are rolling - hills of grain fields that ore ever changing In tlH-ir seusonublc rrnrbs from the rich black earth to the green of sprouting and growing gram and then to the golden yellow of ripen ed wheat that is finally cut ' by grent combines drawn by horses or u tutors. ' - drain Shipping Outer . At f'nn.l. 1- .... ... ... - ...un id louna i no snipping contor for tho grains, stock ami wool from tho vast ureas that stretch to the blue horizon lu all directions. Durinir the k.ni timo great freight teams or trucks iiuy ue seen drawing the commo dities of this vast area fto Iho ccn trul shipping point, like long cara vans trekking markctward with their wares. In the great wheat I ""ga comuine hamsters may bo seen as they circle about the rolling hills gathering the golden grain that Is taken from the fields and delivered sackod ready for tho freight teams or trucks to haul away to the eleva tors that break tho skyline of the little clly or Condon. These combine- harvesters drawn by thirty or forty horses or a huge tractor aro items of Interest to tho our-tuus-inlnded tourist who is always lured by a deslro to learn what makes the wheels go round In such unlquo industrial operations. Con! limine custwurd from Con don, tho tourist drives through rock-walled canyons that brcuk tho monotony of the rolling ulai teuu and finally reaches an open valley whero tho hillsides are. Jut ted with rock cliffs and olnv banks that hide mysteries of the primeval ages when this vast area was the habitat of sabro toothed tigers, three toed horses and other creatures I hut Inhabited tho con tinent eons ugo when tha (status of man was a question. Scientists have delved Into tho locked cham. bers of thls'mysturlous valley and unearthed remains of these pro- historic animals that have served to-lure many'lnto the reulms of this interesting volley In search of Information regurdlng . tha deni zens that roamed the hills und vales of that district "When you was a tadpolo and I was a frog." .Ummtatnouh Districts .. From this valley where the. clay bank formutlons and rock cliffs hnvc given uway.to the erosions of tlmo until they - resemble huge veri-colored cathedrals, pipe or gans und lowers, the highway leads Into mountainous - district where tall branching pine trees giver ono a greater realization of tho primeval growths that once covered lhe entire areiu Dropping down again Into a land of deep gorges, canyons : and rock cliffs that tower above fertile - stretches whero prosperous, ranches stretch to tho limits of the. level .valleys, tho - tourist whizzes eastward through Dayvlllo and lit.' Vernon and flnully rcochos tho onco rich mineral valleys of tho John lay river where 'Canyon creek seems to have poured a , wealth - of gold through the plne.clnd - mountains M ore Tm ires Sold Than Ever Before In Our History That's the record this year a record that has been made possible by su perior tire service, by the lowest pos sible price on guaranteed tires, and by the mileage total of Fisk Tires Whether you buy the economically priced Fisk Premier or the wonderful Standard Fisk Cords, you know we stand ready to make good every tire fully guaranteed. Playje Oil Co. "Playle's Superior. Service As iNcar as lour Phone NEW LOW PRICES OX FISK TIRES! that border tho realm of tho John Day valley at this point - , -.A.hugo dredge Ib scn- plowing tlta u-nv .txu-n hA wnllnv f-mn h.. Mv ,,.. town of John Day. leaving a trail ' of destruction in Its -ake.- Haling Its ay through or.ee peaceful pas tures this monster has . devoured I tho fertility Ilka a huffo wout of I destruction that . hua gnawed Its. (way down Iho valley leaving huge gravel dunes In Its trull. And then tho road leads Into the. town of John Day, a city built upon .the tailings of tho early mllnng opera tions of Canyon . creek which Joins the John J)ay rlveV at this point. Two tullea up Canyon crook Is the old mining town of Canyon ICty whero many pages of Oregon's early mining history wero written. a placo whero more than fifteen million dollars In gold wus taken out of the gulch that is now but a jumble of placer tailings. It 'was hero that such characters as Joa tuin Miller resided and contributed his bit to the historic chapters of Oregon as ho officiated, as clerk, of the court and county Judge. To the historically1 Inclined this section of tho John Day Valley . holds much interesting lore- To the sportsman-tourist this district Is alluring In Its trout fishing and hunting Ifuaaiuiiiiieji. j no uiuuuitMiia turn rise from the old mining gulch abound with mule deer and tho crow und flutter - of the guudy- plumed Chinese pheasant attracts his attentlun from . Dm meaduws of the greut stock ranches thot fill the valley to the foot of tho Straw berry mountain that rlso Into snow blotched peaks to the south. In (irnnt County East of John Day the ' valley spreads lo the limit of Ms breadth whero haying operations reach goodly proportions as tho large stock ranches lay by their Mores of forage that aro necessary to pro vide for their flocits during . the winter months. In- the cenlor of this expunse of the. iVnlloy s Tru irlo City, the terminus of--the Similiter Valley railroad which finds Its -way Into tho Interior re gion from Bailor city 'across, the Hlue inounlutns. ..-.! . - Upon louvlng I'riilrlif ' City the motorist, follows 'the grade of this railroad for a considerable dis tance lover , plne-clud . mountains where every, turn of the hlchway reveals new vistus -unit punoramas of tho woodi-d mountainsldvs und the valley that finally slides Inlo tile distance -as a farewell, is wav ed to the John Day river 'Valley Then the summit is rescind and tho highway continues on through approximately 20 miles of wooded mountains that riiiully give way to great open expanses of sago cov ered planB whe.ro ihn'roadway may bo seen fudlng out In the distance. This Is truly the grent open' spaces whore stretches of the rood lie be fore tho motorist for four and flvo miles without a twist or n turn, until this' great . wasteland fades out und a. , fade-in of or-. chords and mcudows occupies the I screen of this vurying cinema that is interesting even through the wuslelunds In the evcrchanglng scenes precented. loins Old Oregon Trail Through this land of orchards and meadow thut has been rescued from the desert, through tho Ingen uity or man In diverting water for irrigation, Iho road leads down the Mulheur river valley to the town of aVIo, and on to Ontario, where the John Day Highway Uses Its Identity in Its coniluenco with the Old Oregon Trail. ', The. tourist who has designated Ontario as his custerr, terminus may hero turn buck westward over the Old Oregon trail thut fol lows the Snake river westward practically to Huntington.; Krom Huntington lo Baker Clly lhe highway wlnibj through ever ciinnging sage-covered foa( hills, river canyons and fertile valleys that are not uninteresting in lhe variety offered In this cinema of highway vl.ilas. At Baker lhe mo torist niny Interest himself in the ranches of lhe stock Interests, the grout sow mills that convert the pines of the. mountains that rise to the west, of the clly Inlo commer cial lumber, or lhe mines that liavo been developed In the Palter county copper belt. Krom linker to l.n- flrande the highway leads through Iho towns of Haines. North I'owder und Un ion, ul Hit the gn at stock raising district of eastern Ore-xon where running is a business In keeping Willi the. stock industry. Is'mhni I. a tiranile Leaving l- acmde, thu inotorlsl Is given unolh-r l.-eut lo plne-elnd mounliilns und luautllul visi.is hi the gradual grades carry him opt tin Blue mounlulns where moun tain parks and iine fop-sis are n wholesome change, rrom lhe sage plains ami farm bordered high ways sli -Idling east und W si from ills liiLekliono of nisilnlnlns. ', Descending the western slop" or lhe Blue mountains, lhe motorist Is given a wonut.rrul punoruma view of great e: p.-ins- s of the wheat rti-lds that are lost In the blue of the horizon as the rolling hills give on- lhe impression of un ocean of golden flecked willi the (Hilled pulehes of summer-fallow j that will be s-nl-fl for next, s-a-smi's harvests. Tossing through the 1'malllla Indian reo-rvullon wlt'-r- lh- stole natives of this land may be so n on lhe highway on horseback. In th-li horse drawn v-hlel.s or iti thi, liintor cars, th tmirist glld-s Inlo renjleloll. the city that .has gained u rpulallon for the sthglng or the retiill-lon ltotind-rp, an annual event of renj wild western rouio und cowboy bports. W-sl of I'enillclon lhe highway l. uds through fertile farming 'dis tricts until It reaches L'malllla where It again blunges Into the ! JEW ENGLAND TOURIST PARK Motorists Attracted . to Northeastern Part of United States in In creasing numbers. 'MOSTON". Auff 14. (AP) Kvcry fllghl of fyj.cy of tho bu minor tpur )st finds its counterpart, In New There are the spoia which snw the maklnff of America's history, wintry temperatures or balmy weather, ocean bathing either cold, or tepid, und tcenery and legendH which huvo , innplrod Homo of. Amerli'H'a Ernitcst aulliors. tun tains KurrounU ljako :-. Prlvlnff northtwat from AlbaJiy,"" I.akn C'humplatn lies botwoea New York and .Vermont. , Hurllneton. a neuter for tourists, overlooks Clils lake, und eoMwurd Ho the Green mountains with Alt. Mansfield tow, orlnff 6800 feet abovo sea level near tho town, of St owe. . 1 . Relond the Green mountains lies, New Unmpiihlro wlth Ma own nmfje tho White. mounUUns, where Nathaniel Hawthorne sought. his InHplnitlon. Interspersed ltetween the mountains aro niiiTor-llkolskes dotted with cottupe .which ha.vo gained the region tho namo of "Thc Swllzerlund of Amorica." . Wliinepcaauke, the largest one, lies between tho Ossluee and Bel knap ranges, lis surfaoo dotted with 300 Islnnds. , . The cooling breeze of Maine's rocky coust, upon which aro situ ated many resorts; offer seasonal retreat as one turns south to enter Massachusetts, The grent . scenic offering In this stnto is tho Hnrk shiro hills, through which winds sert land tUllted Wllh farms that border the' ('olumhla iriver until Arlington Is reached, this, point marking he junction of the John Uny Highway which, completes the loop of the two historic highways. t '. OM Trail laniotm The Oregon Trail has been mudo famous as the origlnaT roule of the hurdy pioneers a they t n k kid westward braving the hazards of a new country. Their object was to wrest a livelihood from the raw land that had served only 'u habi tat lo great droves of wild animals ond tho aboriglnes of a fertilu but, uncultivated area, As it practi cally parallels the old historic trail, in Juhn Ihty Highway also paral lels .the Old Oregon Trail In Its his toric recordings. It was In 1811 that. John Day, branching off rrom tho beaten path of tho pioneer cm migrant trams, found his way Into' tho head waters of the river thot has since been given his nuine-In his striking out ' from the main routo of travel at that time, John Uuy did as the motorists of today are doing to a gnnjt extent In pio neering a new route thot holds new vistas for their tired eyes.; It was In 1SC2 that general at tention of the went was directed to tho John Day vallcv when gold wus discovered In Canyon creek, and the city of Oinyonvllle spiang up over night as almost mushroom mining towns of the time came In to OXlBlcnee. , , llotli AUntrllve . Ioth highways are. fairly teem-' ing with historic data and b-gnd-ry. Tim one has bi;ii opim to travel for many yi-ars as one of the popular highways of the nation. The other Is more or Pss new tu tht prying, eyes and the delving spirit of the cuiotus one who has a desire to unravel the mysteries of a dead pa.Hj such as Is recorded along the John Dy Highway ' in the Tonsils of the elay banks and ; rork cliffs: or Jn tin- hk-rocl) phtcs left by the M-arly tribes of abori gines thut told their nlorles on the rock faces in figures and Mlgns in- ; scribed I hereon with muterlalN ground from the soil of the r glon . ,as their medtum& of pacing on t I posterity such tales us they deem-' od Interesting. tho Mohawk, trail. 1 ' L y Siienea of Jlevolutloo. Within twenty miles of boston Ho Lexington -and Concord -where, the first battles of 'tho Revolution wcro fought, still maintaining much of tho atmosphere of that day. The person driving there from Boston follows the approximate routo of l'u-ul ltevere's midnight rldo. - . , Concord Is Mpoclally famous, both for Its Mlnuteiuon .and Its writers. Kour great names: Kinjpr son, Hawthorne, Thorenu nnd Al cott, belong to it, and the bodies of many of New Hngland's great char acters Ho lnUoepy Hollow cemo tery. 1 a I Plymouth Is a ahrlno for tho Ply mouth Hock on -which tho Pil grims landed, and a hull there con tains clothing, furnUuro and other souvenirs of thoso first English colonists, ; lreldent'.H Collvgn. , . The Connecticut vulley Is faiyous alike for Its colleges, and tobac co apd onion fields: Hero in lo cated 'Amherst, Prosideut Cool Idgn's alma mater.. .Warm water ocean . bathing Is available off Martha's . Vineyard and In Buzzards Bay for hero the gulf stream tempera tho loy water from the north prevailing clso wherc off New Kngland. " V In Connecticut, near Canaan, is Mt. Mohawk on whjch tho local Indluns onco burned beacons to warn tlAlr tribes of. invasions of the Irounois. from, across tho Hud son. , . Colonhil lAiitlnmrks. ; ,J Ts'ew Haven contains Center church In which In tho pt- tiers first, met .'under Theopllus eat on, a governor of tho colony, and Benedict Arnold 'm first wife Is burled in tho church eryplv l.ttchfield attracts visitors by;tts two score Colonial homea, one of which, owned by Governor . Wol- oott, ,was tho sceno where tho leaden statue of King Ocorgo III was cast into bullets. - Watcrbury's copper, bruHrt und clock ' wo.rks, havo atlnlnod wortd wide fame. SAFtriY FilWTt A glare (of lco on the pavo. No chains, no chains; Ho speeded now his case Is gravo No bruins, no brains. Another group of' citizens who don't tarry long on this earth after they get a car aro those, who join the , Antl-Ktop-xok-ttnd- 1 a t o u club. ; 'i In numerous sections of the country plans havo been made ,to plant nut trees along tho highways. . W. H, thinks this Is to bo done for the purpose, of making tho habitually . reckless drivers feel at home. ; i One of our hunter friends drove to tho sueno of his nimrodlug a few weeks ugo and drovo back, and didn't hit a thing all tho tlmo he wus gone but two paywalkcnt. Sooner or later a drunken driver will land in ono of two. places. -He will have -gruss growing over him or bars all around hlin.--Okluilonia Motorist. . , - - - . Wheels on which the tires too-in excessively have the effect, of rub bing tho tire tread . n gainst. Iho road, greatly reducing its life.. Thn cheeking of toe-in and plU:h of wheels should bo made by motor ists at least once each season. When tho toe-in docs not agree with manufacturer's recommenda tions, It 7nay bo easily adjusted by adjusting the tlo rod or dictance roil. Proper attention tothfe con ditions will , result In longhr and more satlsfa-ctony tiro wear. "He only kissed her twice during the entire jlde." "How corao?" . "The automobllo hit 'a bump." 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