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Auto Section
VOLUME XXIV.
SECOND SECTION
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1926
NUMBER 81
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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
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ore
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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."
N. Y. Med fey.
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