THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, FORTLAyP. SEFTE3IBER 17. 1911.
PATHFINDERS SEE
STAMPEDE TO ORE
Miners in Gold Rush North
Would Buy Flanders Car
That Stakes Road.
WAY TO ASHCROFT HARD
Hoate of Pacific Highway From
Seattle to Haielion fur More
Than IOOO Mile a Figured
KlrM Lt Lap Bough.
Strangely coincident with the arrive,
if the Flanders Pacific Highway path
Irtdlng party on the old Cariboo trail.
Ellensburg. Wuh. to Asheroft. bumped
up against th alternative, offered by
the Customs Inspector at Falrvlew B.
C. on the boundary line, of paying
1500 duty on the car or abandoning
the trip. He wu Informed that there
wai no chane of getting the car out
of the province again becauae It would
be nothing more than a nun of Junk
by the time It had penetrated the wil
derness aa ff Hasleton. It would
be worthless, the Inspector aald. and
would have to be deserted, and for
that reason, being left In the province.
It Ml taxable.
It took Plaatlne meet of the day to
persuade the official to give him a
flirhtlng chance. He waa finally per
mitted to go on with a JO-day pass,
after he had left a record of the
name and address of every member of
the party with the Inspector.
It ha been discovered that the orig
inal eatlmate of 1000 mile aa tha dis
tance between Seattle and Haxelton la
far hort of the actual flerure. The
Plander epeedometer registered
mile when It reached Asheroft. B. C.
and tha pathfinder were Informed
that It I an equal distance from that
point to Haielton. They ay it 1 120
mile to Quesnal and 450 mllea from
Quesnel to Haielton.
l.at Lap to Be Rewga.
The lat Up of tha Journey It certain
to prove the tnot trying. When tha
ear left Aahoroft It carried S gallon
of gaolln and II gallon of lubricat
ing oil. a aupply thourht to b sufft
cient to carry tt-em through to tha end.
Thla unuaual load w taken on be
cauae there la no tatlon between the
CARS
AT
STANDARD
Maker Says Auto and Price
Are at Set Scale.
NO CHEAP CAR IN SIGHT
Producer Asserts "Perfect Machine"
I Here and That Car Will Not
Be Made Lower to Car'
Purchaser.
"Questions today that w hear ad
vanced from every ld are: Will tha
prlca of automobile b further re
duced aa time roea on? Who In tha
fi.t lire can afford or not afford to own
. automobile?" aka John N. Willys.-
of th WIlly-Overland Company. "Tha
majority of American are to a greater
'vss&srjggg'' pAiEnroiHo fasit ra TEE
-V.. , , .ij,' -.
,r .. , .- J -i- a, ....
: i " ' ' : n tr::
kfH tf..l. S.v-. -.-.-. I
- ,J!,.-e . . . - . . -.v.-v . 'T
- , . y - V . . . .
dlA-TTnia WITH CAXATJIA.-f COWBO Ti WHILH BCAPPUfO PACIFIC HIGHWAT.
In Britlati Cblambla. eaa th nm of
another Mr gold rtnka la tha Praaer
Rtvwr dhrtrtot. and tba automobile trail
blaaara arrived la Aahoroft In time to
wltneaa tha vnlqua apeotael of a atam
pade. While awmlUag the arrival of
P. H Bands from SeatUa to pilot them
on to Ha Alton, B. G, Uiey aaw S00
men roah from Aahoroft oo tha trail
t th new -cUga-lna-aw"
Aa eld prospector aara be baa dis
covered a vela of or. amral feet In
width en th aurfao and extending
fully nine mile In length, that assay
have anown to contain gold vaiuee
ranging from two to five ounce a ton
and stiver from !i to f(0 a ton. He
aad been working all Summer alone,
and when ba finally struck thla rtoh
outcropping ba prooeeded to stake out
a series of claims extending along- th
entire length of th ledge. Th new
apread quickly through Ashcroff,
where th proapeotora war gradually
returning from their exploring trips la
th mountain.
Rut Eaasrttee) Twera.
Th crowd deserted th town, aom
going up th Cariboo Trail by stag,
other driving teama, riding horeea or
even walking aad carrying packs ail
headed northward toward th scene of
the reported bonansa.
The Cariboo Trail, on of the best
highways on th west ooaat. passes
within eight miles of claims, and whan
the Flanders pathfinders started out
last Sunday they were accompanied for
the first S mllea by the stampede.
The party made a atop near the new
tnke properties aad obtained a num
ber of Interesting photograph.
Several who war anxious to beat
th crowd to th district and had
money to apend In getting ther of
fered to pay Sands a lante aum to carry
tnem and one man souaht to buy the
entire outfit for any price Sanda would
name. Hla chagrin and deep disgust
when informed tiat that particular car
waa not for aal may well be Imagined.
The Flandera Paclflo Highway path
finder reached Aahoroft after a solid
week of battling with the element.
For I0 mile, from Wenatchee. Wash,
to Asheroft, B. C they were followed
by a heavy rain atorm and were forced
to fight for almost every mile gained
Traveling in an endleaa trail of mud.
over roada that In place became so
slippery that chains were required on
all four wheel to bold th little car
to th road, they were compelled to
surmount terrific grades and frequent
ly to ford swollen streams.
Car Teg Left Read.
They were forced to abandon th car
top becauae the overhanging forest
branches and rock ledges In the moun
tain passes would not permit Its use,
and the entire week's run waa made
through pouring rain from which the
occupanta of the car had abaotutely no
protection. Feveral times they lost
their way and had to do much night
driving In the atorm to reach shelter.
At one point, between Savons and Ash
eroft. they drove 10 feet through a tur
bulent creek, where the water rose
above the frame of the car and the
men. leaning out from their seats, wsre
able to touch the water's surface with
their bands.
Despite these handicaps, the car cov
ered 151 mile on the day it reached
Asheroft. thoush It required 1 hours
of hard driving to cover the route.
The Canadians are manifesting un
usual interest In the effort of the ad
venturoua motorists to reach Haxelton.
although few expresa faith In their
ability to get through with the car.
The people of Asheroft were awaiting
.he car's arrival at that point.
Fwtb.rtae'm At rraavwralated.
Shortly before the trail blaxers' de
parture from that town a telegram of
congratulation and good wishes was
received from the New Westminster
Club. A message reached the Seattle
headquarters of the Pacific Hlarhway
Association Monday from Haxelton, B.
C. eaytna- that the rlilaena of that city
have arranged a rousing reception for
the Flanders party when It reaches lta
destination.
Flastiaa. who drove the car from
two point at which gaeolln or oil
may be obtalned-
The large reaerve tank built on the
rear of the car, having a capacity of
1 gallon, was filled, tha supply tank
under the seat carrying 11 a-allona.
waa filled and tore case carrying
eight gallons eaeh. were taken aboard.
Food guppltea may be had at a num
ber of places along the way. but be
yond Asheroft ther are no garages
for the very good reason that there are
no automobile.
When the tnaohln mad Its start en
thla final run that 1 going to tet
Its mettle to th utmost, it weighed
Including th human freight 1459
pounds more than double th weight
of th car itself.
P. B. Bands relinquished the san
guine expectation of reaching hi des
tination in two weeks. He already Is
a week overdue at Haxelton on his
prophecy, and when he left Seattle to
rejoin th party at Aahoroft. he said
he would consider himself fortunate If
he arrived at Haxelton by October '
There are men in British Columbia wh
ay h will do well to reach Haxelton
by November l-
e e
Aa the International Association of
Fire Engineers will bold Its annual
meeting in Milwaukee the latter part
of thla month, eonsiaeraoie Burn uuu
is being directed to the problem of
motor tire truck equipment, which will
be one of the Important topic dis
cussed by the aaaembled chiefs. The
gathering will be International In
character, ana prooaoiy ww n -bv
E00 flre-fle-htera. Manufac
turers of motor Ore apparatus have
written department head th country
over for testimonial. They are unanl
mou to declaring th motor drlv ap-
paratua npertor In every octal u
CARDS HELP AUTOISTS
POLICE NOT TO TAKE SPEEDERS
TO STATTOX.
Aato Club Arrange With Chief That
Membership Ticket Shalt Be
Collected la Place of BalU
A a result of a oonferenoe between
member of th board of director of
th Portland Automobile Club with
Chief of Police 81over, memberahlp
card of the local motorist organisa
tion will Be accepted as bail t any
member Is arrested for violation of the
speed laws.
The present police regime waa Indis
posed to recognise the membership
cards, and invariably the offender waa
forced to go to the pollc station and
go through th procedure of being
"booked" and putting up ball. The au
. km. -i..h v inn hat a atandlna
bond at pollc headquarters, providing
for th appearance or any ratraotr i -
.. rckla rirlvlnr. Thla waa
always recognised by th former Pollc
Chlet
In order to have a thorough under
standing, representatives of th club
talked to Chief Slover. Thla resulted
In the Issuance of new cards for 1S1.
bearing on the back, over the signa
ture of E. A. Slover. mese woroa.
"The officer making the arrest of the
holder of thla card for violation of the
automobile ped and traffic regula
tion will retain this card and Immedi
ately release th party. Th arrested
person will not be brought to the sta
tion, but the officer will book the party
from Information obtained from this
csrd."
"The holder of this card must report
to the Municipal Court at the first ses
sion following arrest. If thla la not
done, thla card will be revoked." add
t h automobile jrJub
or lee degree lover of recreation
perhaps to a greater extent tnan any
other nation. It would eera that the
love of pleasure and luxury Increases
aa the years pass. Philosophers and
psychologists almost universally ad
vance thi opinion, and from time to
tima one hear utterance from them
expressing wonderment as to where It
will all end.
-Wealth In America 1 Increasing
pro rata more rapidly than wtth any
other nationality, hence the circle of
Individuals who can afford automobiles
la an ever-widening: one.
"The subject of motor cars has a
somewhat broader aspect, however,
when one observe It from the point
of servloeableneea. Men who were less
prone to buy automobiles In time gone
by now feel themselves Justified In
maklna- the Investment. The perfection
of the machine itself ha Increased to
uch a degree that It 1 far more
capable of giving good service than It
-ver was before. Buyer nave reauxea
Is and where their business permits
em to use the automobile a portion
of the time aa a thing of economics In
their line they feel Justified In making
the purchase and turn about and use it
for pleasure during leisure hours.
"The automobile la rapidly approach
ing a fixed standard, not only from a
mechanical point of view, but price as
well. Prospective buyers of motor cars
who are waiting for price to be lower
and await the coming of the "perfect
car.' will never be automobile owners.
Automobllea are today reaching almost
the point of mechanical perfection,
furthermore, manufacturer who are
producing care In quantities are listing
them at a small margin of profit.
-A walk along Automobile Row In
any of the large cities will prove that
any Ideas a possible purchaaer may
have in ree-ard to design, power, con
struction r price can be met. There
la a wide range of bodies to (elect
from, and the wide diversity of prices
will meet most any pocketbook. The
trend of construction has not changed
materially during the last two years
axoept In refinements." "
TIRE ACCIDENTS EXPLAINED
Bad Blcrerottt May Occur Even when
Car Stands In Garage.
Th series of folder which the B. F.
Goodrich Company 1 getting out are
noteworthy in that they explain the
cause of otherwise mysterious tire ac
cidents. Occasionally a tiro will blow out
from no apparent cause whatever. The
tread seems to bo In th best of con
dition, hardly worn, and yet. without
warning, sometimes while standing in
a garage, a bad blowout will occur.
The true condition Is that the tire
baa had a hard blow from a large,
smooth stone, while running at high
speed. 6uch a blow may cause the
fabric to break seriously on the Inside
without leaving any mark on the out
side. After that. It Is only a question
of time until the blowout occurs. Some
times the break will allow a few plies
of the fabrlo to pinch the Inner tube,
and the tire will deflate gradually.
It la because tire users do not un
derstand such mysterious accidents aa
thla, that tires are so often misused,
and the resulting breakdown blamed to
faulty construction. The series' of
folders, now being distributed, will en
able tire users to Increase their mile
age by having a better knowledge of
the condition which their tires are
having to meet.
DRIYIXG LAWS NOW WORRY
Rale of Road In France Compile
With That of Great Britain.
Coincident with the news that the
press and automobllo enthusiasts of
British Columbia are urging the pro
vincial government to change the drlv
lr.r laws to correspond with those on
this side of the border, comes the an
nouncement that the rule of the road In
' : . " r - f i I ' V T "
urn m .I... ' ps-siew"" .11 ia naw y ' - y
V J k J K r x S s N i I I
1912's Undisputed Leader has arriv.
The new
38 - hp
9
Maxwell,
h
big, stylis
1280
Come and see it !
tr -VxV ViSte.ii'tiliitvjiah.iA -
X T ,2''nWfgTltml PS WJ
I I tawra)fitadi.inslti J I fr
THE car we have been telling you about
has arrived the new Maxwell Special-,
a big, stylish, powerful 36-h.p., 5-passeriger ; ;
touring car at the remarkable price of $1280.
We want you to prove to your own satis-
faction beyond the shadow ot a .aoutpi
that this 1912 Maxwell Special is unequaled
by any car within $500 of its price.
Tl 1ftl(T"
You have seen the 1912 models of
other cars selling up to $1800. If not,
go and see these cars first Then come .
see the Maxwell Special compare it
point by point Power, Style, Relia
bility, Durability and remember the .
immense difference in Price.
The new Maxwell Special embodies
all the famous Maxwell features of
.Reliability, Durability and Economy
with greater Power and Style than
ever before.
3 6 -horsepower is greater power
than has ever before been put into a
car at this price or anywhere neax
this price
The stylish appearance of the new
Maxwell Special will immediately im
press you. It is a real aristocrat of the
road, with new ventilated, fore-door,
flush-side, vestibuled steel body, inside
control, Columbia Honeycomb type of
radiator, new designed bonnet - and
other refinements. j "
The remarkable price of this car is
thq result of the great purchasing and
manufacturing economies of the United
States Motor Company..,; No other
manufacturer can possibly build and
sell such a car at such a price.
Come and see the Maxwell Special
inspect it thoroughly ride in it put
it through every test We will gladly
demonstrate this car in any manner,
at any time. . '
UNITED AUTO MM
Phones, Main 4337 A 7171
534 ALDER STREET
Franc has been changed to comply
with that of Great Britain, which every
one knows, or at leat believes, or has
believed up to the preent time, Is
wrong.
What new developments and argu
ments have appeared In favor of driv
ing on the left and passing on the
right, as being preferable to the pro
cedure In America, and. Indeed, pretty
much everywhere else except In British
poss-ssions. Is not explained In the
advices which have Just come from
France.
Possibly there Is much to say on
i -. i , w... ,k . fmnAnit.f.iin. tit
euoor siuo, uuk f -
opinion would seem to be In favor of
meeting on tne rignt ana passing on
the left, though It Is undeniable that
two approaching automobiles with
Jorltv of Instances at the present time,
on the right, there Is perhaps more
safety In getting by each other-at high
apeea. unrugn asiumi hjct j, uucu.
driver would set hi course large, much
larger in fact, than the thickness of a
coat of paint.
One reason why this law Is proposed
to be put In application In France Is
because a certain class of slow-going
vehicles, that of heavily laden country
carts, where the driver is aa often on
foot as aboard his load, the law com
pels him to stand by the right of the
horse's head. If he Is thus overtaken
by a passing automobile he will still
be between It and bis horse and thus
be better able to control the animal.
HOXOLCXTJ IDEAIj AUTO CITY
Victorian Says Roads on Island of
Oahu Are Excellent for Machine.
R. H. S. Raymer, of Victoria, passed
through Portland Tuesday on his way
north. Mr. Raymer has Just completed
a tour of the Eawailan Islands In his
Wlnton Six.
"JLutomobUing is always- a. delight,"
said Mr. Raymer, "but to be at the
wheel of a Wlnton Six skimming over
the wonderful roads of Hawaii through
banana and cocoanut groves, sugar
and pineapple plantations and along the
coral reefed shores of the Faclflc, te a
pleasure too great for words to de
scribe. "My car attracted considerable at
tention from the moment It was taken
off the steamer at Honolulu, and aa
there was hardly a road we did not
run over, one might say that the whole
Island of Oahu was enthusiastic over
the American automobile.
"The roads on the island of Oahu
are excellent -and take one 'through
some of the grandest and most di
versified scenery Imaginable. Here one
may motor over mountains whose peaks
and pinnacles are equaled only by the
peculiar formation of the Dolomite Alps
orer the famous Pall, through -plantations
of sugar and pineapple, rice and
taro fields, groves of oocoanuts and
bananas, by extinct volcanoes and along
the shores of the sea where one may
look out upon the surf breaking on
the coral reefs a half mile off shore
"I have motored through Europe and
quite extensively In the United States
and Canada, but to one desiring a trip
of a month or so I can give rno better
advice that to go to Honolulu."
Sun to Play Important Role.
Old Sol will have a lot to say about
comfort or hardship when, the Glidden
Ites start their Journey over the - Na
tional - highway - in: October.-t. If h
falls to show his face and the. flood
gates of the heavens should-open, at
they did last year when the Columbia
scouts made the preliminary trip.: ther
will be a few hundred miles of battle '
with that oosy -red clay of the- Caxo
linas, testing .the endurance of men as
well as machines. i ?
It Is stated that four' - Americana are ta
he engaged at once as . agricultural, experi
ment experts by the government of tag
"three Eastern, provinces" of China.