The Sunday Oregonian., July 18, 1920, SECTION SIX, Page 8, Image 74

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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. JULY 18, 1920
TDUR ALONG COAST
PITTSBURG ER CROSSES THE CONTINENT BY COLE AERO-EIGHT.
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The Western Electric Company
Fritz Dean Goes to Crescent
City in Hupmobile. ,
ROADS GOOD ALL THE WAY
WIDE U RIV
Greatest Scenery tn Oregon That
Along; Coast Near California
Line, Sajs Motorist.
That famous stretch of mountain
road between Grant Pass and Cres
cent City which, in years gone by, has
not always had the best reputation in
the world, gets a clean bill of health
from Fritz Dean, Hupmobile salesman
for the Manley Auto company, who
returned to Portland Tuesday after a
week's trip over 1200 miles of road.
Dean drove a 1920 Hupmobile tour
ing car. He was accompanied from
Portland to Grants Pass by his
mother. Airs. L. M. Dean of Grants
Pass, and had four in the Hup for the
round trip from the Josephine county
seat to Crescent City.
"That drive from Grants Pass to the
California coast country cannot be
beaten for scenery." said Mr. Dean.
"The road goes ever the very tops of
mountains and in some places the
grades are four or five miles long.
The road was in good condition, how
ever, at its very best, I might say,
and the trip a wonderful experience.
In some places we felt as if we were
on top of the world.
o Mad Along Coast.
"There is no mud on the Grants
Pass-Crescent City road either in wet
or dry weather. Along the banks of
the Smith river and through the beau
tiful redwood forests of that same
region - the old corduroy has been
yankedout and replaced by a nice,
6moth macadam surface.
"Not once on the 90 miles was I
obliged to drop the Hup into low gear,
and it was able to pull most of the
grades, even the long ones, on high.
Without crowding things at all we
were able to make the trip in six
hours, both going and returning, and
in those six-hour periods- we made
numerous stops along the way. Once,
for instance, we were halted rather
abruptly by a big buck which stood
out boldly only 100 feet ahead of our
car."
Mr. Dean recommends that motor
ists making a pleasure drive into the
Crescent City country arrange to
drive north for about 32 miles to the
new lumber town of Brookings, which
is on the Oregon side of the boundary
line.
Fine Camping: Place.
"It is a beautiful 6tretch along the
coast and the road is all smooth ma
cadam." he said. "The highway skirts
the ocean and crosses picturesque
streams, including the Smith. Chetco
and Windchuck rivers. By penetrat
ing any of these rivers motorists will
find the most delightful camping
places imaginable. Brookings is a
dandy little town, with a splendid
hotel, the Chetco Inn. first-class mov
ing picture theaters and many other
attractions that would add credit to
a much larger city."
From Portland Mr. Dean made
Roseburg. 209 miles, the first day. He
found a few detours but none was
distressing and the highway was in
good condition. After returning to
Grants Pass from Crescent City he
drove south to Gold Hill and Medford
and has praise for the roads in Jose
phine and Jackson counties.
Except for a stretch of eight miles,
'pavement is completed from Rogue
River station to California and the
pavement is nearly completed also be
tween Grants Pass and Rogue River.
Bad Around Rice Hill.
Proof of the general good character
of the Pacific highway is found in the
fact that Mr. Dean shoved his Hup
from Grants Pass to Portland in one
day, and at that he ran into a mess of
rain Tuesday, the day of the storm.
Counting present detours the speed
ometer recorded within two-tenths of
a mile of the 300-mile mark, and 20
miles of that distance was spent
floundering around in slushy road in
the Rice Hill country at barely a
snail's pace.
The tough weather had tied up a
big bunch of cars along Rice Hill, all
the tourists cusing hard as they were
held up along the road. The heaviest
going was between Sutherlin and
Yoncalla. Dean kept going all the
time and managed to omit cuss words,
but the low. gear was called on for
yeoman service. How well it worked
is .shown by the fact that the car
reached Portland the evening of the
same day it left Grants Pass.
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This Cole els tit, oirned and driven by V. T. RMaalnnr of Plttsbars. Pa., reached Portland the other day in the
course of a tour that Trill take Mr. Roesalns: to San Franclaco, Los Anzelea and thence home via the southern
route. He stopped at the Northwest Auto company, Cole distributors, while here, to break the news that his
Cole has cone 9553 miles on its original tires and that two spares-strapped to the rear haven't been used
yet. Mr. RofmIiis also owns a Cole Aero-Eight roadster and a Cole Aero-Eight sedan.
NEWPORT TRIP HARD ONE
MAXV miles of dirt road
THROUGH MOUNTAINS.
Much New Construction Makes
Vong, Rough Journey to
Coast by Auto.
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TRAILER LIKE A PtTLLMAN
Callfornians Invent Luxurious De
vice for Motorists.
A camping trailer of Pullman-like
luxuriousness has been invented and
is in use by two Californians Lillian
Pray Palmer and Oscar F. Palmer of
San Diego. It has collapsible side
tents which may be extended to pro
vide spacious sleeping compartments,
says Motor. The sides of the trailer
are extended to form the supporting
structure for these side tents. The
structure is built of thin spruce sheet
ing covered with sailcloth, properly
waterproofed with several coats of
paint and then varnished. The trailer
complete weighs only 650 pounds. I
takes only five minutes to open ready
for use. It is equipped with electric
light.
Look out for the children.
It
9". a from Portland. But from then
on prepare for mountain travel.
Beginning at mileage D9.2 from
Portland. 1.7 miles beyond Wrens
comes a long. nard. steep, rough.
winding, curving, red clay hill that
will -give any car a climb much of
it low-gear work, and a real pull to
the top, a little over a mile. On
this grade look out for cars descend
ing. There are few turnouts, and
the grade coming down is so wind
ing and eteep that ther descending
car win not be able to stop unless
the driver has it absolutely .under
control. It is so winding that he
can't see you until he is within
short distance.
Descending this hill on the other
eide drivers should go into Inter
mediate, for it is a sharp .pitch
though not as long as the climb
from the Wrens side.
But this is the only really- dan
gerous hill on the road. Thero are
other hills, dozens of 'em, but except
for Pioneer hill, which Isn't on the
road at all any more, none that will
require low-gear work. The Chal-,
mers easily made them all on inter
mediate, and many of them on high.
The car handled beautifully on this
hard un.
from wrens the next important
station is Blodgett, 6.8 miles further
at the top of a long planked hill,
mileage 104.3 from Portland. Then
Eddyville. 16.8 miles farther. at
mileage 121.1 from . Portland. From
there to Toledo the road for several
miles is sandwiched with construe-
on work, much of it on this ac
count being rough going, especially
around Chitwood, mileage 127.7 from
Portland. But the final ten milee into
Toledo are mainly .good going, the
last five of them especially being
very good road, wide enough for two
cars all the way, but with some
breath-snatching hairpin turns.
Much to Do at Newport.
Between Toledo and Newport there
lso is much road construction, but
this 8.6 miles of road is for the most
part good.
The cummer rush to Newport and
the Nye creek beaches is Just start
ing. This resort has one of the best
beaches along the Oregon coast. And
within easy distance of it are such
attractions as Agate beach and its
fine hotel, the Devil's Punch Bowl
and tho Siletz country, and in the
other direction Alsea bay, Waldport
and Yachats wonderful country for
hunting and fishing. The summer
visitor at Newport has his choice of
some of the finest hunting and fish
ing and beach scenery within a few
miles in the state of Oregon.
The log of tho trip:
Portland-Corvallis Lor.
The' St. Paul route to Salem via
Newberg and St. Paul was taken on
this trip owing to closing of thevNew
Era bridge on east side Pacific high
way for repairs. The New Era bridge
is now open and motorists' may take
that route to Salem. There is one de
tour near Salem for paving opera
tions. The St. Paul route, paved to
Newberg, is now in good condition,
however.
00.0 Oregonian building, Portland. Out
Sixth -street. Terwllliger boulevard
and Capital hishway to Newberg;
all paved.
24.0 Just across new concrete brldsre Into
Newberg. Here turn left for St.
i Paul route. Continue two or three
HERE'S AN ATTRACTIVE STRETCH OF THE EAST SIDE PACIFIC
HIGHWAY BETWEEN PORTLAND AND SALEM.
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Krar Hubbard on the new paved hlffhwty. la another month or alx weeka
the hiarhwar will be paved all the way between Portland and Salem
except for the Can by-Aurora stretch.
blocks to Elgn "To Williamette
river bridge," turn ncht and -follow
main road.
25.1 Willamette river bridge. Cross it.
continue straight ahead. Road
macadam, quite chuck y and choppy
for next four miles, though not bad
if taken slowly.
25.9 Turn left. Rough.
27.5 Turn left. - Fair to chucky.
27.7 Turn right, avoiding left-hand road,
into Wood burn.
25.6 Turn right. Road still pretty rough,
but gets better from mileage 23 on.
31.6 St. Paul. . Continue straight ahead.
Road now good, smootb macadam.
32.6 Keep on main road. Straight ahead.
34.8 Rather rough to 06. take it blowly.
36.6 Straight ahead. Road good.
31. 5 Keep to right.
42.4 Straight ahead. Road very good.
44.2 Hopmere. Formerly best route to
avoid dusty stretch was to turn right
to Wheatland ferry road. Dusty
stretch now has been graveled and
i in fine condition, so keep straight
ahead.
45.4 Straight ahead. Road fine.
47.4 Join Wheatland ferry road. Keep
straight ahead. Good into Salem.
50.0 Pavement for one mile to 51. then
gravel.
52.7 Center of Palem.
Here recommended route to Cor
vallis 4s via Riverside road on west
side to East Tnd-ependence. where
ferry across Willamette into Inde
pendence, then turn left and follow
main road to Corvallis. East side
road to Independence from Salem
now closed for paving.
Sal em -E a t Independence.
57.2 Center of Salem. Continue south
out South Commercial street to sign,
"To Riverside Drive and Indepen
dence." at mileage 53.3. Turn to
right and follow road. Very gooi
to mileage 5$, then becomes rough
and winding, very winding.
61.0 Narrow, quite rough, but only a
coupie or three miles of it. Keep
to main road.
63.9 East Indepenaence ferry. Free in
daytime. 50 cents all night after S
o'clock.
64.0 Center of Independence. Turn left,
follow ' main road. Very good for
most part; macadam and gravel.
72.1 Straight ahead ; somewhat rough.
74.3 Straight ahead, keeping on road to
right.
75.1 Keep straight ahead on dusty
stretch, newly constructed, avoid
ing good gravel road turning to
right. New construction, quite
dusty, to 77.3.
77.3 (iood gravel again, excellent; keep
straight ahead.
79.5 Join main Albany-Corvallis high
way. Turn right to Corvallis.
S5.S In front of Julian hotel, center of
Corvallis.
. Corral I in-New port Log.
65.8 Center of Corvallis at Julian hotel.
Straight ahead to Jefferson street.
Turn right on Jefferson street to
Fifteenth. Turn left on Fifteenth
street. past Union Oil company
tanks. Straight ahead on graveled
road.
S7.7 Turn left at fork. Fine gravel.
8 'J. 4 Jog in road and fork. Keep to
right, road straight ahead, leaving
fine gravel for dirt road. No ttgn
at this important junction. Dirt
road to 91.0.
91.5 Gravel again.
92.6 In Philomath. Turn left one block
to center of town, then turn right
down main road. Straight ahead.
Gravel.
93.5 Take right-hand road. Alsea road
to left.
94.4 Covered bridge. Road good mac
adam. Now entering foothills and
from this point td Newport, virtual
ly oO miles, it is all mountain road.
97.5 Wren's. Road very good to here,
but now ends macadam except for
occasional short stretches. From
here on virtually all dirt road, much
new construction, rough. narrow,
real mountain going.
97.6 New construction to 9S.2. Macadam.
9S.2 Covered bridge. Then rough to 98. 6.
9S.6 New grade to 99 .then rough.
99.1 Rock crusher. Good-bye to all mac
adam.
99.2 Take left-hand road. Now dirt, oc
casional loose rock, rough, sharp
turns. , Road now rises up steep
grade, over one mile long, all told,
some of it being low gear. Rough
going.
101.0 Go into second as you start down
this hill, as it la very steep descent,
101.: Bottom. Here road from Dallas
joins Corvallis-Newport road from
right. Keep to left. Road here
much better, dirt, but smooth going.
103.4 Rignt.
103.7 At sign 'Road Closed." take plank
road straight, ahead to left, up
hill. Planks rough, but going very
fair. Look out for nails.
104.3 End of plank. Hamlet of Blodgett.
Keep straight ahead up short, very ;
sharp pitch across railroad, then
over bridge and straight ahead up
hill.
104.5 Take right-hand road. Very fair
here. Cut out of bank and nar
row, mountain to right.
110.0 Road here nice and broad, all dirt,
some new construction. Going much
the fc-ame for next ten miles, ex
cept most of it quite narrow, but
here and there broad stretch. Road
cut along hillsides. All dirt road.
121.1 Store at Eddyville. Railroad track
100 yards ahead. Keep on left-hand
road, cro&s track, keep straight
ahead.
121.4 Take left-hand road. Mountain
going.
126.3 Chitwood. Straight ahead. Much
new construction. Rough going. Road
along bank of Vaquina river. Steam
shovel and dump cars widening
grade and making fill at 127.
127.5 New construction. Road very rough,
narrow. Straight ahead. Avoid
bridges to left across stream at an
ous points along here.
12S.7 Keep to right along river bank.
1 '!. 4 Straight ahead.
1-9.9 Road very narrow. New sawmill
to left.
130.3 Bridge. Road narrow, hilly, up and
down pitches, real mountain going
to 132.5. In Its favor it is very dry,
as yet not especially dusty, not
rough, really excellent dirt mountain
road. Any driver unaccustomed to
mountain driving. however. muxt
look out for hairpin curves. Be sure
to bound horn and drive slowly In
case car should be coming from op
posite direction.
13.'.1 Straight ahead.
136.3 Keep to left. Now approaching To
ledo. Road good dirt, fairly wide,
but swings around absolute hairpin
turns. Take them slowly or you
can very easily go over bank. Long
car would have to back on one or
two of these turns, though ordinary
wheelbase car can make them all
right by going slowly.
137.6 Start down steep hill, which gets
steeper as you go down. Town of
Toledo visible to left.
137.9 Left-hand turn goes into town of;
Toledo. If bound for Newport do :
not make this turn. Go into sec- i
ond gear and continue down very
steep hill, planked road.
13S.2 Bottom of hill. Keep ahead over
new construction, very rough for
two miles then over fair dirt road,
some construction, to railroad.
139.2 Railroad track. Keep to left-band
road, cross track. White bridge one
mile. Cross It. then keep ahead.
Dirt road, winding but wide and
very fair to 141.9, when more new
construction. Rough.
139.3 Keep ahead. Road winding, dirt,
swings around small canyon, very
fair now. Continues good, though
with many hairpin curves, to near
Newport.
144.3 Road begins to roughen up, soon
becoming very duFty, then sandy
as approaches Newport. Rough to
145.1.
145.1 Road now sandy, drive carefully.
Siow going.
143 . 2 Cross railroad. Sign advises "Slow
Down to 12 Miles." Evidently Joke,
as cars can hardly make ten through
the sand.
143.4 Turn left.
145.9 Left into auto track of two planks.
Drive carefully to avoid slipping off.
Now in Newport, but for center of
town and' Abbey hotel, keep ahead,
145.13 Turn left on plank road down steep
hill toward bay. Very rough planks
at bottom.
146.4 Turn right. Main street of New
port. 146-5 Abbey hotel. Newport. Prepare fof
a good rest, for you'll need it.
Emergency Radiator Cement.
A radiator leak fid located that it
cannot conveniently be mended may
be plugged temporarily by the use of
a thick paste made of litharge and
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Dort cars won first and second
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that this was the most strenuous road
contest staged in California, with very
hot weather prevailing and much
traffic to contend with.
The route was one of 260 miles over
the high Sierras, with grilling grades,
reaching an altitude of 8000 feet from
a start of 60 feet.
There were 24 representative cars
entered and 21 made the run.
First Dort averaged 20 miles to
the gallon of gasoline second Dort
18 2-3 miles.
The finishing third averaged nearly
three miles less to the gallon.
First Dort made a perfect score,
second Dort scored 997 points out of a
possible 1000.
Except at official controls neither
Dort stopped its wheels.
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