UTAH EMERY COUNTY PROGRESS, CASTLE DALE, NEW GERMAN e&fr Jfe?;--T- TYPE , AUTO-SIGHTSEEIN- G . ,1 Up? is j sight-seein- g Dus from which ail uasa A new type of automobile can get an unobstructed view has been Inaugurated on suburban bui Highway "Slow Poke" as Harmful as Sp LONGDISTANCE TOURIST WARNED Loading of Car Helps to Make Far More Pleasant Trips. Proper With the start of the touring season the touring bureau of the Chicago Motor club in its latest bulletin offers some advice to tourists. Proper loading of the car for long trips helps to make for a pleasant JourOne ney, according to the bulletin. of the pet peeves of the tourist is to find at the end of a day's travel that a suitcasehas rubbed the finish off the body. "Layer upon layer of friction tape, five or six strips stuck on the body where friction may occur, will solve the problem," says the bulletin long-distanc- e cause was a vast reservoir of valu able furs. The fur trade was One of the contributing factors which hrousrht about the American Revolution and the contest between British and later .1 Americans to determine who would control the fur trade, was again a factor in embroiling the two countries In the troubles which resulted in the By ELMO SCCTT WATSON War of 1812. In the period of na F PRESENT plans are tional expansion., which followed this carried out, the state war men still thought In terms of of Missouri will son beaver, but this time their eyes by honpay were tnrned to the vast expanse of or to one of her great the west. Especially est citizens, Gen. was this true iu St. Louis which stood Henry Ashley. For at the gateway to this virgin wildernearly a hundred years ness and which had been the jumping Ashley's body has lain off place for the Lewis and Clark in an unmarked grave expedition and for several In an Indian mound near such as those headed ,by the confluence of the expeditions, Manuel Lisa and MaJ. Andrew lleury. Latnine and Missouri rivers In Cooper who as early as 1809 had trapped the county, his name and fame almost for- northern Rocky Mountain streams. Fur gotten. Now, thanks to the Initiative packs valued at from ten thousand of a Missouri country editor, Edgar dollars to fifteen thousand dollars had Nelson of the Boonvllle (Mo.) Adverbeen brought back to St. Louis by tiser, whose suggestion has been various individual trappers and tradR. taken up by the Boonvllle D. A. ers and it was plain to see that great chapter, a movement has been started opportunities awaited those who went' to locate his grave and place there into the business on a large scale. a memorial In keeping with the ImSo with the time ripe, the man with portance of his services, not only to the imagination and business acumen the state, but to the whole country to seize the opportunity was on the as well. scene. On March 20, 1822, the followFor there was a time when Ashley ing history-makinnotice appeared in was a national figure even though it the Missouri Republican, a St. Louis was then little suspected, perhaps, by newspaper : and even though his his significance In the annals of the To enterprising young men: the subscriber wishes to engage one hundred American frontier has been unappremen to ascend the Missouri river ciated until comparatively recent years. young to lta source, there to be employed for Mlssourians Virginians can claim with one, two or three years. For particuan equal pride In his achievements lars enquire of Major Andrew Henry, for he was born In Powhattan county near the lead mines in the county of with and in that state In 17S5. At the age of Washington, who willor ascend of the subscribcommand the party; Missouri to came tie territory, er near St. Louis. eighteen as it was then r upper Signed, WILLIAM H. ASHLEY. called, and settled first at Cape GiSo the Ashley-Henrrardeau. He was even then a man of company or considerable education and property the Rocky Mountain Fur company, as and added to the latter by acquiring the organization was later to be called, a large land grant which Included came into existence and brought into what Is now Jackson, the county seat the limelight among Us 100 "enterprisof Cape Girardeau county. Ashley ing young men" such names as James next moved to Potosl where he en- Brldger, Etlenne Provot, Thomas Milton Sublette,- William L. gaged in the manufacture of gunpowder, and later to St. Louis, where Sublette, James Beckwourth, Edward he was one of the promoters of the Rose, Louis Vasquez, Jedediah S. old Bank of St. Louis. v . Smith, David E. Jackson and Hugh During the War of 1812 Ashley, Glass. There you have a veritable a whose forceful personality had apparWho's Who of the Missouri mountain notables, the "long-haire- d ently Impressed Itself upon the com munity, was made a brigadier general men immortalized by the brush of of the state militia. Later when MisFrederic Remington and the pen of souri entered the sisterhood of states John G. Neihardt ! he was to become her first lieutenant-governOn April 15, 1822, the expedition and was barely beaten In the embarked at St. Louis on keel boats race for governor by Frederick Bates. which were to ascend the Missouri In 1831 he was elected as a Whig to to the three forks in Montana, trap the Twenty-secon- d congress, to fill out the streams on both sides of the the unexpired term of Spencer Pettis, Rockies, perhaps penetrate to the who was killed in a duel with MaJ. mouth of the Columbia river, and reThomas Biddle, and he was turn before the expiration of the three-yea- r to the Twenty-thir- d and Twenty-fourt- h contract with the men. The congresses. But it Is Ashley the pio- expedition was commanded by Major neer, the fur trader, the explorer, and Henry but the adventurous Ashley acthe patron of other explorers, rather companied it. After a series of adthan Ashley, the holder of state po- ventures with treacherous and thievlitical office, whose Importance extends ing Indians and with the even more far beyond state boundary lines, makes treacherous river whose floating snags him a national figure and gives to the wrecked one boat and caused a loss interof $10,000 worth of merchandise, the proposed memorial nation-wid- e est. expedition reached the mouth of the From the earliest days the fur trade Yellowstone river and decided to halt has been an Important factor In Amer- there for the season. Leaving Henry ican history. ' During the long series in charge, Ashley returned by ennoe to of Colonial wars England and France St. Louis to recruit another trapping wrestled for the control of the Interior party and obtain supplies for the tradof the North American continent be- - ing activities of the next three years. d trans-Mississip- g g fellow-Missourta- y Fitz-pntrle- k, - . f'ir-trad- or So important was this company that this, my friends, I feel myself under you. Many of you to write u history of the fur trade great obligations tome with have served personally, and without mentioning If would be an- I shall always be proud to testify to other example of playing Hamlet with- the fidelity with which you have stood by me through all danger, and the out the melancholy Dane. It was Ashand brotherly feeling whioh ley who established the now fairious friendly you have ever, one and all, evinced summer of the trapper's Institution toward me. For these faithful and derendezvous as a means cf conducting voted services I wish you to accept the fur trade. The summer rendezvous my thanks; the gratitude that I exheart press to you springs from my was an annual gathering of trappers and will ever "retain a'rfTeiy-'M- -" and Indians where took place not only my feelings. - ; My friends! I am now about to leave those affairs of barter but also Homeric my abode in St. Louis. scenes of drinking, carousing, fighting you, to take up of you return thither, any g between Whenever nnd primitive your first duty must be to call at my the nnd maidens white men red saga house, to talk over the scenes of peril stuff of which Neihardt has made such we have encountered, and partake of the best cheer my table can afford. . good use. The personality of Ashley I now wash my hands of the tolls of was so Indelibly stamped upon the the Rocky mountains. Farewell mounfur trade of that period that after a taineers and friends.! May God bless time "Ashley Beaver" became a trade you all!" mark of the best brand of beaver fur, On September 26, 1826 there apIt is Ashley, the explorer and patron of othet explorers, however, rather peared in the Missouri Republican the Ashthan Ashley, the fur trader,, who Is following news item: "General at arrived have his and ley party most entitled to a national memorial. This is because he was the leader of St. Louis from the Rocky mountains the first overland expedition to the with 125 packs of beaver valued at Pacific coast by a different route to $60,000." This was the valedictory of that followed Jn general by Lewis and Ashley, thfe adventurer and fur trader. Clark. According to Harrison Clifford At this point his career as one of Dale of the University of, Wyoming Missouri's most distinguished citizens began. He became a large land owner ExIn his book "The Ashley-Smit- h by the purchase of a tract of 30,000 a and of Central Discovery plorations ": arpens (an old French land measure Route to the Pacific, which varied widely, according to the "The expedition of William Henry an area ten miles long and 5 up to the South locality), Ashley in six miles wide. This was the famous across now is what Platte northern "Chouteau-Lamine- " cfalm,given origColorado, in the dead of winter, over by the Osage Indians in 1792 inally Ihe- continental and divide, through a brother of the perilous canyons of Green river in to Maj. Pierre Chouteau, one of the founders Chouteau, Auguste rudely constructed boats, and finally of St. Louis. Chouteau's title was still further westward to the vicinity lieutenant-governor of the Great Salt lake, forms the first confirmed by the Spanish of Upper Louisiana, Charles in the and utilization stage discovery Dellaulte Delassus, In 1799, but when of. the famous overland route to Cali From the Interior Basin in this country came under the flag of fornia. the United States by the Louisiana 1820, Jedediah Strong Smith pushed on across the deserts of Utah and ;purchase there was some dispute as Nevada and over the Sierras to San to whether or not the new rulers Gabriel and San Diego the first Amer- would recognize the title. Ashley was then a member of congress and through ican to reach California by lar.d. 'his efforts the title was confirmed by Journeying north to the Stanislaus an act of congress on July M, 1S36. river, he recrossed the Sierras and the deserts of Utah and Chouteau later sold the entire tract to Ashley for $1.25 an acre. Nevada to the Great Salt lake. Ashley made his home on this grant two expeditions together form a single on bluff overlooking the Misenterprise the discovery of the cen- souria high Lamine and rivers, surrounded tral and southwestern route to the by a number of Indian mounds. He Pacific." was married three times but at the Ashley decided to sell out his Inter- time of his death In 1S38 he left no est in the Rocky Mountain Fur comdescendants. "According to tradition, pany in 1826. The purchasers were when he felt that death-wa- s near, he his associates, William L. Subtette, walked the river bluffs looking along Jede'diah Smith and David E. Jackson. The articles of agreement were signed for a site for his last resting place. on July 26, 1826, near the Great. Salt His selection was the top of one of the Indian mounds in a bend of the lake in Utah. ,Although he retired from active connection with the com- river, overlooking the wide sweep of the Missouri, against whose mudd pany, he retained his interest in the stream he had set forth upon his fur trade in that he decided to fur"magnificent adventure" and down nish the cannon which Is said to have which had come the boatloads of fnr been the first ever taken into the to him his vast fortune. There Rocky mountains. This was In 1827 lie bring was mined. and it was hauled twelve hundred Although the school histories hvD to be set up on the miles by walls of one of the company's forts. neglected him, Ashley's deeds have been But to return to Ashley's withdrawal den's recorded In Copt Hiram Chitten monumental "History of the from the fur company which he had American Fur Trade of the Far made famous It must have been a in West,". Professor Dale's srhoinri,scene when the general stood dramatic In J. Cecil Alter's fine bio- before the trappers at the rendezvous I study, and bade them good by In these words : rapny, "James Brldger," in Neihardt' sagas and in the writings of tha Mountaineers and friends: When T appreciative historian of the Old West first came to the mountains, I ame a Emerson Hough. Missouri now pro" poer man. You, by your Indefatigable poses to erect In his honor a mon exertions, tolls, and privations hare enduring memorial than the printer! procured me an Independent "fortune. Page and It Is a With ordinary prudence in the manproject In which a" vuu nave a """' agement of what I have accumulate!, sympathetl I shall never want for anything. For interest. . rrovrae ror wet weitner. long-dls-fan- love-mnkin- ' ,, j highway department as well traffic committee of 'the Chicagd elation of Commerce and sources. These reports state that thel way "slow poke" Is responsiM accidents Just as well as is the er, and that safety Is acbieveii easily when all traffic is kept ing at a uniform speed. This obi the need of the faster driver around the slower motorist and by hampering traffic in other Highway capacity is Increasei the danger of accident Is decreai all cars are kept , moving at mum rate, say, of 23 miles an these reports state, while the ftt Aooiilent is increased iff ft permitted to travel at an ea ingly slow rate of speed In the lanes. A uniform speed of 20 to 25 an hour in the traffic lane has found to produce the greatest capacity, or, in other words, a way can accommodate more aim biles when. all are traveling at speed. s i ; New Truck Affords Eas Turning on Narrow R m new Invention by Wi TTennner. Ore., makes It; nf -ITbvIap ,vm w. m..mj on a small a car to turn sible and Is made for use of trucks mi This rr - 1822-1829- 1824-182- " - i ox-tea- ' "Another lesson, that the tourist goon learns Is that every member of the party, should be" provided with a rain coat or cape, and that these garments should be reached easIn addition ily at a moment's notice. to this precaution, the tourist who demands comfort on. thg road will include an umbrella as part of his traveling equipment. .The soundness of this advice will be appreciated by the motorist who has been forced to travel all day in wet clothing, because of a drenching received while getting in In and out of the car when stopping for lunch. , m "In addition to care in loading and in providing suitable comforts the motorist should conduct an inspection of his car before setting out on his Particular attention should Journey,be centered upon safety features. Brakes, adequate for normal driving, may prove entirely Incapable of performing up to the standard demanded Another feature that upon the tour. frequently escapes attention Is the steering mechanism. Most Important. Engin "Although It is not generally so regarded, the engine Is one of the most Important safety features of the car. It may be performing at its best to deliver the extra power necessary for long trips at high speed. If one makes certain that carburetlon and timing are right, one will have little trouble under ordinary conditions. "The tires, of course, must be In good condition. Starting out on weak tires may, In some cases, amount to foolhardiness. It is unwise under all conditions to expect old tires to stand up under the grueling work to which they will be subjected on a touring ; trip. "The tourist must watch out at all times that he does not become excessively fatigued. It is better to cut the day's Journey short than to risk the dangers encountered when one drives In an exhausted condition. Five Notes of Caution. ; "Five other points In relation to driving on the tour are summed up by the American Automobile association as follows: good time Is a matter or driving consistently at a reasonable speed. This rate slmuld be neither so fast as to be dangerous-no- r so slow as to kill the pleasure of the trip. "Observe generally the cules of the. road and show courtesy to other high" The problem of keening biles from going too fast, of major .importance, Is being rel to the background by the no i portant problem of keeping thei ing fast enough. This is Indical reports of t the Pennsylvania level The ways for hauling dht the side of the car iunmore, which cramps the wheels Rrnlrps Are Easy to Dry Moving at Slow Sp4 nj- When driving in traffic, more discomfiting than wet una- ficient brakes. Drying sw tively a simple process, of speed car a throttle for "!"r:.M ,nSe ' "Be alert and keep a firm grip on the steering wheel at all times. "Make careful note of the danger and caution signs put along the highway for your protection. Pay particular heed to the warning to descend steep grades In low or second gear. These are among the most Important caution signs. It is seldom that are placed where caution Is they not needed. "Never leave the car on the ns way while repairs, such changes, ore being made." high- tire the M In order throttle in this case right footway be on tne erase pum. apply the throttle, . . uhnlit ...u..!,lniermtueuuy WjjJ utf: .. ino more tl- - 1 w hair wav for ee-""- brakes has been developed. AUTOMOBILE NOTES a terrific A slipping clutch is way users. t Places. Turns in Small of fuel. t appends d Safe driving at uit both headlights bem properly aujusieu, In proportion to tlon Detroit nu than any city of its ' - J il!l!liW keep. - ,ir,t.r. 11(13 The life of an engl" the care glwn it. JI I1011" area" una "- ' v j 0i4 f)flD 8Ud i