Show A MOUNTAIN CLIMBER conquering two of the most moat famous mountain peaks in ID the country the chalmers almera Ch six 80 has added fresh freh laurels to its mountain clun climbing butir reputation u at on by ascending ensign peak in utah and mt alt diablo bablo near oakland cat cal ensign peak pak is a known know 1 to ever every tourist who vuito isit S salt lake city as the mountain which r ries ri es steeply A P ly 17 ehte from the eastern limits 0 of the city ty I 1 its t a summit is plainly visible from very every quarter ter of the city but its steep sides aides had never before never been beba traversed by a motor car fred junk a driver for C A chalmers distributors in salt lake city piloted the car on I 1 its hazardous journey starting at 5 a in the car reached the flagpole flair pole on the summit at 10 10 after a battle t le with steep girs grades d olad that at I 1 haa 1 probably T never been i equaled ur in a t test c of this kind approximately a third of the way up the mountain is a jumping oft off place termed the saddle at this point is a narrow rock ridge i running along for about fifty feet the ridge is not wide enough to permit a ca car r to straddle it so the chalmers hit it sideways after the manner or of turing in a speedway bowl heavy guy ropes placed over the ridge prevented the car from falling failing donn doan the steep mountain side the a final spurt for the top a mat ter of about thirty feet means ascending a 45 percent grade at that point the journey was made in a series of short bucks and the 3 R P M motor pushed the car over the mountains crest for a t touchdown uc hd own heavy ropes around t the A tires and an additional rope to the front axle prevented the car from turning a somersault on the steep grade 1 I consider the performances of the chalmers six 30 in climbing ensign peak on its own power as the most remarkable feat ever attempted and completed in afie ane state tate of utah and possibly in the united states said bid C D A A A representative for utah who witnessed the climb |