Show JITNEY Y RIDE JUDE FROM 1 VERNAL UTAH TO I LOS OS A ANGELES Mrs George A. A Downey of oC Willcox Willcox Will Will- cox Academy Vernal has written a description of or a a. jitney trip to Los Angeles She was accompanied by her husband law in and amI granddaughter Mrs Downey's letter addressed to the l Iy Mylon Myton o Free ee Press Pres and Duchesne Courier is Is as as follows tallow's Our j journey urney here was without accident accident accident ac ac- almost save on one ono occasion and from tram start to finish h It was pleasant pleasant pleasant pleas pleas- ant and delightful The weather was all that could have been desir desir- ed The rOads roada were good The J worst part of the way war was between Myton lyton and Price where some somo road roadbed roadbed bed hed had to be made and where we found that thai recent washes had broken the iho l' l road a away leaving In numerous places just enough space for a n skillful skillful skillful skill skill- ful engineer to put a car through We Vo won were advised to go one way and yet yel another way and each man was sure his way was the best or else also the worst We Ve decided to go through i southern Utah via Las Vegas Novada Nevada Novada No- No vada vada as aJ the spring floods flood had made it impracticable to go through Ely Nov If no one has bias attempted to describe do- do scribe the curves s through SalIna canyon I am ant sure uro I will not bo be the first lo to do so We met a Wyoming I Icar car when about ten miles up the I canyon and its ils driver warned warnell us not notto lo to try to to-go to go through that night a. a as it il had taken him four hours already We Ve were venturesome however aud and sped on as we yet had a bit of oC western western western west west- ern sun above the summit and Uld with the exception of about 8 feet of broken away road bed hed which four pairs pails of hands soon built re-built wo we had good roadway Half HaIr A rl dozen beautiful beautiful beau heau- deer watched us across a deep narrow stream But the curves They have been heen out done ani only In one other canyon We were kept guessing guessing guess guess- i ing for about two wo hours because our ouri i view was so often completely shut shutoff off Then Mite Iho D D. 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G tunnels gave us a thrilling variety SaUna Salina reached abut p. p m mand mand mand and we held over here hero on Sunday Salina SaUna has a line hue camp ground with everything made easy for tourist camping The tourist appreciates this loo too and always passes on nil ll lo to the next man luau his candid candid feelings about the little city which reaches out farenough far farenough enough to lo solicit travel U IJ maltIng lh the traveler comfortable Cedar City the next ni ht Oh Olt camp grounds of or all Shade cozy iy rest real l houses hot and cold bath s show show- shower hower er er all that thai any tourist could covet et The camp ground that night had many cars car to to its ils record Everyone plans jl ns to lo slop stop over at Collar Cedar City if in indeed indeed indeed in- in deed ho lie means to lo stop anywhere St. St George for u us its at al 2 p pm m. m Heat sand no sand no shade shade Well Wll the tourist was not far out of tho rile way vay when slit said The They io ho not nol evidently evi- evi dently invite the tiro traveler to stop stopover stopover stopover over at St. St George there George Is nothing whatever lo to o offer him him- himin in the way vay oj of q comfortable camping tie ila wants al always always nl- nl ways to lo go on until he liu finds ts something sonic some tiling thing more desirable At G 6 p p. p m m. m we started the mountains for Littlefield Arizona U Can Ca'n n I lover over forgot that thit sunset cid noon moon lighted drive Never Day- Day ight slept slept but but tho the sublime peace of or mind wind and and and- spirit that covered us as we described those broad mountain roads tine roads the call rail O or u the night birds birds the tho clear streams moving le leisurely surely downward In n wInding winding wind wInd- ing jug course only to lo invite the tho traveler travel travel- er or to cross again and again agam its ils smooth gravelly bed bcd Here one mile iron from Littlefield we saw through trees and ancl moonlight paths what seem seemed seemed ed eel to be a pond vond No other roa road except ex ex- except that which abruptly led into the water waler At our right a guide board read Fill all water cans and bags with this pure no mountain water you will not find drinking water waler again for miles Plenty of wat wa- wa water er for car however except 40 miles mUes ot or which affords no water of any kind 10 p. p m in and we spread eael our 11 camp beds under skies that can never be described We Ve lie because it is more restful to tn worship and to realize the presence of that which is Divine l If that evenings evening's ride the dipping into the quiet broadened stream that night under the Arizonan skies were all that we had hall to be glad for In all our Journey wo have been well paid It was without parallel The rho memory of or It lL will live Jive foro forever vcr It made oracle us forget all the heat and aud sand and 40 miles of roughened road acro across the desert desort San Bernardino at 4 i I p p. p m m. m and Los Angeles at 9 p. p ill in m. on Saturday Already Already Already Al Al- ready we have mel met some eastern friends The weather here is not hotter holler than we wo have havo been accustomed accustom accustom- ed to lo A cool breeze almost always tempers the heat of the sun The evenings e and nights eights are always cool necessitating a blanket for cover cover- lug ing |