Show HELPER AND STRAWBERRY 1 v VALLEY ROADS OPEN TO TRAVEL I PLUCKY FREIGHTERS BUILD BRIDGE AND BLAZE TRAIL OVER lULL HILL OTHERS QUICK TO FOLLOW MAIL AND STAGE NOW NOV COMING G VIA INDIAN N CANYON CANYON CAN CAN- YON Weary of the long U tiresome journey journey journey jour jour- ney around Gate Fred Davis Davs Leland Hall Hair Len and Art decided Monday to attempt to break a trail over the Helper Duchesne-Helper road The Tho trip from Price to within a a. short distance of oC the station was vas m made de in good time without event but because of a a. cave cave in n they could not not cross Willow creek at tho the new newbridge newbridge bridge and there with material fo found on the spot they constructed a substantial l bridge which only ex- ex high water can damage and which is stout enough for any load it is liable to carry Mr Hair and and Mr fr Davis then drove their loaded loaded loaded load load- ed ed trucks over ver and came on to Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du- Du chesne climbing over the hump on their own power This Is probably the first time that load trucks have be been n the first cars to break through The drivers declare that the roa road Is one hundred per cent better thaIs than tha Is usual at this time of the year am and believe that the road could have been bee opened a month ago fi n the state an and county had sufficient interest Following this successful trip traffic immediately began to ome c-ome come com this way Among the first to make mak the trip were Supt Jos T. T Tullis and Frank Davis of the mail man service who came over the hill in a ca car Wednesday making the trip from Price to Duchesne in five hours They decided to route the mail thIs thi way starting Thursday The They report the road generally i In good shape At pre present ent the only trouble is the condition of the Strawberry Strawberry Strawberry Straw Straw- berry bridge at the east end of town tow and a short stretch of road which was during the recen recent high water which will be repaired Immediately The Dodge Stage line also is now running over the hill to Helper an and Price The opening of this road to travel trave at least two weeks earlier than was wa expected is in part due to the wor work done on the road by the Knight Investment Investment Investment In In- vestment Co who who-ifor seve several al week weeks past have been hauling lumber over ove the hill for tor construction work a at their big ranch on the Blue bench They have kept a truck on each side sid and teams on the top which ha haD kept the snow cut up and the wor work done to drain the road has helped materially in drying it up so soon |