Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-12-08 | Page 38 | Ford Carries Load up Mt. Washington

FORD CARRIES LOAD UP MT. WASHINGTON Dl'.TUOlT. Midi., Dec. 7. Up an ascent as-cent of -KOOt) feet, rising more than o0). feet, to the mile, and completing lhu eight jnile trip to the top iu two hours is the record of a hill climbing excursion taken by Dr. A. II. Harri-man Harri-man of Laconia, X. 11., who roccnth-drove roccnth-drove his Ford touring ear, containing besides himself, his wife and two children, chil-dren, to the summit of Mount Washington Wash-ington in the White mountains. Tho trip could have been completed in much loss time, accordiug to Dr. Harriniau, had the party not made re-peated re-peated stop-, to view the scenerv. 1'ulliiiu' its four passenger load the car never once balked on the- ascent. Dr. Ilarriiuan says that runabouts frequently make the climb but it itf only occasionally that a loaded touring car trio it. Mount Washington rises 15,000 fi-et above sea level and is the most faniouu peak of the Whito mountain range. At its fefl. from which place the iri wan commenced, is Glen House and from this to the top of the mountain is an elevation of 1,C00 feet.