Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-10-30 | Page 2 | Lincoln Highway Conditions Told; Impassable, Claim

I Lincoln Highway Told 9 Impassable Claim Declaring that Abraham Lincoln would certainly have a most restless restless restless rest rest- less moment in the tomb if It apprised apprised apprised ap ap- ap- ap of ot the fact tact that his name is Connected with the highway across across the desert of Great Salt lake to Gold Hill lull G. G D D. D. D Kirkpatrick engineer in charge of ot public land surveys in Utah and Nevada has Just returned from an extensive tour of ot the Silver Sliver state He lie said that the Gold lull Hill cuto cutoff is in very bad condition and is br practically impassable for tor trucks and automobiles The road around the desert by way of ot I Fish ish Springs is also in abominable shape and for tor five miles is a sea of ot mud Mr Kirkpatrick traveled by government government government gov gov- truck going into Nevada from southern Utah and down to Pioche He lie inspected several survey survey survey sur sur- vey camps six of ot which are now engaged In survey work in Nevada Ne Ne- vada He lie made the tho Interesting discovery discovery dis dis- covery he said that the old time trapper had disappeared from the desert They are now gentlemen of ot the trap and make the rounds of ot their snares snares by means of ot auto auto- mobiles It is in reality a de profession now he says with rich returns of coyotes and badgers