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Show If NTY MAKE PILGRllViAGE TO BtiFEiy Find Rough Road, But Feel Well Repaid for Journey; Kingman Unable to Send Delegation as Scheduled Six cars containing about twenty residents of St. George, made the trip to Pierce's Ferry on the Colorado Colo-rado river Sunday to learn conditions con-ditions as they exist along the route of the St. George-Kingman highway and at the ferry site. While they found the going rough in spots, no one expected a paved h:hVay, and all felt well repaid for the trip. At the ferry site a teat with a capacity of three au- tcaiobiles, is in operation. A launch with two outboard motors is also in use for trips on the river. The ferry is a sturdy affair af-fair deriving its power from two large gasoline motors, i The party left about six in the morning and most of the cars had arrived at the river before noon. Several took boat rides up the ; river, after which lunch was eaten. eat-en. The return trip was started ; ! about 3:30 p. m. and most of the I cars were in .by nine that night. One machine struck a high cen- ' tsr, damaging the oil pan, and I the occupants, after making repairs re-pairs at a sheep camp, stayed in Wolf Hole over night. Hie road, with the exception of about fifteen miles leading down the wash to the river, is in fair condition. From the Arizona line to Wolf Hole steady maintenance has kept the road in good shape. From that point the road leads i through Hobble canyon, past the Im'ay reservoir, to Cane Springs, Black Willow crossing, the Grand wash and through Tassie. The distance dis-tance is 105 miles from St. George to the river, 30 to Wolf Hole and 75 from that point to the edge ' o! the stream. When the ultimate route is se- I fleeted and completed, ' the distance dis-tance of 105 miles will be cut to I from 70 to 75 miles, and the present pres-ent 83 miles from the river to Kingman will be cut to about 70 miles, bringing Kingman to within with-in less than 150 miles of St. George. To many who made the trip it was their first journey through the Arizona strip and their first ' sight of the Colorado river, and all were impressed with the possibilities pos-sibilities of a highway through that section, the benefits that will accrue ac-crue to the two communities when the road is completed and with the fact that all should do all in their power to promote the project. In addition to those who went from St. George, a few were present pres-ent from Chloride and Kingman. |