OCR Text |
Show SAND HILL NEAR WADSWDRTH GONE The tourist will no longer be troubled troub-led -with tho bad stretch of sand road ahefat seven miles -ast of Wadsworth on the Overland trail, the Novada division di-vision of the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean highway. It was at this point that a steep sand hill was encountered and to which It has been necessary to haul straw in order to make tho grade passable. This part of tho road has, in the past, not only caused great annoyance to auto travelers, but has been quite an item of expense to tho Overland Trail club in keeping it open for travel. After sixteen days work by grader and truck on the Overland trail between be-tween Fanning and Wadsworth the tie marks and rough places In tho grado have been eliminated and the road from Fanning to Wadsworth is now In fine condition. Now that this work is" completed, It will not bo necessary to leave the railroad grade at any time between Fanning and Reno. W. H. Goodln, president of tho Overland Trail club, who has Just returnod from an Inspection In-spection trip, states that the trip between be-tween Lovelock and Reno can now be made in four hours without any trouble. trou-ble. The distance is a little less than 100 miles. |