Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-06-26 | Page 1 | Aged Pedestrian Leaves Halleck, Nev |

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Date	1909-06-26
Paper	Ogden Daily Standard
Language	eng
City	Ogden
County	Weber
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Article Title	Aged Pedestrian Leaves Halleck, Nev
Type	article
Date	1909-06-26
Paper	Ogden Daily Standard
Language	eng
City	Ogden
County	Weber
Page	1
OCR Text	AGED PEDESTRIAN LEAVES HALLECK, KEV. Edward Payson Weston, the aged pedestrian, who Is walking from New York City to the Pacific coast, arrived at Halleck, Nev., at 12:30 yesterday afternoon. and after a rest of 11 liours, proceeded on his way westward, west-ward, leaving Halleck shortly before midnight. Wetton left Ogden at 1 o'clock on Monday last, and has experienced gieat difficulty and discomfort as a result of the sandy deserts and broiling broil-ing sun encountered on the way. The veteran reports himself to be in good condition, but slightly weakened as a result of the heat aiid the uncertain ( sleep he has been getting recently. Weston left Wells, 171.7 miles west of Ogden. at 1:23 a. ni. Friday, arrived ar-rived ;tt Beeih at 7 o'clock, where he rested for two hours, and made Halleck Hal-leck shortly after noon yesterday, ' traveling 33 miles iu the nine hours of his actual hike. I Weston secured a room In the hotel at Halleck to take a much needed . sleep and rest, but the hot sun even j oothered him here, and the refreshing sleep which he anticipated was not his. He rested, however, and pro-j ceedod on his way to the coast at 11:30 p. ra. last night, expecting to walk until noon today, I
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