Page:Motoring Magazine and Motor Life November 1913.djvu/9

 November, 1913.

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���Enjoying one of the cool mountain springs uliicli are to be juund on practically every turn of the beautiful mountain roads of California. —Photo by Arthur Spaulding Co.

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One of the quaintest towns in Califor- nia is at the head of Clear Lake, and called Upper Lake; it might properly be called the Cross Roads. The highway from the south, east, west and north di- verge to this point, making it a sort of headquarters for the motorist.

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The stranger within the State wonders and marvels at the harnessed electric power to be seen on every hand in the high powered wires that stretch all over the country. It these visitors were to tour throughout the mountains, they would appreciate why it is possible to collect this electric power. California is blessed with some of the best mountain streams in the world, and it is the force of these streams that generates this great electric power. In touring, one finds at every hand cool streams trickling down the mountain side. It is these streams, when combined, mak-es the mountain streams that generate the power.

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"The motor car is extending the pleas- ures of mankind every day. Ten years ago a deer hunting trip was an occasion that had to be planned weeks ahead. Ac- comodations had to be secured, letters written, hiring guides and making elabo- rate preparations," comments J. I. Mc- Mullen.

"To-day it is decidely different. This was brought to mind recently when a cou- ple of friends proposed a trip to the country for deer. We left San Francisco on a noon-day boat, and by night we were in the hunting grounds.

"Up early the next morning, we were lucky enough to bring down a couple of bucks before ten o'clock. This was enough of the good eating, and before noon were on our way home, which we reached in good season, giving us plenty of time for a good night's rest. This meant a Saturday afternoon and Sunday away from the city and back to the desk in time Monday morning with a fine lot of venison in the larder. This would have been impossible before the day of the automobile.

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Dry cells should be arranged so that the zinc binding posts are all equi-distant. and where they will not come in contact with each other or any other metal. The bunch of cells should then be finnly tied together so that the connectors will not shake loose, and after screwing the bind- ing post burrs down tightly, they should be fastened with a drop of solder. The best dry cells now have the zinc binding posts set in so that they are not likely to come in contact with each other or with other metal to short-circuit and run down the cell.

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There is a "best" way i^ i.,;..^ .our engine to make it start easily. The prim- ing cups usually furnished on top of the cylinders hold just the right amount of priming fluid to do the work. If more than that amount is placed in the cylinder the mixture may be too rich, and the starting be difficult instead of easy. With stop-cocks closed, fill the cups with a priming fluid consisting of half gasoline and half ether, then open cocks and allow the fluid to run down into the cylinders.

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