The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 18, 1925, Page 9

EN Whe Seattle Sta TOMORIL, “SECOND SECTION - SEATTLE, WASH., SA" TURDAY, JULY 18, 1925. PAGES 9 TO Bt is Chrysler Speeds to Flaming Geyser Park Weird Phenomena Is Seen in Green River Valley Near Auburn ::: Speedy Car Makes Recor aT rin to Remarkably Attractive Park Only 37 Miles From Seattle BY JOHN W. NELSON Auto Editor The Star HERE used to be a small block in a certain section of San Francisco known as “Hell's Half Acre.” Out in the peaceful Green River valley there is a piece of land that in days of old, when superstition gripped man’s ,, fancy, would no doubt have been called “The Devil’s Wash- bowl.” But with the change in habits and nomenclature, man} "' has given over these horror-thoughts and words and a much more picturesque and appropriate title has been attached to it. It is “The Flaming Geyser.” “The Flaming Geyser” is so named because a cold water spring that bubbles forth natural gases, when ignited by a match, shoots flames high into the air, and burns right merrily while the gas bubbles are coming up from the bow- | ,,,, els of the earth. Now certain rumors of this re markable natural phenomena hav- ing circulated thruout the city, J. G. | CHRYSLIS Kt SPREADS SILVER WINGS When a Tennent, sales manager of the Wash- | in burn-Haines company, Chry dea ers, 1401-1409 12th ave., dec | Fern Lane, | to the fish CAIN NEXT § URDAY OAK LAN D WILL ANNOUNCE New Motor Cars featuring? @ / Smart New Boovies by Sisher AND Harmonic Balancer’ AN EXCLUSIVE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT all at Much Lower Prices K, Kaox Roserts Morors Northwest Oakland Co.) THE (Formerly 1000 Pike St., Cor, Terry. HLiot-1 CIUAESDE 7 SIX WINNING AND HOLDING GOOD WILL Phone | | the lake ar | trail and then we v | still pool of the river with dressing | in the riffies, | PICTURE LOOMS | floated into our vision, two In | | boys spearing salmon from a cedar} {the park |feditor, who has lwhat with trips to th {north and west, was forced to admit FLAMES SHOOT HIGH INTO AIK bow! and a fierce heat forced us the wire fence which st pit. For 10 minutes or more geyner burned, with ic erup-| ot th high. accustomed to the| ered off, with W Surprise after surt Jed for us. We trav a picturesque p hatchery where fish will be produced to stock the uke. A dam is being built to creat , and duc other wa at the p thru Ned | wicked hawk tearir chicken, in his cage, and a wi owl blinked at us. Acre river a black mink slink away into the brush. We saw the barn where saddle | horses aro provided for. those who | wish to take the two hour he «| jaunt along apart a w ming hole Its * oma and a epring boardequal to ny “back dh the farm.” trout | y in the deep water and hug mon, going up to spawn, were Lazy sal- seen PRIMEVAL Then a pleture of primeval time: ns | log canoo that they hollowed with their own hands. Three huge fish | had been taken by the two on their | Journey up the ‘iver, Back at the refreshment booth Weine slaked our thirst with some ico ‘old pop and tickled our palates with strawberry ice cream, ‘Tho hours had sped very quickly | and enjoyably for all of us, and wo! resolved to return somo day to loaf and enjoy the many attractions in The Chrysler made a record run from the park, which {# 87 miles from | denttle, to the elty We buat few speed laws, but wo made tho trip in ibout 60 minutes “We o praise nt to scoff and enme away sald Salesman Wilson “Tt was a most pleasant trip,” Bald. And even the Auto » a dit Dlase, aint, win declared. south, [details within a v fears will be |is contemplated, an: is -| coming fiscal year ts responsible for | the bringing down of prices |new cars, | pounds of nickel In a Chrysler to Flami Hugh B. Wilson of the Barr and park, Alex Starr, Indian Improvements “Are Promised as received at the Onk-| hwest Oakland Co, dvance information th land Motor Car Co y a new line c cars, featuring Fisher and many mechan ments, including the Har-| an exclusive engi: | pment n known for some time | and General Motors | rs have been work-! vice known as the; , Which is sald to} enginecring con producing bettef engine will announce Oakland six: | am w | | ts to have full! when the new Austin exp al time in his sho A roviston of on all models said that | w prices will be from $70 to he Qakland division of General Motors has ‘been steadily forging to} the front during the last four years, | and {It is belleved that the contem- plated increased production due to| large anticipated xalos during the on the even in the face of the improvements in ‘bodies and | features that are to be many engineering made. MUCH NICKEL USED Last year the automotive industry consumed approximately 9,000,000 | Of this total about | 76 por cent cons' of nickel used in automotive steels, while the re. maining 26 per cent waa nickel used | In castings and in plating. Poe ee a | WASHINGTON ROAD FUND $23,000,000 IN NEXT BIENNIUM WA BEEGtON stands second in the amount of money to bo spent on road construction by Western states during the biennium, with a total 000, according tiation & hered by tho Mroet & Noad Bulldor, magazine Californin alone exceeds budget for this rondy with a total of Oregon tn third with § and Colorado fourth with 000 Tho total to bo spent for road work in tho 11 states exceeds $9,000, that the motorlog was one of the most enjoyable ho has evor made, $126,000,000, ig Geyser park Washburn-Haines 2. Crowds watching the geyser during a quiet moment. and Baldwin beside a monster fir log. brought Co. No. 1, No. 6. No. 8 boys in a cedar log canoe of their own make. Map | to Flaming Gei yser many pleasant surprises for the FLAMING GEYSER No. 5. B. W. Wie: Auto Editor and C. C. Baldwin and the Chrysler at the entrance with Baldwin at the wheel. . Fern lane, a beautiful section of the park. No. 4 No. James se, manager of the Donse BROTHERS SPECIAL TYPE-B SEDAN Observe the special equipment: bal- loon tires with steel disc wheels, nickeled radiator shell, front and rear bumpers, motometer with lock, wind- shield wiper, cowl lights, scuff plates and special body striping. Then consider the sturdy and depend- able character of the car itself and you will understand why it is equally attractive to men and to women —and exceptionally attractive to both. Five Balloon Tires $1,195 f. 0. dB. Detroit, $1,480 delivered W.L.Eaton st Ping ay Summit EAst-0313