Popular science monthly . At the end of a six days march southward into Mexico. With the limited forces andinadequate equipment at their disposal, the United States troops have acquitted themselvesvery creditably. The truck shown is equipped with flanged steel rims fitted over thewheels. It can run on the railroad tracks, and with but slight alterations can again take tothe roads. Several of these versatile vehicles were recently forwarded to our army at Columbus, New Mexico 47 48 Popular Science Monthly. foot searchlight throws aquestioning shaft of lightinto the depths at hand is
Popular science monthly . At the end of a six days march southward into Mexico. With the limited forces andinadequate equipment at their disposal, the United States troops have acquitted themselvesvery creditably. The truck shown is equipped with flanged steel rims fitted over thewheels. It can run on the railroad tracks, and with but slight alterations can again take tothe roads. Several of these versatile vehicles were recently forwarded to our army at Columbus, New Mexico 47 48 Popular Science Monthly. foot searchlight throws aquestioning shaft of lightinto the depths at hand is the astronomical observa-tory, which is opened sev-eral evenings in the week tovisitors. Three levels of track are visible in the zig-zag courseup the precipitous mountain side Hairpin Curves on a MountainTrolley Line THERE is an electric trolley trip upthe face of Mount Lowe in SouthernCalifornia, which, so Europeans havesaid, equals in thrills and actual interestany of the Alpine or similar jaunts inEurope. The start is made in an ordinarysurface car, which tackles the massivebase of the Sierra Madre range by asuccession of violent curves, then pur-sues at a modified clip a series of hairpinturns, which are perfectly safe, althoughit seems that the car must be hangingon by its very eyebrows at times. At one particular point in the journey,where the car weaves in and out as it(limbs its zig-zag course up the mountainside, three cars may be seen at one time,one directly above the other on
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