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Big Party Meets The Elgin Scouts In Chicago Welcome
The Blein Six National Old Trails scout car arrived in Chicago on October 6 after a detour from St Louis to Chicago and back. Roy S. Marsh and Edward M. Lawrence were welcomed by hundreds and escorted through the loop as the seals were broken by Charlies NM Hayes. The trip covered over 6000 miles on the Lincoln and National Old Trails roads with an average gas mileage near 14 miles per gallon. The scouts praised the Elgin car for handling altitudes from below sea level to 9000 feet and pledged further travel to report to Secretary of War Baker and continue toward Miami and New York.
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