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14.2 0.7 Left-hand diagonal road, at fence corner: bear left thru drv y
alkali lake.
15.9 1.7 Prominent fork, sign in center; bear left.
16.8 0.9 Fork; bear left.
17.2 0.4 Fork; keep right with travel.
24.5 7.3 Fork; bear right with travel.
24.8 0.3 Fork; bear right.
26.6 1.8 Fork; bear right.
27.7 1.1 Prominent fork, sign in center; bear left, keeping ahead with
travel. Avoid right-hand diagonal road 31.5. Ascend slight
grade 41.6. Reach summit of grade at spring and large sign
on right 44.9, descending long grade. Thru, dry wash 50.3.
58.7 31.0 Left-hand diagonal road; bear left across RR and at end of
4.7 road just beyond, turn right, avoiding left-hand road just
beyond.
58.8 0.1 Sodaville, blacksmith shop on left. Keep ahead.
59.0 0.2 Fork, sign in center; bear left. Thru diagonal 4-corners 59.2.
59.3 0.3 Fork, at signs; bear left. Follow winding road thru canyon.
Avoid left-hand diagonal road 63.4.
64.0 Fork, sign in center; bear right. Pass mining camp on right
66 .8 .
67.2 3.2 Prominent fork, small cabin on left; bear left.
67.4 0.2 Fork, sign in center; bear right.
68.8 1.4 Right-hand diagonal road; bear right with travel. Avoid
right-hand diagonal road 69.5 and keep ahead across alkali
lake.
In wet weather take right-hand road at 69.5 and keep road around
I8.K6.
74.0 5.2 Fork, sign on right; bear left with poles. Pass stone quarry
75.6.
76.5 2.5 Fork; bear left, still following one line of poles.
Avoid right-
Thru dry
hand road at sign 84.0, keeping ahead with travel.
wash 85.5.
89.4 12.9 Fork; bear right. Pass water tank on left 94.5.
94.7 5.3 End of road, at sign; turn right.
2.7 Left is Route 689 to Carson City.
94.8 0.1 HAWTHORNE,* at town square, fire house on right.
1.3
Route 689—Hawthorne to Carson City, Nev.—113.7 m.
Reverse Route 288.
Boy grade, Fletcher Ranch and Wellington. Natural prairie gravel
road. The 3-
ue Lucky Boy grade, while somewhat steep in spots and abounding in
sharp curves mich call for cautious driving, is good, solid surface, mostly gravel all
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the way, with numerous passing points. Water and supply stations are
Distance frequent all along the route.
17.3 Between This is an excellent connection between
Total
Mileage Points the Midland trail and Lincoln highway.
0.0
0.0 0.0 HAWTHORNE, at town square. Go south. Avoid left-hand
diagonal road and right-hand diagonal road just beyond.
Pass slaughter house on right 0.6.
2.7 2.7 Prominent fork; keep left. Avoid right-hand diagonal road
3.2.
4.0 1.3 Prominent fork; bear right.
4.6 0.6
0.6 Fork; keep right.
4.8 0.2
0.2 Fork; keep right with travel.
: Ascend Lucky Boy grade 5.0,
using caution for numerous sharp curves. Reach summit
1
13.1 (elevation 8,008 ft.), starting downgrade thru valley.
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Avoid right-hand diagonal road 15.5.
17.3 12.5
] Cross
12.5 Fork; bear right with travel, leaving high power line.
coulee 19.7, using caution for steep grade.
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22.5
22.5 5.2 1
5.2 Right-hand road, Fletcher Ranch on right; turn right along
fence.
•Hawthorne, Nev. (pop. 600), was built about
Carson and Colorado R. R. It is four miles
35 years ago as a division point on the old from Walker lake, a popular recreation point.