The car will appreciate having the load well balanced. If a heavy trunk is suspended behind, the tent and cots had better be suspended above the front bumper to balance it. Cover all equipment from dust and rain. Do not pile up equipment in front of the radiator, in the uphill grades the engine will need all the air it can get. Do not barricade any of the car doors; you’ll be sorry if you do. It is best to supply a place for souvenirs. Very few people go out without loading up with “junk” of one sort or another before returning. (Our specialty was several hundred pounds of rocks and minerals.)
Railroad and Wagon Bridge over the Missouri between Pierre and Ft. PierreMiller Photo
Other desirable items of equipment are:
1. Pocket compass 2. Hatchet 3. Field Glasses 4. A good jack knife 5. A trout fishing outfit 6. Bathing suits for all 7. Matches 8. A pressure gasoline camp stove 9. Small water pail 10. Metal kettle, skillet, butcher knives, plates, knives, forks, spoons, cups, saucers 11. Road maps
APPENDIX VII
NEWER DEVELOPMENTS
Since the body of this book has been written several new developments have come up which should be mentioned.
The United States Government has made an appropriation for the continuation of the carving on Rushmore Mountain. This work is going forward now at maximum speed. The form of the first figure is taking shape, and indications are that the work will go forward to rapid completion. When these figures are finished Rushmore will be one of the masterpieces of sculpturing of the world.
At the present time the roads to Rushmore are in very bad shape. Indications are, however, that a graded, surfaced highway will soon lead up to the mountain, the state and the local counties are putting forth every effort to improve the main roads and to make new roads where such are needed. In the not far remote future many of the scenic places not now readily accessible will be opened up to Black Hills visitors.