"We shall load our machine on a flat car and ship it to Albuquerque, which is in New Mexico and almost directly south of Denver.

We shall then be over the worst grades of the Rocky Mountains." "And which way do we go then ?" inquired Beth.
"I have not yet decided.

We can go still farther south, into Texas, or make our way down into Phoenix and across the prairies to Imperial Valley, or follow the Santa Fe route by way of the Grand Canyon." "Oh, let's go that way!" exclaimed Patsy.
"And freeze to death ?" asked the Major.

"It's the northernmost route." "When we get to Albuquerque we will be below the line of frosts and snow," explained Mr.Merrick.

"The climate is genial all through that section during winter.