It is all being improved, and soon there will be a good road to Hammond.
Through Indiana from Hammond to Hobart the road is macadamized and in perfect condition; we reached Hobart at half-past nine; no stop was made.

At Crocker two pails of water were added to the cooling tank.
At Porter the road was lost for a second time,--exasperating.

At Chesterton four gallons of gasoline were taken and a quick run made to Burdick.
The roads are now not so good,--not bad, but just good country roads, some stretches of gravel, but generally clay, with some sand here and there.

The country is rolling, but no steep hills.
Up to this time the machine had required no attention, but just beyond Otis, while stopping to inquire the way, we discovered a rusty round nail embedded to the head in the right rear tire.

The tire showed no signs of deflation, but on drawing the nail the air followed, showing a puncture.