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Continuing the two-days trip out of Philadelphia into New Jersey to
Vineland, we start from Salem, where we stopped last week, and where the
bicyclist stops for the night. From Salem the best route is the
shortest. Moving southward out of the village from the Nelson House, you
keep generally to the left, and run out over a straight road, over a
gravel road in very good condition, to Quinton. Thence crossing the
track, keep always on the main road, turning neither to the left nor
right, though the direction is generally to the right immediately after
crossing the track. From Quinton it is smooth sailing along a straight
road past Bordens Hill into Shiloh. As shown on the map, you come into a
road running into Shiloh from the north just by the town, and should
turn right into this, being careful to keep to the left again at the
meeting of several roads in the village. From this point the road is
again direct to Bridgeton. The distance from Salem to Bridgeton is
seventeen miles, and the road is all the way as good as a gravel road
can well be. It is kept in good condition also, and if you do not have a
strong wind a
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