Newell Oil Company, Alpine, Texas ca. 2010
Johnny Newell in his office at
Newell Oil Company, Alpine, Texas ca. 1968.
Road Log Flier
Probably sat on the counter next to a stack of road logs at one of many Newell-Gulf Service Stations. Courtesy Steven Cowell.
This is the book that inspired me to create this website. Excerpt posted with permission of the author. This piece is from Mike Cox's Big Bend Tales, which can be ordered by visiting mikecoxauthor.com.
Going West
1W - Del Rio to Sanderson image transcription
2W - Sanderson to Alpine image transcription
3W - Alpine to Van Horn and Marfa to Van Horn image transcription
4W - Van Horn to El Paso image transcription
5W - Pecos to Van Horn image transcription
6W - Midland and Odessa to Pecos image transcription
7W - To El Paso via Van Horn image transcription
8W - Sonora and Ozona to Ft. Stockton image transcription
Going East
1E - Sanderson to Del Rio image transcription
2E - Alpine to Sanderson image transcription
3E - To Del Rio via Marfa, Alpine, Sanderson image transcription
4E - El Paso to Van Horn image transcription
5E - Van Horn to Pecos image transcription
6E - Pecos to Odessa & Midland image transcription
7E - Van Horn to Ft. Stockton image transcription
8E - Fort Stockton to Ozona and Sonora image transcription
IIE - El Paso via Salt Flat to Van Horn image transcription
12E - Van horn via Davis Mountains to Alpine image transcription
Going North
9N - The Basin in Big Bend National Park to Alpine image transcription
10N - The Basin in Big Bend National Park to Presidio and Marfa image transcription
GOING south
9S - Alpine to the Basin in Big Bend National Park image transcription
10S - Marfa to the Basin in Big Bend National Park via Presidio and Camino Del Rio image transcription