Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-05-06

.yal bup.. II the elf jewellers aud an |
On t.nsiye prsIu.ct ~ 6nrrs, aud plain |
which IL unparalleled ~ any other poriinn
~ the country
In,le,Sl. ihr cliif aud cave dwellings
which aiamud III the neighburhUsl u
Flagstaff and the country Ia the south
east will IT, fuund 10y many. scarcely sec.
onh IN interest tu the Grand Canon itp"lf
az these. the mu~t famous group and
the largest aggregation. IL found IN the
Walnut canon, eight miles southeast ~
Flagstaff This canon In several hundred
feet deep and come three miles long. with
steep t.rraced walls ~ limestone. Along
the shelving terraces under bcctling pro.
jectinns ~ the strata ARE Hcor,r ~ these
quaint abUles. The larger Hrr divided
into four ar five compartments by cement.
~ walls, many parts IL which ARE rtill
intact. II II believed that these ancient
people custonArily dwelt ulor the
plateau above. retiring 10 their fnrtibca-
,inn- when attacked by an enemy. A,
several I1ints upon the rim ~ ia" GrAnd
Canon basin. both east and west ~ the
stage terminus, the ragged walls II ancient
stone buildings ARE tn be seen, They arr
situated upon III. very ver.e ~ the pre-.
cipit". Ia "n. instance cr'wring an out
standing tower that IN connected with th"
| main wall 10y only narrow saddle ami
protected IN every hand by the ITrpen.
dicular depths ~ the canon. The world
| dTE not contain another fortress ~ tri-
| I'm phAntly iuyulnr able tn primitive
warfare nor n dwelling place that can
~lual II in suhlimity,
The habitan,A II the cave jewellers arr
chiefly to br found among the extinct
e Hi.ir II the numerous volcanoes which
! have rendered large arAs about the San
Francisco peaks glonny denulation 81
lava and ashes. The caves ro.cAllsSl,
the vent holes ofthe volcanoes in times oi
eruption. con Itrss ragged cAvrrnr open.
ing directly uud"rfDt and leading 10y
murky winnings Ia unknown dccIIs IN ih,
earthS crust. iIrpi.en pottery abuunds ~
the vicinity uf these holes scattered hhnu'
IN small Fragments Ia the fuot IL the hills
II ~ similar IN character Ia that found II
the houses II the Cliff jewellers and II u
probable. that the Cave jewellers and Clif
jewellers were ihe same I~ople. Ia man,
in~,anc"s these sub,erran 'au ahosleS arr
surrounded 10y loose stone walls, parts o
which arr standing jus, M when their sin
gular inhabitants perrd through thsi
rrc'ac"H NJ an approaching foe.
az the many points along the Santa Y,
route wh"sc altitude. climatic equability
dry atmus ,hrrr and rvrnnrss Of tempera
,urr ,'nder them desirable resorts r.
persons afflicted with many diseases per
haps none offer CRATER Inducements /
the afflicted than the region surrpundin
Flagstaff. Its alt'ni" Il 1000 feet give
IL rare cool atmosphere. its location IN
latitude which hIt for th" elevation woul
, give II n srmi-trupical climate render ia
air wonderfully sniN aud halmy while II
magnificent SURF, Iudiugs uf forest noun
t1lns and streams makes each breath {
common air n drAught IT hector and rru
d"rr the environs If the pretty. bustlin
village NcritRblr Arcadia. Many res
dents % Flagstaff arr living evidences ,
the triumphant mastry If the climate owe
the ravag"s II disease" Many who al
living in robust health had Ia bc carrie
from the ira u on their aIriv i, tOo weak I
, walk from the cucroachra II the vAiiou
, diseases IL th" TIA uat and lungs. n
. I,l"asan,"r place than either Flagstaff q
Williams could hr found AT which I
spend the summer And certainly non
whrr" "a snjuuru would b. prsluctivr ,
!. NOR immediate or lasting benrh, to Ia
: invalid The regular round Il every ia
i life c"dld Ice varied 10y trips 10 the Gram
Canon the hahltAuts ~ the cave and eli
. dwrllrrr. climb I" the summit II Noun
!. AgE-sn. n trout fishing excursion to Ga
=, Creek fcic-n miles auith uf town. n hora
:, back ride through the beautiful forests.
+, drive upon the solid country rn,ds or
run over the timely equipped Atlantic !
Pacific railway into the metropolitan Cit
1 II Albulur li-. With such diversion
~ these rnnui in any properly organizes
mini would he impossible. while hcalt
= and strength would come a. the waste
y frame ~ naturally NJ dawn follows dark
: ness. albuquerque though less ae~r
/ ahl" as place Of summer residence
more comfortable In winter and will b
! equally beneficial in the cure of all III
H"ases Of the lungs. Nearly every thin
that has been said on the healthfiness ,
, the Flagstaff climat. will apply Ia SAINT
, Re. which, as the seat of government eve
:, sine" ia" time of ia" earliest Spanish set
, tlcment, ppsr"Ssrs an hisiniic and gene \
, interest," Ia ts governors palace. II
ancient cathedral, historical museums all,
y numerous antiquarian collections, whic
. will I've found eminen'ly attractive W ever
intelligent person.
At Las Vegas Hot Springs there exis;
|
the A,chison. Topeka Il santa Fr Rail
. rad company. equipped with every m"l
.rn convenience a". conducted In n II VI
/, unsurpassed 10y any similar institution ~
the continent. L@atel On the mountain
side il commands magnificent view q
the picturesque surrounding country an,
the purity II III" air, the eluability If tn
climate, the consistency Of ia, sunshine
the many alluremen,s ~ healthful rest o
:" celebrating activity, the ncccssabilit,
Ia sights romantic and historically in
strnctive, and, hest ~ all Ia the invalid
the we'll att.sted and wonderful medicine
virtues IL the Ho, Springs, render "Th
Mont"xuma" AN un@iualled resort fo
these ia search Of rest. pleasure or th
Incorporation II impaired health Tn
heryic. il hiri-class IN every particular
and the rates arr reasonable Although
tn" railrad station IN close at hand ear
riag"S arr in waiting uI0n the arriva! u
all trains.
The Rio GrAnde Valley,