Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-30

The saving that there is no great loss
without some small gain" is invariably
and in this case while the country
may suffer losses in wealth and lives
the war, the turning of our
people to a better understanding of their
own land, will in the end prove a greater
gain than the losses otherwise sustained.
As the vacation months approach and
the question, where shall we spend the
comes to be the one requiring
an immediate answer, let no one in
the east and north forget what New
Mexico offers in the way of climate.
scenery, health and sport. Nature has
provided an abundance of all these UNI
der the sunny skies of the oldest settled
portion of North America. To the
wornout worker. the invalid, the sight
seer, the eager scarcher for antiquities,
the sportsman and the careless idler'
New Mexico offers an asylum during
the summers heat or the winters cold
that is as lei perfection as can be
found this side of paradise. These
things are not said for the purpose OF
deceiving those who will be at a loss to
decide upon a suitable place to spend a
vacation. but are truths which can be
verified by a single visit to the terri
tory.
New Mexico lies between the thirty
first and thirty-seventh parallels of lati-
tude, which, were it not for the eleva-
ton, would make the temperature I'M
comfortably warm. The southern portion
of the territory has an elevation OF
$500 feet, and from that the height
above sea level ranges to $4,000 feet in
the mountain ranges. In such Il varied
mountainous region almost any tenn
perature desired the year round a be
found. The air, that of a semi-arid
land, is wonderfully pure and bracing,
and the sunshine-that is the glory OF
the territory and the life giving force
which brings health and strength to the
invalid. When the forces of nature
separated the land and water, a natural
sanitarium was created of New Mexico,
and it is to be hoped that that fact is to
be learned by the people of the country,
and the blessings of a wise providence
will be extended to the thousands who
stand in need of them. To the weary
workers and the invalids Of the north
and east the territory offers rest, re-
newed strength and health.
Long before Columbus set foot on the
shores of the new world the valleys and
plains of New Mexico were the seat OF a
civilization which has been the wonder
of scientists and explorers: for ages un
known people contended for the pos
session of the lands and streams; nation
after nation of strange beings followed
each other in conquest. and today evl'
dences are to be found of the ancient
| settlements. The cliff dwellers' homes
still stand, the old pueblos are the homes
| of the descendants of the builders, anC
the antiquarian will find enough Of tina
| which is old beyond tradition, yet new
to the nineteenth century, to KEEP him oc
cupied during years of patient research
1t is not necessary to go to Egypt o.
Persia to find ruins and relics of peo
| pie who have passed from the face o.
the earth, they can be found in New
| Mexico, and within easy reach of com
Portable hotels and homes.
In the mountain ranges scattered ove1
the territory are to be found game o
all kinds, including bear, wild turkey
mountain grouse and other varieties
The mountain streams are full OF trout
and the sportsman can find amusemen
| that will delight him. The climate i
such that camp life is pleasant all time
| of the year when game is hunted, ant
the facilities for equipping a cam
| with all the comforts of home are I'M
excelled.
Those who go somewhere when sum
mer comes Just to be going can pleas
their bent in all things. The cities an
towns are filled with cultured, compan
ionable people eve ready to entertain
the stranger; the hotels are the equal o
any of those at eastern resorts, and lif
is as attractive as anywhere else in tn
world. In addition to the attractions o
the life in camp or town Is the scener,
of mountain and plain, valley an'
stream, and the habitue of European o
eastern American resorts will find mucl
to attract and please, with nothing t.
detract from the full enjoyment of life
New Mexico possesses the advantag
of easy access. The Atchison, Topek
& Santa Fe railway, n of the creates
system of railroads in the entire cour
try. %traverses the territory from TIL
north to the south, with numerOu
branches running into the mountains
the Denver & Rio Grande affords tn
means of ingress from the north by tn
way of Denver, and is undoubtedly TIL
most magnificent scenic line ever built
To other sections stage lines afford CON
%munication and transportation over tn
best roads in the world, and the tours
or healthseeker or searcher for knew
edge need have no fear of experiencin
diScOmfOrtS in travelling anywhere |