Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-21
Pictures Of San Miguel County
Obtained BY Club Committee
To Be Exhibited Tomorrow
LIST OF SUBJECTS
Twenty Six Scenes Which VIII
Speak to The World Of The
NIagnificcnce Of This
Section

Mr.. stirrat, photographer Of the pu.I
blicity committees plcturetaking par
ty. sent out last week to procure seem
lie views for exhibition at st. Louis, an
nounces that he will complete the
work Of mounting and the pictures will
be arranged for public inspection In
the east window OF ]. A. Dicks estab-
lishment Friday afternoon, where they
will remain until Monday morning.
or the twenty.nine exposures made,
twenty.six are found to result In photo.
graphs more or less satisfactory. Four
only are defective. and this In consid-
GRAFTON Of the very great difficulties
encountered Is small proportion
Some Of the scenes are positively Inn
pressive, others are charming In their
beauty. and all are more than ordinar-
lily interesting. On the whole they con-
stitute a creditable exhibit Of art pho
Biography. as well as pleasing revela-
ton Of the attractiyeness of the noun
tain scenery adjacent to Las Vegas.
They should effect the turning Of
many eyes In this direction. Follow
Ing is descriptive list Of the several
views.
Highest point Of Hermit peak, 5000
feet above valley OF Las Dispensas.
Snow seen in the crevfces. Great eser-
tions were necessary to reach this
point Of view.
Beautiful falls in Harvey conyon,
Having total height Of between GO
and 70 feet; solid mass Of Ice when
picture was made. Sun directly in
front Of camera caused defective I'm
preston. Here was discovered lit
Tie cavern In which d half dozen per
sons could stand upright.
Gateway OF Grand Canyon Of the
Hermit. Walls on either side are about
1000 feet high. Lovely mountain
stream tumbles through this noble
gorge, ore of the grandest features q
the Rockies.
Moonlight effect on the nruchas
peaks, a view from Elk mountain a.
4 distance Of about 20 miles. These
5Ipeaks are the highest part OF the
Rocky mountains, 1890 feet above the
sea.
! Brow OF Elk mountain; the summit
about 10000 feet above sea, and SOC
| feet higher than the shoulder In Tho
foreground. where is an extensive In
dian burial ground.
Panorama OF Santa Fe range OF thu
Rockies, as seen from Elk mountain
l12 10 20 miles distant. The loftiel
peaks are beginning at the left; LEX
|12,3SO feet; Santa Fe Badly. 1862;
feet: Pecos, Baldy. 12,500 feet, ant
Truchas, 1926, 1910 and 1890
feet above sea. The Intervening sec
Ition Is the Pecos park, Unitei State'
, forest reserve, q region Of great beaut!
and interest.
i Granite walls Of Poryenir sor Her
mit) canyon. 1000 feet high from th'
stream which Is below the point o
view. This picture gives no correc
Idea of the tremendous acclivity.
Majestic canyon walls Of Hcrmi
peak as viewed from the top Of De
Cielo ut twilight. To realize some
, what the scale Of grandeur Of thi'
, canyon, reflect that tho height OF thu
. perpendicular cliffs In sight is probab
. lly not half the total depth OF the gorg'
of the Galllnas and that the brow o
the mountain In the distance at th'
, left must be nearly another thousans
, fleet higher than the verge Of thes'
cliffs.
II Tecotenos above Rosiada VALLEY
, seen at a distance Of about Is miles
, Snow lies the year round In the gasl
/. Iat the top Of this mountain.
III Hermitano (El Solitario) or Hermi
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