Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-13


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t. soit hEexzes a tsae early nornr
Ina esane ladsA Nth fT~xKanna aesoss
sh@ nsssarsless masas. The rloaa ~
sneass thai hsnks ahass the almin-
ishiax city gives prcuf that the nxoae
shssw ik nas aamix~d With eiaments
shst ~ eof lie earth earthly, HUT
out on the heusdleks piaiss the mir
10 that a tAe fields EisslsL and iasoi.
uatMstis the lungs drtaa as~per and
The 6loaa roarses naosv eheerfaiIy
thTsaxh the xsins, where are the
cars thai had hesn welxa 3 ~ aosn.
che sr0nhlsx thai had swxef ana sn-
noyeaf Dsssspaied In tbs air a the
hills. as the misis that suf an hour
sxo filled yonsisr sail~y t<f.re the
brightness ~ The advancing sun-
Htsaag 10 the summit 0f ttse hills
beynad the zap. what o ss.he of peace
and grandeur and beauty freaks upon
the Eax~. There IN the right. nestisag
NJ the base ~ m ainsoxt inaecessIbie
height. the quaint little village of
Aqua zsrea. with "a greer fields bof.
dsFsmg the marga ~ tho crystal
stream. the white road winding
through the gap In the mountains. u
10 scene borrowed from the pictur.
eHaae Bohemian highlands. And
siretehing 10 the left of the road
along which we slowly make our sa,.
seFaant neids slopink down to the wa
tars of q shining lake. and rising bc~
yona In sunny reaches 90 dark wood.
crowned heights. Backward. q window
IN the hills opens and the eye carries
over vistaa VI shimmering yellow
mesa 10 the blue horizon line. Pun
In front. moi ten miles away. the TOW.
eFiug Las Negas range bursts into
via~. still dark with the shadows that
have mt been dispelied from the pines
slopes. the rugged walls OF the Her.
mis rising grandly where the noun
tains end. When the memory of
scenes of magnificent beauty In Tar
famed lands have faded this scene
viii remain fixed In the ieooilections
of the traveller.
A. We advance the way grows Wild
CT. the shifting scenes taking on q
kaiaidnscopie suddenaess and yarie
ty. meadow and hin ana canyon,
grassy slopes and green lanes through
the woodlands. cultivated fields and
little villages by the side Of the noun.
tain's streams. and the great range In
the foreground over which the chang.
ing oolors play aud the sun and shad.
ow chase each other merrily. Past
Runson. past Eucierro. till from the
crest of another height the consider
able village Of San Geronimo comes
into view. beautiful for situation and
with its wide. fertile fields border.
Ing II on every side. Tic mountains
have come near and form q magnifl.
cent background for the town. The
clusters Of woodland. the green fields,
the stream breaking into silver In the
sunlight give the whale the effect Of
the carefully tended estate OF some
English gentleman farmer with the
cattle grazing about tho lawns and
meadows But the great park Is the
gift Of nature alone. "wIiat a superb
site for d city" says one. These re-.
cesses will become famous when their
beauty is known" says another Il
would like tn stay here ell summer"
adds number three. ..
Hut the road 70 San Geronimo Is
but one of the many In the region
round about Las Vegas which leads TO
scenes of unsurpassed ioyeliness "
the blues come again follow the way
TO Los vigiles, to the Grand Canyon OF
the Hermit. 10 roryenir. TO the Upper
Gailinas. to Mineral Hill. to the east.
ern, mesas, wherever you will. and
find 10 and gladhess and content and
forgetfulness OF self AMI It's entan.
clements In the wonderland that II
yet little known to the seeker after
natures beauties.
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