Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-26
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INV w Ahs most ntsF@%Af*At sRtita "a
New Mexies IL 10 tho aea atsEal r..SnTt,
III foFseniT. the Mecca of health and
pleasure ss"kefs. and tourists should
not miss the opPaE,aab 0i stsitsnS
the place. A regular hack service is
maintained for This purpose. III pur.
venir Ii situated sixteen miles from
Las Vegas. In the heart Of tie Galiinas
canon. which. for iss hs&aa'itnl Sar.
roundings. cannot be- compared 10 any.
. thing In this country, ~ n,o.,ntaias
aud hills covered with pine. eesiar and
spruce make the atmosphere haaighful
and inyigorating TO aIi iha' need res.
and recreation.
The Galiinas rlv~r. cssnllne down
from the Rocky mountaIIs. wends its
way through the besnsifnI canon and
Is a succession q rossinr rapids and
rippling rilis- This stream Is indeed
the paradise u the disciples Of issak
Walton. Trout abound ia great nun.
bers. Here indeed. Que can resi- both
mind and body. ''fsr from the madden.
ing crowds ignoble strife" In the
very heart of nature he now finds him.
self. A trip Of two hours on burnas o.
horses briugs the tourist ta the top Of
Hermit's peak. or Badly. which has an
altitude of il.t00 feet ahase tea level.
The trail H. In excellent condition.
making II safe Tor anyone. a.. Hapa.
MED BY a guide.
The trip to Hermit's peal ls greatly
diversified in intercft Leaving ,he
hotel, by wagon road. Que comes TO
the base af the peal: hern a cannn
divides Badly from the res~ ~ The
mountains. zig.zaggias us IT. sides.
one sometimes travels at an angie ri
thirty degrees. thro9g, dense forests
20 spruce and pine. through rocky de.
files the tvsil lead = e, f.ooxine back.
one cannot hui won ltr al tIe stet
asceat.a FinSIlS arriving -en the top.
E@<sprlng u crystal ~s,ar is found.
y which to refreah oneself Ill
Mat 49, has esscoa.tesssd has sun pie.
pared the mind for the ;ransceulau,
sceHeFy from the top OF tIermlt's peak.
Hundftds Of acres look like saaail
parks< To the sotnh one ran s,'e 81
ezra Cspitana, 2is miles dis,enr. 70.
the 1orth. the. Holy CrD<s mounta;r5
loorRsfifpAits peak ipst.4,a the clouds.
The Khtons0es IL seen vary ,.,st;acts1
" in TIE distance. c.,aon after canon.
come into View. numerous villages aud
cities dotting the lowIarcis. - k>>s
In addition to It's scsnic beauty the
peak has an added interest In the per-
son Of Juan Maria Ansassia, who lived
on 1t for years. The eass aud log
house which he inhae.sed isuIi rsnsin.
The hermit was beloved and respected
by all. Some Of the cldsr residents
one now meets NEW him personally.
Coming to this :.ls<. HI isss Juan Ma
ria Augustin spent his. lie 10 religious
exhortation q the xxpta. He was
killed by the n1el6ns L, lsss. near as
Criisok vl,ere he ms buried. ~ This
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