Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-04-12
TWO HOURS TO
PAJAR|TO PARK
Record Run is Made
Yesterday in an
Automobile
MAY ESTABLISH A ROUTE
Little Money Needed to Put
the Entire Road in First
Class Condition.

tourists route to the Friioles Canon,
paiarito Park and the Cliff Dwell
ines and Ruins, is absolutely feasible
and that it can be accomplished with
cut any extraordinary effort, was
Yesterday demonstrated beyond all
doubt. At about II o'clock in me
morning a party made up of o. W.
Alexander. the local autOmoDlle
man, George Sanders, representa-
tive of the Mitchell Motor Car Com
pany of Racine, Wisconsin, Roy
Holmes, superintendent OF the me-
clanical department of the Alexan-
der Garage. A. B. Craycraft, local
photographer and representative OF
the New Mexican, left Santa Fe on
a trip to the F'riioles Canon, the PaJa-
tito Park and the Cliff Dwellings. A
Mitchell motor car, number thirty,
was used Oh the trip. Setting out at
a good speed the car made the dls-
tance from Santa Fe to Buckman's
in exactly fifty-five minutes, this alone,
being a noticeable record. Leaving
Buckman's, the steep and difficult as
cent of the Buckman Hill was begun
and at this point the auto used, De-
can to give the best evidence OF lts
powers as traveller and hill climb
er. The steep grade and the bad
portions of the road were alike to
the powerful machine which steadiiy
made the climb all the while MAINTAIN
ing steady and consistently rapid
clip. At the end Of two hours, after
leaving Santa Fe, the party had
reached the Pajarito ruins, a dis
ti.nce of over twenty.three niles.
Twenty-Five minutes more and the
Frijoles Canon was reached. Here
no stop was made, so as to allow time
for taking in the far more interesting
ruins in the Pajarito Park. So, turn
ing back the party went up the San
da Canon and over to the Tsankiwl
Cliff Dwellings and Ruins. Here
number of stops were made While the
T. embers of the party explored the
ruins and took in the sights. AT
the same time photographer Cray
craft took number of pictures. Inc
party next visited the Los Alam0s
Canon, then the Spruce Canon and
following this the Otiwi Canon, going
al additional distance OF twelve,
rliles. The trip made as quickly as
it was, still gave the members OF
tie party opportunity to see quite
large portion of the ruins and other
curiosities, accomplishing that which
ol dinarily one would declare impossi-
hle At various points photographs
were taken of interesting views,
These pictures will soon be on
exhibition at Craycraft's studio and
at the garage of 0. W. Alexander on
San Francisco Street. 1t had been
the intention of the party to return
early but time passed quicker than
expected and it was nearly 6 O'Clock
hefore the homeward trip was begun.
In spite of the oncoming darkness
and the great difficulty in seeing the
road. the homeward trip was made
il. almost the same time as the out
going trip. When one realizes the
| / "esent condition of certain parts OF
! the road and takes into consideration
I the fact that the wind yesterday was
blowing at a terrific rate, in the
mountains perhaps even stronger
tfan in Santa Fe, it must at once be
conceded that the trip was remark.
able one in every particular. The
time made by the machine used, in
getting over the rough roads and in
climbing seemingly impossible hills
and grades, speaks volumes for the
| durability of it's make. The trip is
according to all indications a fore
| runner of the intention to establish
a permanent automobile route for
tourists from Santa Fe to the vari-
Gus canons and ruins. This matter,
| Alexander now has under careful
consideration. He was intensely
gratified with the results of the trip
| for the trip proved unquestionably
that an automobile OF proper make
can successfully and without the
slightest damage make the trip, that
the road can be put in first class
shape with an expenditure of from
$3.50 to 5000 and that under ordinary
favorable conditions, the trip can be
made to the Frijoles Canon in even
less than two hours. Thus it can
be seen readily that trip can be
begun early in the morning, say g.
o'clock, the ruins reached at an early
hour, the tourist given ample time
to see considerable OF the sights and
still return home at seasonable
hour on the same day. In case more
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