El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-11
ALTITUDE Of
Ell PAS0 is
FIXED
Many Interesting Points in
This Section Marked by
Government.
TAYLOR'S MOUNT
Is HIGHEST POINT

Bulletins issued for New Mexico, Ari-
iona and Texas have given the exact
attitudes Of many thousands of high
points and of the mountains that viii
be Of interest to these localities. In
almost all instances the point surveyed
was marked in some way, so that the
exact altitude for that spot viii re-
main as guide to the surrounding
country.
Some of the following are OF the
most local interest but the entire book
lets may be obtained by those most in
terested in them
Ysleta's Bench Mark.
A bench mark placed at Hsleta'
Texas. gives the altitude for that point
as $3.50 feet Bench marks placed in
East FL Paso OF the trolley line, where
the cars bend north, preparatory to
returning to town, gives the altitude OF
that SPOT as 8. SIS feet. At Fort Bliss
at the point where the SoulnW es-eL-l
tracks enter the Teserva ton Is a beilc-I
mark with the altitude Of sissy rect
Eetween Courchesne ana W AIlS
Spur on the Santa Fe's track IS lue
posted mark of 8, -l2S feet cong 70
wards Mount Franklin, the altitude IN
land Park is in the 4,OOu IOOI eleFa-
tion. s. bench mark placed on the spur
correctly known as South Eranklln
and in a due west line from Fort Bliss
IS marked $500 feet
TayIor's Mountain Highest.
The point IN the Franklin range Jut-
ting out toward the southeast ana
known as Mount MckelngOns IS 5t7U
feet and Taylor's Mountain or the high
point Of the Franklin Range to the
east. as seen from the Fort, is 65lzs
feet This Us the highest point as
viewed from most points within lne
city. but q bench mark placed on the
top Of Central Franklin, which is the
highest peak as viewed from the west
range gives that point as the hlgneSL
point in the range. 1t records the
figure as 7.141 feet. AnthOny's Nose
on the top Of the peak known as
MOunt Anthony is 6,9O6 feet hlgh.
Four bench marks on the road to New
mans ranch are; First one at lay
IOr's ranch. 3.S75, and thence to the
north 1896, 1000 and almost to New
man 4O29 feet
Another bench mark that may easily
be found by FL PasOan's is at the
crossing Of the county road and the
Southern Pacific tracks near Alfalfa
and is given as $3.50 feet All Of the
above figures are given at tfe mean
sea level and II feet may be added to
as counted from sea level
The bench mark at Whites Spur, 8, go
feet and CanuulO. 1852 feet and Vim
ton. 1915 feet are all subject TO the
same addition of IL feet In order
that those finding the above named
bench marks would not be confused
the figures that viii appear IN them
have been stated. The usual sea level
figure can easily be obtained by the
addition Of the II feet
New Mexico BOundrT.
On the TeXas-NeW Mexico bounOry,
near where the Ell PasO d Southwest
eru railroad crosses, the top Of a rail
opposite the line post IS marked
{, 1897 feet and at ORC Grande 200 feet
west Of the station, an iron post mas
been placed marked Also feet. The
actual figure for this point being
4IT9322 feet There is no necessity
for adding the II feet on these figures
or those to follow, as that method was
not employed in the placing Of these
marks One and One-eighth miles west
of NeWuau's ranch. and 10 feet west
Of the fork of the road. Is an iron post
marked "4092" but the real level here
And so it goes over the state giving
thousands Of attitudes to the fraction
Of the inch
Cruces Nearly Four Thousand Feet.
Albuquerque. at the corner OF Coal
and Second streets. has an iron post
marked "1' whose altitude is given as
T. $4,000 and at Cottonwood Springs, ]
5000 feet is recorded Navajo Springs /
are 5.5TT.313 feet DOna Ana is marked z
In front of the station on the rail as I
3.919S9. Las Cruces in frdnt Of the (
station on rail Is given the altitude of I
3.S9499 feet Mesilla Park on rail in ;
front of station is marked 5,S77-422 I
feet
The general range Of altitude for 4
his country is from 1000 to 5000 feet I
but the Divide near Pinas Negras, !
reaches the great height of 9.027.2O I
feet This mark is the gap at the top
Of the divide 45 feet west Of the road /
summit, on a limestone boulder. at the /
base Of a 80 inch pine tree.
Silver City I'm front of the station
Is 7.S66-9I- Deming. at the Southern
Pacific station is 4.355.81 feet; and Al
7mogOrdO marked with an aluminium I
.zablet on the court house step as 4,342
-eeUr the real figure being 4,34L81-
At the summit between Aqua Chi /
luita and Bear CANYON so feet west of
he Weed-ClOudcrOft road, in a lime
stamped 6,l6Z, the actual figure being
',16l-SS and the Alamo Lumber camp,
while marked "S7867 is really 8.7sS-
.z3 feet above the sea
Yuma Above sea.
Yuma, Arizona Is 141 feet above the
sea, while the Grand CANYON is $751;
09; this being the adjusted figure that
vas 1856 feet near the Bright Angel |
he bank. the 1907 figure being 6.907
Benson is 3,5S0-5. Bisbee is 5.312.20S.
2l0be is 3.5O8.5. Tucson is 2.38S2 and
he Arizona Divide is 1878.
Inc oLell4e-4 Ar-ii-l IldThS are OF TWO
Orms The first form is a circular
rome or aluminium tablet three and
me half inches thick, having a three /
nch stem, which is cemented in solid I
ock or in the wall or other conven-
ent masonry. The second form used, I
where masonry or rock is not available. I
consist OF hollow wrought iron DOsf I
With bronze cap. A third form is
he large copper nail for use at com
aratively unimpOrtant points.
7RATNLOAD or CAVALRY
GOES THROUGH TO WYOMING
A trainload Of cavalrymen. their