El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27

States for by this tran was OpSl-S0 -,
New Mexico and Arizona win IS.
,-ssr conner ana other mineral deposits
and California the state ina -
nfsbes us with almost anything
NAV wish for ION lemons 10 sun
..vTbv the people of California do not
dssDlav more interest in seeing 80
This trail is marked and given us ple- pa
fin history. instead OF trying 10 ~
TiSl a tranSCOutLuental route MS7L -
AIbuOuerque through secIlou t-e
not only has no claim Whatever 20
ing on any old trail, but IS SO LdL
moved from all railway ana tS-Ss 90,
or telephone connection Ilat lot ue5
the tourist will be cut OH from az
connection with the rest or the VIZ,
and besides having no chance 10 So
supplies Of any sort NO se -,5as tbe
lions within IS miles. DeslGes' 49,
country is so sparsely settled JhaI
should ANYTHING break there is no one
TO help out .,,,,,p-a5
since Kearny went west and the IOdGs
will cost an enormous amount 70 DuLIT
in the first place and the upkeep VIII
he relatively as great, for win no
portation. material viii cost couslueL
able. Besides, we VIII nave Ihe -.
ger of vashouts without any means u
knowing about them until Lhe ltdF sLo4
erets TO them and the delay in repair
ing the same will make II very us
agreeable.
Both the states Of Arizona and New
Mexico have placed all their WORK IN
building roads from north TO south as
that is the logical direction IN WnlcA
to run roads through both or Inese
states for the principal selLlelnelt-
are either i'm the north or south ana
the mountain ranges run the same d.
rectiou making IL much easier 70 1oL-
low the valley than to run across
mountains. Arizona has spent Inuch
money i'm building state highways from
Phoenix south through Florence, Tue
son, Bisbee and Douglas These roads
are not only first class but run
through the most important towns IN
thS southern part OF the state ana IN
close relation with the railways, tele-
graph and telephone lines, besides De
ing through a section that can be
travelled during the entire year with
out danger Of being held up by snow,
-or that is what tie tourist must not
only expect but win meet with IN the
route north Of this, and there VIII Dc
onths when a car cannot get Jhrousn
/ " est of Albuquerque.
''Or Il the tourist wishes to follow
the Southern Pacific railway, II can
be- very easily accomplished ana thus
{ run near and part Of the time over
the old southern overland tran Lhat
ran from New Orleans to san DleSo-
The tourist coming from the east OF
south has the choice OF many trans
Z and Deming's location is such that
like Rome, all trails lead through II
An Old Battle Field.
IF the tourist comes from the north
via what is known as the cenlrsL LOLte
through By way OF Denver and wishes
TO 90 south through Santa Fe and IOl-
: low Kearny's old path they viii nave
just as soon as the work now uhueI
way is completed, one of the greatesl
scenic routes that can be FOUND ~
this country for the Canine Iteal -s
acknowledged to be one OF the greatest
roads I'm the world. After reaching san
Marcial and crossing the river the roaq
VIII lead by the high line for over :.
l miles i'm view OF the Elephant Butte
I reservoir. thus having q view or the
I greatest irrigation project In the
world. AT Las PalOmas you can agar
/ cross the river ana follow the ValIey
passing through cultivated secti0i
l that was described by Pike when ne
I was taken south in 1901 also the route
/ traversed by that greatly admired MIS-
| sourian. DOniphan. in 1886. when nd
I marched towards Chihuahua ana pass
j ing the BraZttO just south or WlaL Is
7 now Las Cruces, where the only oaJJl'
. was fought on what is now American
/ soil during the Mexican war Al Las
] Cruces YOU can either go on 10 FL PAST
[ over well surfaced roads or within
I short time turn west ana IouoW l-'
} old stage road through the Twas noun
{ taius by Massacre gap ana by l. cum
: minis on to Deming-
From FL PasO you can come u
I Deming by several roads
IF the tourist follows the old SAINT;
Z
I viii again strike the Kearny rout
] leading south.
/ cor If YOU prefer to leave that trai
I at Dodge City and come through b.
/ Roswell. Tularosa. AlamogOrdO ant
] south. you can either go. via the SaI
I Augustine pass into Las Cruces. thci
! on to Deming; or go 10 FL Paso slt
/ 10 Deming from there.
A Winter Route.
! when the winter weather render
] travelling impracticable over the north
/ ern routes, then you can come from
J the south by New orleans. following
= the southern overland through Texas
I into FL Paso and by Deming on to tn
| coast OF California.
we have a route that well deserves
[ the name OF All Year Route. for Their
/ is no time Of the year when autOmO
/ biles cannot travel through this plac
I with comfort and pleasure
we have the natural rOadbed anC
the people are working for good roads
! realizing that it is not the autOmO
\ bile owner that derives the most bene
/ fit from good roads. but the farmer