Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-25

by u. >. Isiocsian Of Flagstaff Arz- Williams

read with great interest the COPY
OF Mr.. Thomas b. wlby's letter adj
dressed 70 Mr.. walter Williams
about tho tianscontinentai highway.
am Immensely Impressed by Mr..
wilhys ciean-cat statement OF the
reasons for the establishment Of ma
tionai highway between Santa Re and
the coast, on exclusively historic and
scenic lines. The instant the matter
Is presented 10 ones attention Il be-
comes evident that these two auaii-
ficetions, with tho further one Of
practicnbiiity. arc absolutely requisite
for the success ~ any important
. highway m they are not taken into
confederation and made the basis Of
the route selected u will be but
short time until those making use OF
tho highway will branch for them
selves on the natural course as de-
signed By historic and scenic reasons,
and will abandon amy highway eatab-
iianed for the purpose of contribute
Ing 10 the commercial Interests Of any,
particular territory national high
way, II il II going 60 he amy success
a. all. wan be made 50 precisely Us
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visiting those parts Of the country
made sacred by historic association
and attractive by unusual scenery.
The highwayman ar may use this
term in the good sense which Il orig
! inally bore. and 20 which the good
roads movement Is going. / hope. 90
restore 10 from New YORK and Penn
sylyaEia and Ohio and Illinois and
Nebraska. whom ne motors 20 Arizona
viii want TO see the point where Corr
onado camped with his gentlemens
exploring party az Rsrnaliilo, IN New
Mexico he will want to cross the
very stretches OF country that the
first detail o. European civilization
trayersod on lts way 70 the Grand
Canyon Ia i54ii ho Will want 10 see
the site OF the first capitol Of Arizona
at Navajo springs. the great Chalsoe
hone Park. with its treasures of rain
bow color Imprisoned in the forest
turned 10 stone, near Adamuua. ho
VIII want 90 travel. for some distance
az least. the old star route trail he
VIII want 90 yialt the Hopl villages,
the scene 90 this day Of the most
remarkable Indigenous religious rite.
Ia the form Of the snake dance.
known on this continent ne VIII
want 10 see tho marvellous cOlors 81
the Painted Desert ~ which Van
Dyke tells 80 beautifully. and which
Sauerwcin. Lungfen. Farny Akin and
Rollins have painted 10 touchingIyi
he viii want 60 see the banks of col
ored clays by the shores of the Little
Colorado river when the moonlight
sleeps upon them moro swectly than
ID slept upon the bank al belmont.
he viii want 10 soc the tremendous
chasm az Meteor where. what was
practically "a miniature Underworld,
Uollided with THE, with the result OF
leaving a scar 600 feet in depth and
more than mile Ia diameter upon
tho face OF our desert. he will want
70 see the groat cash that cieaves
the rock Tor q depth Of over 200 feet
and for a distance OF many mites az
Canyon Diahlo' he viii want 10 see
/ the remarkable prehistoric ruins IN
1 Walnut canyon just south OF F.aN-
staff, he viii want 20 ser the cave
DWELLINGS, the oldest form Of human
hablfation known on this continent,
| lying just east OF Flagstaff. he VIII
want 90 see Sunset mountain. the
most dclicatcly colored picoo ~
natural scenery on tho face Of the
earth. with the rose OF the sun on IS
summit and the gloom Of the clouds
on its slopes he VIII want to see,
from the summit 81 the San Francisco
peaks, the greatest group OF extinct
volcanoes Ia any part OF the world
he will want 20 travel the same route
iAuetennnt Ives. with his histoFic
party. travelled IA isai-5s. when be
made Ais trip 40 the Colorado river