El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-05
BOOST FOR THE
BORDERLAND ROUTE
Motor Axe Recommends II is the Ono
Route Across the Continent That
Can Be Travelled All Year.

Motor Axe recommends 1t is the One
Route Across the Continent That
Can Be Travelled All Year.
Motor Age in a recent issue. boosts
the Borderland route through FL Paso
as tho. one route across the continent
that can be negotiated the year round.
Giving a resume Of the routes, il says
in part:
The next most important transconti-
mental line IS generally known as the
Southern route and because of road
conditions previously mentioned q large
percentage of the travel over this route.
IS across northern Illinois and Iowa
and then south to Kansas CITY follow
ing from this latter point what is
known as the New Santa Fe trail to
Pueblo. then south and west through
Santa Fe and Phoenix. crossing the
Colorado river at Yuma and on to San
Diego or Los Angeles.
The most serious difficulty on this
route has been the 5O0-miIe stretch be-
tween Albuquerque and Phoenix. as the
Only towns Of any consequence on this
long stretch are SpringervfIIe and
Globe Considerable publicity has been
given to the route a. a part of organi-
Zation known as the Ocean Ocean
highway, but rom the hest Information
Obtlina be very little seems to make
this section more acceptable to real
tourist travel.
In order to avoid the desert country
bctWeen Albuquerque ana Phoenix
there has been organized what is
known IS the Borderiand route. which
leaves the new santa Fe trail at Dodge
Cl-y. going south into the Panhandle
o. Texas through Amo-iilO and Plain
view. thence TO Roswell. y. NJ and
from there wcS- through Dcmine and
ICcsou 10 PhocGiN- Another connection
worthy Of consideration is from Santa
lie to Roswell. thence over the Border
land route TO Phoenix
There is one reason why the south
eru route situation should be cOnsid-
On HHa al HH= n--
northern routes. and this is on account
o: Its being open for travel nearly =
months In the year and especially in
IN the late fan and winter. when it
Y culd be absolutely impossible to cross
Ice mountains TO the north on account
c. the snow
Answering an inquiry as to the best
route from Dallas 10 Los Angeles. the
Motor Age saws for the automobiles
10 leave Fort Worth and pass through
Ben Brook Aedo Anncta. Weather
ford Mineral Wells. PalO Pinto. Breck-
enridge- Albany Handy. to Fort stock
tcn-Winters. Balin@er. san Angelo.
McrtzOn. BarnharJ. OZOua and Shelf
field: to Sierra nCa-AIara UhOn. Al
pine Maria, tragOn. Valentine. Wen
dell. ChiSDa. LObo. DaIberg T0rbert
Finley. Fort Hancock. Fabens. Or
leave the railroad at Sierra Blanca for
IGuler brothers ranch. then come back
10 the railroad at Clint. following the
route from Sierra Blanca. however. IS
through HUecO from Lanier's ranch
9nd in by Fort Bliss-Zd HeraId).
Continuing Motor Age says.
Nou doubtless read the article in the
issue Of March on the BOrderla1d
trail. and IF not. Il wouAE be advisa BILE
20 90 so Tt is SIX hours running time
70 LOrdsburE by way Of CanutillO,
I-anark. Alton. Alden. Cambray. Nyn-
dUs. crossing the Mimbres river bridge
into Deming.
The Haywood. Hot Springs and Silver
City side trip ought 10 be taken. A very
high speed lcan he made going over
the mesa to Tunis and Separ into
I.OrdsburE. Passing Mansfield ranch ct
rs miles and Two Windmill ranch at
- miles. through Granite Gap. seven
and One-half miles TO ROdeo. the Silver
creek wash at - miles. you enter
Douglas. where the smelters are one
Of the sight seeing points and should
be visited at night If possible.
The road continues through lowell
Hereford. HuachuCa- Empire ranch.
Live Oak EUlch to the summit of the
Santa Rita mountains and north on
the mesa to Vail and Tucson. then eth
- Red Rock or Oracle to Florence. Wis
iting particularly Casa Grande ruins
and the painted rocks. CROSSING the
ella river to Mesa and Phoenix. keep
ing out of TEMPE. Tourists usually paw
Bisbee a visit leaving the regular road
- lowell This city is situated with
it's residential section built on the sides
Cr the Sulch-